# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=554 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 555 --- ## [Add a little color and justification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-little-color-and-justification/18509)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-a-little-color-and-justification/18509 "2000-05-04T11:05:37Z")
The vb code is set to subsitute any html code you want to assign it, if I get the sites information right. This way you can enable any html coding you wish, but stop unwanted html coding from occuring. Please add some b… --- ## [Ignore this, merely a test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-merely-a-test/18255)
**Author:** [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-this-merely-a-test/18255 "2000-05-04T05:47:44Z")
test, test, test. test… ? --- ## [Testing my sig.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/18503)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2000, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-my-sig/18503 "2000-05-04T05:16:50Z")
Ok, I wanna see if my sig shows up even if I don’t click the check box. pat --- ## [sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/18215)
**Author:** [@Lux\_Fiat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Fiat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/18215 "2000-05-03T22:06:27Z")
Yea, verily do I test my new signature. --- ## [Search Function Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-question/18246)
**Author:** [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-question/18246 "2000-05-03T19:01:38Z")
OK, so I was as shocked as everyone else this AM to see the new look of the board, but I think I can get used to it. The only thing is, I usually start my SDMB day by catching up on all of the threads I’ve posted to lat… --- ## [How to tell if an image is copyrighted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-an-image-is-copyrighted/18321)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-if-an-image-is-copyrighted/18321 "2000-05-03T17:57:18Z")
What reference do the mods use to determine if an image is common enough in the public domain that it can be used without permission of the artist? Assuming that there is no intent on making money or promoting a product … --- ## [Testing...please ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-please-ignore/18259)
**Author:** [@Maelro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maelro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-please-ignore/18259 "2000-05-03T10:00:10Z")
Just seeing what stuff looks like… Oh, finding the “submit” button helped. --- ## [huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/18240)
**Author:** [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/18240 "2000-05-03T00:02:48Z")
how dare you people confuse the blonde! ok, ok, lemme check this out… --- ## [Um, help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-help/18361)
**Author:** [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-help/18361 "2000-05-02T19:10:14Z")
Question! In GD, I can’t get a thread to refresh in IE. I finally opened up Netscape to view the posts after my last one, and it STILL wouldn’t go past my last post. I tried clearing out my cache, hitting Shift+refresh, … --- ## [Problem with the hyperlinks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-hyperlinks/18232)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-the-hyperlinks/18232 "2000-05-02T14:29:18Z")
Reporting a problem with the new software…I think this has been mentioned in a couple of the many, many threads covering the software conversion. I’m giving it a new thread to draw specific attention, sorry if its overki… --- ## [What's new around here, and what do you like/not like about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-around-here-and-what-do-you-like-not-like-about-it/16570)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2000, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-new-around-here-and-what-do-you-like-not-like-about-it/16570 "2000-05-02T00:47:21Z")
Obviously the admins have installed this new software in the hopes that it will be an improvement over the last version which kept crashing on us. For that, and all they do around here, I’d like to give a hearty THANK YO… --- ## [Nutscrape vs. Internut Excretor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutscrape-vs-internut-excretor/11408)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nutscrape-vs-internut-excretor/11408 "2000-05-01T23:08:18Z")
So far IE seems to work well, Nutscrape chokes badly on the columnation is the forum view. IE centers the buttons at the bottom of the reply window, Netscape left justifies them. --- ## [Bug Report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-report/18278)
**Author:** [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-report/18278 "2000-05-01T22:34:55Z")
It’s not my fault, I swear! I hit the “Submit” button exactly once, but the thread shows a double post. It’s over in I agree with SingleDad. --- ## [Would it speed up the message board to change the default # of days to show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-speed-up-the-message-board-to-change-the-default-of-days-to-show/18185)
**Author:** [@Rechenanlagen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rechenanlagen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-speed-up-the-message-board-to-change-the-default-of-days-to-show/18185 "2000-05-01T21:45:04Z")
Would it speed up the message board to change the default # of days to show? I seems like for the larger boards most people would settle for 5 days back, since just one day is a full page worth. They can easily see mor… --- ## [Who in the Sam Hill is jdavis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-sam-hill-is-jdavis/18270)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-in-the-sam-hill-is-jdavis/18270 "2000-05-01T18:59:20Z")
I mean, I thought I had everyone’s name down pat. Go away for the weekend, and not only did they do the software change, but there’s a new admin! So, did they bring you in for the software? Are my synopses completely mis… --- ## [How does the new S/W communicate with browser? (Opera)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-new-s-w-communicate-with-browser-opera/17277)
