# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=63 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 64 --- ## [Is there a handy reference to all of the various coding tags used in messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-handy-reference-to-all-of-the-various-coding-tags-used-in-messages/834421)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-handy-reference-to-all-of-the-various-coding-tags-used-in-messages/834421 "2019-05-26T09:45:43Z")
Is there a link that presents all of the various coding tags that work on the message board. For example \[QUOTE\] , \*\*, \[SPOILER\] etc. --- ## [Personal attacks v. Personal attacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-attacks-v-personal-attacks/834331)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-attacks-v-personal-attacks/834331 "2019-05-24T14:32:02Z")
I am referring to this thread regarding abortion where HurricaneDitka was given a warning for personal attacks. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21655343&postcount=518 Fine, he singled out another po… --- ## [How does Multiquote work here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-multiquote-work-here/834423)
**Author:** [@Dave.B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave.B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-multiquote-work-here/834423 "2019-05-24T11:49:01Z")
I just tried multiquoting a couple of posters in the MPSIMS thread about attending weddings, and I could not get it to work. I ended up posting twice, out of frustration, which I seem to recall is frowned upon here, so a… --- ## [How has this board changed over the years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-this-board-changed-over-the-years/814276)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-this-board-changed-over-the-years/814276 "2019-05-23T15:38:26Z")
In what significant ways has the nature of this board changed over the years? --- ## [So which other current events are not acceptable for the elections forum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-other-current-events-are-not-acceptable-for-the-elections-forum/834349)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-other-current-events-are-not-acceptable-for-the-elections-forum/834349 "2019-05-23T04:07:23Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21656289&postcount=3 Okay, I admit, I’m kind of at a loss here. My first attempt was, admittedly, more ranty than it should have been by a mile and a half. Fine. But t… --- ## [Last Visited.........?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visited/834231)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visited/834231 "2019-05-20T16:05:45Z")
My routine Monday - Friday mornings when I get to work is: Read the newspaper (actual paper form) Eat a muffin and a banana Read my emails Read the new posts on the Straight Dope Message Board (my favorite part of th… --- ## [Math formatting test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-formatting-test/833386)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-formatting-test/833386 "2019-05-20T00:09:26Z")
2 \[SUP\]1\[/SUP\]/\[SUB\]2\[/SUB\] 1\[SUP\]2\[SUP\]3\[SUP\]4\[/SUP\]\[/SUP\]\[/SUP\] 1234 ──── 5678 3x x -- = - 15 5 \[SPOILER\]\[NOPARSE\] 3x x -- = - 15 5 \[/NOPARSE\]\[/SPOILER\] s = (v\[SUB\]x\[/SUB\]\[SUP\]2\[/SUP\]+v\[SUB\]y\[… --- ## [Spoiler revealed in quote of spoiler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-revealed-in-quote-of-spoiler/833941)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoiler-revealed-in-quote-of-spoiler/833941 "2019-05-19T22:13:15Z")
In the Game of Thrones thread, someone posted a spoiler from a leaked version of the script. I purposely did not click on it, and scrolled down where someone else had quoted that spoiler, only this time, the spoiler was… --- ## [No membership renewal reminder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-membership-renewal-reminder/834202)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-membership-renewal-reminder/834202 "2019-05-19T20:59:56Z")
Luckily I remembered that this is renewal season. I recall in previous years there was a reminder in ATMB or something. Maybe I missed it. --- ## [saamba ad complaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saamba-ad-complaint/834165)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2019, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saamba-ad-complaint/834165 "2019-05-19T09:46:46Z")
this just started but every so often they play a video ad with a teenaged looking girl that makes my screen move up to the ad as the video plays even if im typing in the quick reply box… i dont know what the ads for exac… --- ## [Theme problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-problem/834097)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-problem/834097 "2019-05-17T22:54:04Z")
I have been running my desktop browser on the classic theme and phone browser (Firefox) on the mobile one. It has always worked. Suddenly today every damn time I go from one page to another on my phone it is resetting to… --- ## [Is a Member allowed to register the name of a famous person as their Member name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-member-allowed-to-register-the-name-of-a-famous-person-as-their-member-name/834015)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-member-allowed-to-register-the-name-of-a-famous-person-as-their-member-name/834015 "2019-05-16T23:28:16Z")
In a thread I just read ( which I cannot link to because iPad, Safari, etc ), in G.Q. Regarding states and laws, someone mentioned the Doper Barack Obama. Maybe I’m crazy. But I thought we were not allowed to pose as so… --- ## [Disable hover text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863 "2019-05-16T13:24:54Z")
Is there any way to disable those annoying messages that pop up when I mouse over links? --- ## [Membership Renewal Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal-q/833952)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-renewal-q/833952 "2019-05-16T01:30:28Z")
It’s baaaaaaaack! While renewing my membership I noticed there are many ways to support the Board. However, each time I tried to click on a second method, the first one disappeared. Is there a way to run a tab, or am I … --- ## [Pointing out one's posting style isn't conducive to teaching is not an attack on the poster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-ones-posting-style-isnt-conducive-to-teaching-is-not-an-attack-on-the-poster/833920)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-ones-posting-style-isnt-conducive-to-teaching-is-not-an-attack-on-the-poster/833920 "2019-05-15T19:41:09Z")
2 May 2019: 13 October 2018: I pointed out that acting like a nut isn’t conducive to being a teacher and linked that Pit post in an Elections thread. I was attacking the post, not the poster, but now I have a note fo… --- ## [How Active Must I Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-must-i-be/833851)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-active-must-i-be/833851 "2019-05-14T17:40:40Z")
