# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=61 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 62 --- ## [Question about the Warnings in the "Death Penalty Options" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-warnings-in-the-death-penalty-options-thread/837487)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-warnings-in-the-death-penalty-options-thread/837487 "2019-07-27T17:09:54Z")
As an impartial observer, and just a member of this board, the warnings in this thread seem strange, considering how Colibri made an announcement that further warnings would come from the hijack, and then later, instead … --- ## [Is there a place on the Boards to insert pictures to illustrate a point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-on-the-boards-to-insert-pictures-to-illustrate-a-point/837586)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-on-the-boards-to-insert-pictures-to-illustrate-a-point/837586 "2019-07-26T13:19:56Z")
Is there a place on the Boards to insert pictures to illustrate a point? I have a question about how to arrange iTunes songs in an album & seperately that I need to show screenshots for. --- ## [New mid-thread ads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mid-thread-ads/837448)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-mid-thread-ads/837448 "2019-07-23T16:01:59Z")
This morning, I started seeing a new sort of banner ad on these forums. It appears mid thread, obscuring all or part of a post. There is not obvious “x” to close it. Is this a new development? Any way for a non-membe… --- ## [Conclusions..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conclusions/837278)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conclusions/837278 "2019-07-23T01:06:09Z")
One can reach the same conclusions as others by using different reasoning. Arguing against the rationale others use to reach the the same conclusion is not the same as arguing against the conclusion. Pointing out the fla… --- ## [Moderators moving threads repeatedly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-moving-threads-repeatedly/837391)
**Author:** [@Tempe\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tempe_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-moving-threads-repeatedly/837391 "2019-07-22T11:19:59Z")
I posted a thread about Jeff Epstein in GQ. It was moved by Mods to GD and then Pitted. Now, it’s gone. What’s the Straight Dope on this? --- ## [The Warning I got in the Bond thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-warning-i-got-in-the-bond-thread/837116)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-warning-i-got-in-the-bond-thread/837116 "2019-07-19T09:27:04Z")
The mod instruction said then you don’t need to be spreading your disinterest. Do not return to this thread. Don’t spread my disinterest. I didn’t! I apologized, stated my lifelong interest in the Bond movies, and agre… --- ## [Testing line spacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-line-spacing/837076)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2019, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-line-spacing/837076 "2019-07-18T03:00:56Z")
My posts keep getting extra spaces added between paragraphs. My habit is to put one line between them manually after hitting “enter.” This is a test using that method. (Two manual lines will follow.) These lines are u… --- ## [Alarming trend in moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarming-trend-in-moderation/836891)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alarming-trend-in-moderation/836891 "2019-07-14T20:30:56Z")
In re recent warnings of Sammy and Manson: We are not there yet, but if the moderation trajectory continues apace, within a few months or a year it will be a demerit in my eyes if you can post regularly on this board an… --- ## [Moderators/Board Names posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-board-names-posting/528433)
**Author:** [@Kearsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kearsen)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-board-names-posting/528433 "2019-07-14T02:02:17Z")
Why are moderators allowed to use their moderator titles when they post in threads? It has always been a mystery to me and as such I (personally) would like to see it changed. I feel it would lessen the number of people… --- ## [Are replies to spam bumps cleaned up now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-replies-to-spam-bumps-cleaned-up-now/836966)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-replies-to-spam-bumps-cleaned-up-now/836966 "2019-07-13T14:07:21Z")
This thread from 2009 shows up in my list of New Posts with the latest post listed as a 7:30 post from Telemark, but clicking on it doesn’t show any posts after 2009. Am getting a cached version, or was it bumped by a s… --- ## [Why was the Stewart Sandwiches thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-stewart-sandwiches-thread-closed/837001)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-stewart-sandwiches-thread-closed/837001 "2019-07-13T10:50:39Z")
Thread. Just noticed this. It was closed with no stated reason. The Stewart Sandwiches thread may be my favorite on the board - not because I particularly care about the topic, but because it has been bumped over 40 ti… --- ## [Testing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/836933)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/836933 "2019-07-12T01:46:38Z")
Been having trouble posting. If this works, then thanks to TubaDiva for sorting it out. --- ## [Dead zone around banner ads at the bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-zone-around-banner-ads-at-the-bottom/836784)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-zone-around-banner-ads-at-the-bottom/836784 "2019-07-11T19:50:44Z")
It would appear that the advertisements have a dead zone around them. On the ad at the bottom, when it loads it takes about an inch of screen with it and makes anything in that zone not work (like the hyperlinks no long… --- ## [UnwittingAmericans has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingamericans-has-been-suspended/836618)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingamericans-has-been-suspended/836618 "2019-07-11T04:00:00Z")
For 9 warnings in the last 10 months, including a brief 3 day suspension after 3 warnings in one day, UnwittingAmericans has been suspended for one month. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21248641#p… --- ## [Why Bone thinks he was "doing me a favor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bone-thinks-he-was-doing-me-a-favor/836873)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bone-thinks-he-was-doing-me-a-favor/836873 "2019-07-11T01:46:50Z")
