# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=56 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [Personal attack on a smug alarmist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-attack-on-a-smug-alarmist/844239)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-attack-on-a-smug-alarmist/844239 "2019-12-02T20:33:54Z")
Dear Chronos -Thank you for pointing out such egregious behavior. I accept that it is against the rules, but I think it was taken too far by slapping me with my first official warning that will stay on my SD record forev… --- ## [Exasperation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exasperation/844235)
**Author:** [@Webfoot75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Webfoot75)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exasperation/844235 "2019-12-02T02:37:47Z")
I have tried three times to put in my two pennyworth to a thread. Only one worked. Firstly it told me that I wasn’t logged in when I was, so I logged in again and my post had disappeared. Secondly, I opened a new tab to … --- ## [How do I change my signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-signature/844110)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-change-my-signature/844110 "2019-11-28T17:09:59Z")
I know I’m missing something, but I can’t seem to find it. My signature is currently a dead you tube link for a joke I made years ago. and I want to change it. But, maybe I’m an idiot (which if you have read my posts, … --- ## [Is there any country we haven't recieved a post from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-country-we-havent-recieved-a-post-from/843846)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-country-we-havent-recieved-a-post-from/843846 "2019-11-28T16:25:17Z")
Are there any countries we haven’t ever received posts from? --- ## [Budget Player Cadet has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-has-been-banned/844128)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-has-been-banned/844128 "2019-11-28T15:45:18Z")
For receiving a warning after a recent suspension, Budget Player Cadet has been banned. Most recent warning is here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21994520&postcount=262 Suspension is here: http:… --- ## [Apologies to Budget Player Cadet and TomnDebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-to-budget-player-cadet-and-tomndebb/844098)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-to-budget-player-cadet-and-tomndebb/844098 "2019-11-28T04:59:11Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21998082&postcount=13 I feel at least partially responsible for this since in my reply I used the phrase. So I don’t think BPC was thinking that way until I brought it… --- ## [Mods - Is it now policy that all opinions are equal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-is-it-now-policy-that-all-opinions-are-equal/843661)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-is-it-now-policy-that-all-opinions-are-equal/843661 "2019-11-28T01:42:14Z")
Bone has several times posted variations on the statement made in this post. The context is an argument about a post made by Hurricane Ditka in this thread. That and other posts by him spawned threeinterlockingthreadsi… --- ## [Thanks moderators and staff!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-moderators-and-staff/843838)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-moderators-and-staff/843838 "2019-11-27T22:00:18Z")
Just a positive message in the midst of what y’all might be feeling as quite a bit of stress… I disagree with y’all quite a bit, but I do think you take reports, complaints, and criticism seriously, and I greatly apprec… --- ## [Zeke N. Destroi has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zeke-n-destroi-has-been-banned/844031)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zeke-n-destroi-has-been-banned/844031 "2019-11-26T21:30:23Z")
After racking up several warnings, the last one for hate speech. Hate speech. Insults and threats. More insults. Insults again. Also insults. --- ## [Bracketed comments no longer allowed in quotes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracketed-comments-no-longer-allowed-in-quotes/843926)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bracketed-comments-no-longer-allowed-in-quotes/843926 "2019-11-25T12:06:36Z")
I thought bracketing text was the way for the quoter to add text to a quote, and clearly denote it as written by the quoter, not quotee. No? Is it necessary to clarify like the italicized note following? “\[bracketed t… --- ## [Just how reprehensible can you be in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-reprehensible-can-you-be-in-the-pit/843820)
**Author:** [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-reprehensible-can-you-be-in-the-pit/843820 "2019-11-25T00:35:56Z")
In a Pit thread, Shodan taunts margin about the devastating case of PTSD she developed while serving in combat in Iraq. He’s intentionally inflicting pain on a person who experiences plenty of it. It was a throwaway li… --- ## [What can users do to Enhance Shareholder (?) Value.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-users-do-to-enhance-shareholder-value/843826)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-users-do-to-enhance-shareholder-value/843826 "2019-11-24T18:04:42Z")
There’s been some info posted in ATMB recently that mentions things that are good, or not, from the point of view of the ad folk. One I was surprised to learn is that repeated views of a thread count far less than the f… --- ## [Scumpup has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-has-been-banned/843919)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scumpup-has-been-banned/843919 "2019-11-24T17:59:27Z")
For receiving another warning only a few months after returning from a suspension, Scumpup has been banned. The most recent warning is here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21989058&postcount=90 Th… --- ## [Closure of HD's thread in IMHO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-of-hds-thread-in-imho/843747)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/closure-of-hds-thread-in-imho/843747 "2019-11-24T17:12:13Z")
As much as it pains me to start yet another thread regarding HD, I don’t think it’s fair to force someone into the Pit if they want to discuss posters’ thoughts about a post. It eliminates any chance of a civil conversa… --- ## [What happens when a member is banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-member-is-banned/843738)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-member-is-banned/843738 "2019-11-22T18:38:53Z")