**Author:** [@JonF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonF)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-new-s-w-communicate-with-browser-opera/17277 "2000-05-01T16:33:37Z")
I’m posting this from Netscape 4.72. I use Opera for my browsing whenever I can, especially for things like the SDMB. How you other people do it without an MDI browser is beyond me. I’m using 4.0 beta 3, which supports… --- ## [Ad-busters and the new S/W](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-busters-and-the-new-s-w/18163)
**Author:** [@JonF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonF)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-busters-and-the-new-s-w/18163 "2000-05-01T16:32:20Z")
Here’s one that I’m sure you’ll love. Connecting through a proxy that is set to remove ads, InterQuick 2.1.0.0 (using the latest version of the database of what is an ad), the topic titles on the forum screen are remove… --- ## [Figured out the problem with Netscape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figured-out-the-problem-with-netscape/18161)
**Author:** [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figured-out-the-problem-with-netscape/18161 "2000-05-01T15:34:24Z")
I went and played around with the html of a sample page (on my own computer) and figured out why it doesn’t look right in Netscape. The problem is with the way Netscape handles nested tables. To get both the “Last Post” … --- ## [help a cyber-illiterte doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-cyber-illiterte-doper/18216)
**Author:** [@brooklyn44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brooklyn44)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-cyber-illiterte-doper/18216 "2000-05-01T13:04:49Z")
Since the great conversion, I have been seeing commands and phrases that are new to me. I read the vB info, but am still confused. What’s all this ampersandgt and ampersandlt stuff? do the posters intend for something t… --- ## [Message order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-order/18224)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-order/18224 "2000-05-01T12:47:58Z")
Hey Administrators! In MPSIMS, I started a topic about circumcision. Now when I look at it, my OP is in the middle of the list, not at the top. Somehow the date stamp got changed so that it’s out of order. Just FYI, A… --- ## [In search of archives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-archives/18244)
**Author:** [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-search-of-archives/18244 "2000-05-01T12:09:49Z")
Ms. Tuba Dee, Are the archives gonna return? --- ## [Weird Earl's vs Weird Earls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-vs-weird-earls/1539)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-vs-weird-earls/1539 "2000-05-01T11:47:10Z")
Kind of humorous to see a 's plural on the front page of a site devoted to fighting ignorance… – I have over 2000 posts, dammit! Show some respect. http://fathom.org/opalcat/showmerespect.jpg O p a l C a t www.opal… --- ## [Mucho Bettero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mucho-bettero/18238)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mucho-bettero/18238 "2000-05-01T09:09:48Z")
Thanks, from all us little Netscape users :slight\_smile: --- ## [Moderator test part III--Now at ATMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-test-part-iii-now-at-atmb/18212)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-test-part-iii-now-at-atmb/18212 "2000-05-01T03:15:41Z")
On the sea, on the ocean, on the island, on Bujan, On the empty pasture gleams the moon, on an ashstock lying In a green wood, in a gloomy vale. Towards the stock wandereth a shaggy wolf, Horned cattle seeking for his sh… --- ## [Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-debates/17486)
**Author:** [@Breckinshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breckinshire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-debates/17486 "2000-05-01T03:14:30Z")
What’s the latest news on GD? Is it DOA? Or perhaps MIA? BTW, NASA, IRS, & INS. --- ## [Hey, TubaDiva!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tubadiva/17219)
**Author:** [@Breckinshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breckinshire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-tubadiva/17219 "2000-05-01T02:16:47Z")
Can I be the SDMB Official “Master of the Test Post”? I’ll use my title only for good and sunshine and puppies. Oh, and to further the cause of tuba playing. --- ## [The envelope colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-envelope-colors/17466)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-envelope-colors/17466 "2000-05-01T02:10:41Z")
Why are some envelopes red? It doesn’t appear to have anything to do with threads opened, or the date/time, or the amount of activity. In one forum, every envelope was red; in another, two were red – ??? I looked at the… --- ## [Test again - ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-again-ignore/17914)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-again-ignore/17914 "2000-05-01T00:40:39Z")
What? --- ## [Checking out the new software](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-out-the-new-software/7645)
**Author:** [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/checking-out-the-new-software/7645 "2000-04-30T23:25:39Z")
Figured it’s a momentous ocassion, it deserves its own thread. Rolleyes is no longer animated, BTW: :rolleyes: But we can preview our posts :smiley: Which shows me that it seems to have lost my sig :mad: --- ## [I'm getting e-mailed about posts to others' threads, but I like it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-e-mailed-about-posts-to-others-threads-but-i-like-it/18182)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-e-mailed-about-posts-to-others-threads-but-i-like-it/18182 "2000-04-30T22:15:38Z")
Thread titled “too old?” in MPSIMS, by Nanno – I posted a reply and since have been getting e-mailed (the one that goes to the originator) when there are more replies. I don’t know I’m getting Nanno’s, or if these are du… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=553) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=555)