# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=57 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 58 --- ## [Testing: Creating a Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-creating-a-poll/843123)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-creating-a-poll/843123 "2019-11-11T14:45:01Z")
In the 1958 John Wayne movie Rio Bravo, Dean Martin played the alcoholic town sheriff, Dude. In the 1967 John Wayne movie El Dorado, who portrayed the alcoholic town sheriff J.P. Harrah? --- ## [Threadspotting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/843112)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadspotting/843112 "2019-11-07T15:14:18Z")
I enjoy reading the spotted threads on the web site. They are always good. Is there a way to go back in time and see very early threadspotted threads? --- ## [I think I'm in a computer simulation and I think I may need help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-in-a-computer-simulation-and-i-think-i-may-need-help/842936)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-im-in-a-computer-simulation-and-i-think-i-may-need-help/842936 "2019-11-06T23:23:03Z")
I just want to express the opinion that closing that thread was wrong. I have myself been psychotic as the result of pain and confusion, and I wanted to get outside opinion, because my inside opinion was that I was expe… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/831847)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/831847 "2019-11-05T21:46:49Z")
I tried responding to a thread and it said “Your token has expired.” What? ETA: Well, this worked. --- ## [Post titles not showing up in mobile version](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-titles-not-showing-up-in-mobile-version/833775)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-titles-not-showing-up-in-mobile-version/833775 "2019-11-05T18:04:04Z")
In this thread - https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=875277 - beginning at post 16, a lot of posts with YouTube links were made. These posts contained context of the YouTube link in the post title. Unf… --- ## [Who's the mod for "Thread Games"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-mod-for-thread-games/810022)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-mod-for-thread-games/810022 "2019-11-05T16:24:52Z")
I have a question. Thanks. --- ## [Any mods up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-up/842496)
**Author:** [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-up/842496 "2019-11-03T17:12:32Z")
There’s a massive amount of spam in GQ. Is there anyone up who can get rid of it. --- ## [Any mods on duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750 "2019-11-02T01:30:00Z")
Some shitstain is stalking Leaffan in all and any threads he’s started folks. It’s been reported, but you’re being a bit tardy in responding. And how the hell does ‘LEAFFY THE CUNT’ get accepted as a new username? REA… --- ## [Were there recent changes to the mobile version?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-recent-changes-to-the-mobile-version/808487 "2018-02-25T01:05:15Z")
I’m using a Chrome browser on Android. Two things: There used to be an arrow in the bottom right which would scroll back to the top. I don’t recall having any options like smilies, text formatting, insert link, et… --- ## [Can Mods or Admins see how you've voted on anonymous polls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mods-or-admins-see-how-youve-voted-on-anonymous-polls/829266)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mods-or-admins-see-how-youve-voted-on-anonymous-polls/829266 "2019-11-01T23:18:37Z")
I’d like to ask because I’m curious how secure my votes are. --- ## [Define "political". This moderation is bullshit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-political-this-moderation-is-bullshit/842244)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-political-this-moderation-is-bullshit/842244 "2019-10-31T13:32:49Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21935088#post21935088 I meant for any corrupt regime, anywhere in the world, run by any ideology or political party, the most expedient solution is to vote with your… --- ## [Bone I need a better explantion than what you wrote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-i-need-a-better-explantion-than-what-you-wrote/842621)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-i-need-a-better-explantion-than-what-you-wrote/842621 "2019-10-30T16:21:25Z")
I disagree with this call out 99%. Someone asked for solutions for current societal problems. I correctly pointed out that there are solutions and that they’ve worked elsewhere but those solutions would not be accepte… --- ## [We Need a News Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-news-forum/842591)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-news-forum/842591 "2019-10-30T15:06:51Z")
My discussion of the horrible deaths in Essex is in GQ as I had a GQ. The thread has turned from the original purpose and the discussion is interesting and important. But it is not clear that it belongs in any of our pre… --- ## [My thread got cornfielded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thread-got-cornfielded/842504)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thread-got-cornfielded/842504 "2019-10-29T14:20:28Z")
Last night 10/25 I asked a question in GQ about coolant. This morning I was told it was an invalid thread when I had it on my screen last night and tried to refresh it. I’ve only seen that when the Mods get the order -… --- ## [A reminder: If you receive an abusive PM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reminder-if-you-receive-an-abusive-pm/842580)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2019, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reminder-if-you-receive-an-abusive-pm/842580 "2019-10-29T05:09:42Z")
All of the rules of posting on this board also apply to PMs (private messages). But there’s a catch: Ordinarily, we mods can’t read private messages, which makes enforcement difficult. Difficult, but not impossible, a… --- ## [Poster Warned then Suspended for debating in Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-warned-then-suspended-for-debating-in-great-debates/842092)