I was digging through the archives when I came across Starving Artist’s \[THREAD=863221\]ban\[/THREAD\], dated October 1, 2018. Starving Artist’s profile says his last activity was on August 6, 2019. Obviously you can’t pos… --- ## [The Economics of Trolling, the SDMB, and Moderator Decisions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-trolling-the-sdmb-and-moderator-decisions/843474)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-economics-of-trolling-the-sdmb-and-moderator-decisions/843474 "2019-11-22T16:17:11Z")
So, this evening I decided to become a non-payer, a “guest” of the SDMB. I’ve enjoyed this place and consider my ½ priced “Charter Member” subscription to be a fuckin’ steal at twice that price… and, you know, I don’t ev… --- ## [Wookys Warning in the Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wookys-warning-in-the-movie/843560)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wookys-warning-in-the-movie/843560 "2019-11-22T04:59:51Z")
Chronos, Wookinparub was responding to a post and not insulting the poster directly, imo. Could you please review the OP and her response and perhaps reconsider the warning? I forgot to add ‘Thread’ to the title. --- ## [Can I request help reviewing and critiquing an MBA application essay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-request-help-reviewing-and-critiquing-an-mba-application-essay/843727 "2019-11-22T03:40:35Z")
It’s not really homework and I’m asking for assistance and critique, not someone to do it for me. I’m thinking I’d rather PM it to someone than post it here. Mods- OK? --- ## [SamuelA has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuela-has-been-banned/843749)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuela-has-been-banned/843749 "2019-11-21T02:14:11Z")
For receiving three warnings since being suspended in July, SamuelA has been banned. The most recent warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21984523&postcount=282 (Two warnings) http://b… --- ## [Unclear moderation: HOW am I being a jerk? Moderation based on rules or mob opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclear-moderation-how-am-i-being-a-jerk-moderation-based-on-rules-or-mob-opinion/843743)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unclear-moderation-how-am-i-being-a-jerk-moderation-based-on-rules-or-mob-opinion/843743 "2019-11-21T01:41:23Z")
In the quoted post, I am expressing an opinion. It may be an \*unpopular \*opinion, but that in itself does not, in my book, rise to “jerk-ness”. What test could a neutral observer apply to determine that this post is … --- ## [Is mentioning the existence of affirmative action sexist or racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mentioning-the-existence-of-affirmative-action-sexist-or-racist/843744)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mentioning-the-existence-of-affirmative-action-sexist-or-racist/843744 "2019-11-21T01:40:15Z")
Affirmative action, as I understand it, is the following: a. Assume that all gender/race subgroups have equal potential b. Look at the pool of gender/race subgroups in a large organization c. Under-presented gender… --- ## [Overarching board moderation/culure problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overarching-board-moderation-culure-problems/843635)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overarching-board-moderation-culure-problems/843635 "2019-11-20T00:08:20Z")
We’ve had a lot of threads about transphobia, misogyny, racism, and trolling. Three are somewhat active in ATMB now, but there have been enough that I’m not going to dig them all up and most people who venture into ATMB … --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/843617)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/843617 "2019-11-18T20:52:44Z")
test --- ## [URL vs hyperlink preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-vs-hyperlink-preference/843131)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/url-vs-hyperlink-preference/843131 "2019-11-18T20:50:44Z")
When a link is posted, do you prefer that the raw URL be posted (URL - Wikipedia), or a hyperlink? --- ## [Just this side of trolling. Solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-this-side-of-trolling-solutions/843511)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-this-side-of-trolling-solutions/843511 "2019-11-18T19:10:41Z")
I was advised to start a new thread. I think this is important and hope I’m not alone, so here goes. We have a few posters here who repeatedly skate juuust up to the line of trolling and are quite good at it. It’s very … --- ## [anyone else double posting and getting various errors when posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-double-posting-and-getting-various-errors-when-posting/843601)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-double-posting-and-getting-various-errors-when-posting/843601 "2019-11-18T15:31:06Z")
I dont know whats going on but since about 8pm pst I’ve had lag and several connection errors leading to double posts in a few places… anyone else getting this? --- ## [Getting signed out all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-signed-out-all-day/843599)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-signed-out-all-day/843599 "2019-11-18T15:29:37Z")
Is it me? Is it you? xoxo --- ## [How Do You Create An Avatar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-create-an-avatar/843538)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-create-an-avatar/843538 "2019-11-17T19:23:31Z")
I was thinking of doing it recently. But I have to admit, it is not a necessity. But I noticed some members have an avatar. I am a Charter Member. So it seems I should have the ability to do things like this. Yet for so… --- ## [Charter Member Seeing Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-seeing-ads/843488)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charter-member-seeing-ads/843488 "2019-11-17T17:13:33Z")
Sorry if I missed and announcement or something but recently I’m seeing ads - is this a policy change? --- ## [Reminiscing on the beginnings of SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-on-the-beginnings-of-sdmb/842643)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-on-the-beginnings-of-sdmb/842643 "2019-11-11T21:05:09Z")
IIRC, we may not post about how long we’ve been on SDMB, " Anniversaries " and such. It’s October 2019. For quite a handful of us, this autumn marks 20 years of involvement in our community. Considering that milestone,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=55) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=57)