I don’t understand this comment and since this is the forum to ask about moderation actions, what does this mean: “I’m going to do you a favor and close this thread” How is that doing me a favor? (I don’t know how to … --- ## [Challenging SamuelA's warning (and possibly the suspension)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenging-samuelas-warning-and-possibly-the-suspension/836865)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenging-samuelas-warning-and-possibly-the-suspension/836865 "2019-07-11T00:45:36Z")
I don’t see how this is warnable: It’s a perfectly valid debate, so long as it stays away from victim blaming, which the poster took pains to avoid in both aspects (the rape part and the Jewish part). So no, I don’t s… --- ## [SamuelA has been suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuela-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/836863)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuela-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/836863 "2019-07-10T04:00:00Z")
SamuelA has been suspended for multiple warnings within a short time. The most recent warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21742621&postcount=60 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/show… --- ## [Bone issues “Notice”- stop being libertarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-issues-notice-stop-being-libertarian/836705)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-issues-notice-stop-being-libertarian/836705 "2019-07-08T19:29:28Z")
I must have hurt Moderator Bone’s feelings at some point. He is following me around and telling me to stay on topic. I’m always on topic. What he is “done with” is me addressing the topic through a libertarian framework… --- ## [Am I allowed to use the word "\*\*\*\*"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-the-word/836588)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-use-the-word/836588 "2019-07-08T16:49:10Z")
In this post: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21734222&postcount=18 moderator Chronos forbids me from using the word “\*\*\*\*”. I’m not going to use the word in question because a moderator has given me… --- ## [Anybody else getting a lot of server errors lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-getting-a-lot-of-server-errors-lately/836354)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-getting-a-lot-of-server-errors-lately/836354 "2019-07-07T19:19:17Z")
While browsing the SDMB lately, I’ve been getting a lot of server connection errors, gateway timeout errors, or page could not be reached errors. When I’m at work I read the Dope on my phone, since so many sites are blo… --- ## [Wicked fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-fast/834928)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wicked-fast/834928 "2019-07-06T17:30:18Z")
SDMB seems fast today? Due to move to new provider? --- ## [How do you 'report' a thread or post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-thread-or-post/836484)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-thread-or-post/836484 "2019-07-06T13:52:51Z")
How do you ‘report’ a thread? Like for example https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=878148 I was looking around for a button or a menu item, but I haven’t seen anything. --- ## [You know what would be fun? Not getting logged out automatically every ten minutes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-would-be-fun-not-getting-logged-out-automatically-every-ten-minutes/836557)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-would-be-fun-not-getting-logged-out-automatically-every-ten-minutes/836557 "2019-07-06T13:21:34Z")
Is anyone else having this problem? --- ## [We Need a “Breaking News” Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-breaking-news-forum/836615)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-a-breaking-news-forum/836615 "2019-07-06T06:21:47Z")
Seem MPSIMS is where we talk about news. Might it not be worth having a separate sub? On some lesser part of the Internet such a sub has the amusing rule of closing news threads after 48 hours. This keeps the sub on the… --- ## [Questionable warning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-warning/836437)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-warning/836437 "2019-07-06T05:27:28Z")
Ok, so raven man posts this… I responded directly to him with… And I get this… This is a warning for harassment. \[/moderating\] While I concede that, yes, I had previously brought up the OKC bomber comment by Di… --- ## [Display Options in the Pit not saving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/display-options-in-the-pit-not-saving/836395)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/display-options-in-the-pit-not-saving/836395 "2019-07-04T13:20:55Z")
So with the recent problems loading pages (seems to have been solved now, eh), I’ve noticed that the Pit looks different to me; there didn’t seem to be many active threads. I noticed that the Display Options at the bott… --- ## [Can we link to Pit threads that call someone a troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-link-to-pit-threads-that-call-someone-a-troll/836405)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-link-to-pit-threads-that-call-someone-a-troll/836405 "2019-07-02T17:27:23Z")
I know we can’t call another Doper a troll outside of the Pit. Is it allowed in the other forums to link to a pit thread where that member is called a troll? --- ## [Can somebody check that the server is fully plugged in? (Spotty availability)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-check-that-the-server-is-fully-plugged-in-spotty-availability/836352 "2019-07-01T17:58:24Z")
I’m just wondering if something’s up, since the board’s availability seems compromised, like when a table lamp flickers because the outlet is loose. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk --- ## [Friend Of Cecil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-of-cecil/835872)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-of-cecil/835872 "2019-06-29T04:45:33Z")
Just renewed my membership, wondered about the option to be a “Friend Of Cecil.” I went ahead and did it since Cece and Me go all the way back to his first book. But… what is it? --- ## [This board needs "likes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-needs-likes/832496)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-needs-likes/832496 "2019-06-28T00:43:57Z")
Not upvotes and downvotes as on Reddit. And not the menu of choices Facebook now has. Just the option to like a comment, as you have on Twitter. When someone says something smart, or makes a funny joke, I’d like to be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=62)