Its hard to respond to a thread I created when I’m sleeping. What if I left my house for a few hours, or a few days? What if I was sick? What if I had a question, and started a post because I wanted to share a story? I a… --- ## [Comments on Cecil's Columns / Staff Reports showing in sidebar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports-showing-in-sidebar/833829)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports-showing-in-sidebar/833829 "2019-05-11T18:49:09Z")
The sidebar that normally just holds the little bulletin board pictures now has a whole forum inside it. Link --- ## [Why is Chrome saying this board is not secure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chrome-saying-this-board-is-not-secure/833649)
**Author:** [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chrome-saying-this-board-is-not-secure/833649 "2019-05-08T15:59:37Z")
Did not notice it before a few minutes ago. --- ## [ALL CAPS POST ==\> all caps post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-caps-post-all-caps-post/790998)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-caps-post-all-caps-post/790998 "2019-05-08T10:51:38Z")
In the “Just punch lines” thread, I posted a punch line in all caps. (In the joke, it’s supposed to be the voice of God, coming out of the sky.) But the post, consisting only of the text: DAMMIT, MISSED AGAIN! got tu… --- ## [SigMan has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigman-has-been-banned/833657)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigman-has-been-banned/833657 "2019-05-08T04:37:23Z")
SigMan has been banned for sending an abusive PM immediately after his 30-day suspension was up. This was his second suspension. The announcement of his previous suspension is here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb… --- ## [Unread posts in threaded mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-posts-in-threaded-mode/833596)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-posts-in-threaded-mode/833596 "2019-05-07T22:43:54Z")
Good evening, I am new here and have been having trouble understanding the unread posts feature in threaded mode. Actually I don’t understand the unread posts feature at all. I have been using threaded mode to keep tra… --- ## [Theme reverts to Sultan every page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reverts-to-sultan-every-page/833488)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theme-reverts-to-sultan-every-page/833488 "2019-05-07T02:29:38Z")
I strongly prefer the StraightDope v3.7.3 theme, but it won’t stay selected. No matter what I do, every new page I navigate to renders using the Sultan theme. It doesn’t matter if I click a link in the same window, open … --- ## [weird sign on problem when using mobile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sign-on-problem-when-using-mobile/833291)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sign-on-problem-when-using-mobile/833291 "2019-05-04T12:54:25Z")
ok, i went to use a tablet the other day to sign on and for some reason, it doesn’t complete the sign on … I put my name and password and it goes to the "your singing in click in the link if its being slow " and then i… --- ## [Welcome back Gfactor!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-gfactor/833365)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2019, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-back-gfactor/833365 "2019-05-03T04:13:42Z")
One door closes, another one opens … I am happy to announce the return of moderator and Straight Dope Science Advisory Board member Gfactor, effective today. He will be your new IMHO and CCC moderator. Please welcome… --- ## [What did I do to my SDMB display?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-sdmb-display/833161)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-to-my-sdmb-display/833161 "2019-05-02T19:52:52Z")
I was browsing the Dope this evening, when I must have had a problem with my mouse. The text for the entire page went to about a size 0.5. I’m browsing in Google Chrome on a Windows 7 desktop machine. This only happens… --- ## [A bit of housekeeping. And thanks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-housekeeping-and-thanks/833367)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bit-of-housekeeping-and-thanks/833367 "2019-05-02T19:26:36Z")
We have had some retirements from the moderator scene. They’ve been gone for a while, just not formally announced. Ellen Cherry, Gary Robson, and samclem are thanked for their dedication and service over the years. Th… --- ## [Thank you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you/833317)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you/833317 "2019-05-02T17:52:30Z")
It has been an honor for me to be able to contribute a little bit to a board that has given so much to me over the last 14 years. The fact that this community has survived more than four years with me as a moderator is a… --- ## [Budget Player Cadet is Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-is-suspended/834804)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budget-player-cadet-is-suspended/834804 "2019-05-01T04:00:00Z")
For earning four warnings in the last ten months - including two this month - poster Budget Player Cadet is suspended for one week. Warnings: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21669379&postcount=43 h… --- ## [Ad banners at the bottom of the page are controlling the back buttons now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-banners-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-are-controlling-the-back-buttons-now/832368)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2019, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-banners-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-are-controlling-the-back-buttons-now/832368 "2019-04-30T20:45:37Z")
The ad banner at the bottom of the page seems to now keep the focus of the navigation buttons on Mozilla, current version. When you hit the back navigation button, the advertisement seems to reload and the SDMB doesn’t … --- ## [Since when do threads get closed just because the OP is unhappy and requests it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-do-threads-get-closed-just-because-the-op-is-unhappy-and-requests-it/833192)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-do-threads-get-closed-just-because-the-op-is-unhappy-and-requests-it/833192 "2019-04-29T02:32:45Z")
Except for GQ threads where the question has been answered. What we have here is a thread in MPSIMS where the OP was faced with a lot of flak due to perceptions of other posters (including me) that his attitude towards … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=64)