**Author:** [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-warned-then-suspended-for-debating-in-great-debates/842092 "2019-10-27T03:26:57Z")
A poster has been Warned then Suspended for daring to debate a subject in Great Debates, due it seems to one Mod making up specific rules for that poster, then wrongly applying those rules. This makes a mockery of the w… --- ## [database error](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-error/842296)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-error/842296 "2019-10-26T11:32:03Z")
I saw this when browsing around. That’s a new one for me: --- ## [Question about "junior modding"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-junior-modding/841970)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-junior-modding/841970 "2019-10-26T03:16:54Z")
I received a note (no warning) in this thread for this comment: So I want to clarify, both my intention (which I realize doesn’t change much) and how I might better have achieved my intention. I wanted to point out to… --- ## [Bone - please explain this moderation note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-please-explain-this-moderation-note/842161)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-please-explain-this-moderation-note/842161 "2019-10-26T00:28:52Z")
Post: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21931667&postcount=45 Thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21931667#post21931667 Bone issued a moderation note to puzzlegal for her res… --- ## [Appealing warning issues by Chronos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appealing-warning-issues-by-chronos/842065)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2019, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appealing-warning-issues-by-chronos/842065 "2019-10-24T05:52:21Z")
On this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21921172#post21921172 Chronos issues me a warning. From the flow of the text it would appear that I ignored his instructions. The truth is that I m… --- ## [Suggestion: limit posting in the pit for new posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-limit-posting-in-the-pit-for-new-posters/840655)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-limit-posting-in-the-pit-for-new-posters/840655 "2019-10-23T22:21:09Z")
The function of the BBQ pit seems to be as a release valve, or at least a place for people to speak their mind more frankly about other members. That said, these loosened rules also lead to far more negative things, like… --- ## [Functional moderating tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/functional-moderating-tags/842142)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/functional-moderating-tags/842142 "2019-10-23T19:52:19Z")
Inspired by Johnny Bravo’s \[POST=21929478\]post\[/POST\] in another thread, would it help the moderators if there was a set of functional \[NOPARSE\]\[mod\]\[/mod\]\[/NOPARSE\] tags that write out the tag names and apply a theme-sp… --- ## [WillFarnaby has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willfarnaby-has-been-banned/842122)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2019, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willfarnaby-has-been-banned/842122 "2019-10-22T06:41:54Z")
For excessive warnings, 8 total including 5 in the last year with the latest after a suspension, WillFarnaby has been banned. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21280627&postcount=108 https://boards.st… --- ## [I can't search as far back as I want](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-search-as-far-back-as-i-want/842022)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-search-as-far-back-as-i-want/842022 "2019-10-20T01:35:46Z")
When I try to make a search, my choices as for time go only as far as a year back. It used to be ten years but somehow changed. Is there any way for me to search back further? This time I"m specifically looking for a … --- ## [Just trying something to see if it works](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-something-to-see-if-it-works/841978)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-trying-something-to-see-if-it-works/841978 "2019-10-19T23:32:17Z")
bǎi 百 --- ## [There is a better way to moderate than this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-better-way-to-moderate-than-this/841882)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-better-way-to-moderate-than-this/841882 "2019-10-19T05:00:41Z")
It is not reasonable to respond to a few folks breaking the rules by saying, “I won’t let you open a thread” on one of the most important topics in our country. Moderate the folks breaking the rules, but leave this thre… --- ## [Can't make "skin" choice stick. \[theme and UserCP problem\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-make-skin-choice-stick-theme-and-usercp-problem/841876)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-make-skin-choice-stick-theme-and-usercp-problem/841876 "2019-10-17T03:55:56Z")
For some reason General Questions shows up in Sultanthemes Responsive vB3 Blue. Every other forum is in Straight Dope v3.7.3 which I prefer. I can change the “skin” using the choice on the lower right, but when I return… --- ## [No, this is not an inappropriate comment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-not-an-inappropriate-comment/841717)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-this-is-not-an-inappropriate-comment/841717 "2019-10-16T14:27:50Z")
From the October NHL thread: No, IMO; comments about a player’s appearance are fine. They are on-topic as the topic is hockey. Not playing hockey, not shooting the puck, not goaltending: just hockey. All things NHL … --- ## [Peculiar behavior of the "last post by" listing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-behavior-of-the-last-post-by-listing/841508)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-behavior-of-the-last-post-by-listing/841508 "2019-10-16T13:59:12Z")
An odd behavior I just noticed: Go to the main board page (the one that lists all of the forums). For each forum, there will be a link listing the most recently-bumped thread, and if you click that link, you will be ta… --- ## [Why won't SDMB remember my login (but only on one computer)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-sdmb-remember-my-login-but-only-on-one-computer/841802)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-sdmb-remember-my-login-but-only-on-one-computer/841802 "2019-10-15T17:18:53Z")
I recently got a new desktop machine with Windows 10 on it (was using Windows 7 on my old one) and now, no matter how many times I tell SDMB to remember my username and password, it refuses to do it. I always get the bla… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=58)