# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=64 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 65 --- ## [Name change question(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-question-s/833172)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-change-question-s/833172 "2019-04-28T14:57:19Z")
For Jenny, our most kind and benevolent Goddess of Roman Trumpets; Having sent a request for a name change through channels (as instructed), is it safe to assume you will respond via email with a yes or no? How long do… --- ## [Board downtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-downtime/833148)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-downtime/833148 "2019-04-28T00:54:36Z")
I’ve been having trouble connecting to the SDMB today. I’ll be browsing just fine, and then when I go to preview or post suddenly the site is offline or returning server errors for a while. Is it me causing problems? Is… --- ## [What are the different options listed on the subscription (payments) page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-different-options-listed-on-the-subscription-payments-page/833136)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-different-options-listed-on-the-subscription-payments-page/833136 "2019-04-27T19:03:03Z")
I got an email that I need (or rather am encouraged) to renew my SDMB subscription. I know I do not have to do it but I figure I should contribute so I can continue to annoy people. That said, I am confused at the opti… --- ## [An amusing spammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amusing-spammer/832532)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-amusing-spammer/832532 "2019-04-27T01:01:27Z")
I’ve got to admit, the spammer I just nuked had some serious chutzpah. It registered back in March, and then waited for a thread that could be construed as complaining about ads. It then posted and then posted its sp… --- ## ['The Beginning' In Display Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-in-display-options/832942)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-in-display-options/832942 "2019-04-24T21:31:58Z")
I just got something I at least thought was weird under ‘Display Options’. It said I could sort the list from ‘the beginning’ (as opposed to ‘two days’, ‘one week’, ‘two weeks’ etc.) When exactly is the ‘beginning’? The… --- ## [More of Cecil's work found elsewhere without attribution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-of-cecils-work-found-elsewhere-without-attribution/832826)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-of-cecils-work-found-elsewhere-without-attribution/832826 "2019-04-24T16:53:53Z")
A search for the lyrics to “Boston Charlie” brought up this column from 1981, which prompted me to look up all the words to "Good King Sauerkraut’. That search led me here. --- ## [Dagnabbit, I hate when that happens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dagnabbit-i-hate-when-that-happens/832789)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dagnabbit-i-hate-when-that-happens/832789 "2019-04-24T15:02:25Z")
I had a long post composed for a thread, and when I went to add it, the thread was gone. Disappeared, missing, lost in the aether. I’m not that surprised, the OP took a stupid and jerkish position. I suppose I could u… --- ## [Asimovian, a word...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovian-a-word/832921)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asimovian-a-word/832921 "2019-04-23T06:37:40Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21602725&postcount=171 So first off: mea culpa, Asimovian, I did, in fact, miss the mod note earlier in the thread. Sorry, my bad. That said, I deeply disagree with th… --- ## ["New Posts" is generating spurious results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-is-generating-spurious-results/832889)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posts-is-generating-spurious-results/832889 "2019-04-22T20:32:55Z")
I don’t think my clicking behavior has changed. Twice in the last couple days, clicking “new posts” has resulted in the disclaimer that there ain’t none but that I can view threads posted to within the last 24 hours ins… --- ## [There needs to be a way of knowing whether there are mod instructions in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-needs-to-be-a-way-of-knowing-whether-there-are-mod-instructions-in-a-thread/832760)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-needs-to-be-a-way-of-knowing-whether-there-are-mod-instructions-in-a-thread/832760 "2019-04-21T15:56:11Z")
I apologize again to Bone for posting on a particular topic in a thread after he’d ruled that digression and various others out of bounds for that thread. But the assumption that we should have read the entire thread an… --- ## [Jonathan Chance, a moment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-a-moment/832738)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-a-moment/832738 "2019-04-18T19:48:43Z")
Avoid what? --- ## [Advanced Search extends out of the frame and can't be sized to fit the window.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-search-extends-out-of-the-frame-and-cant-be-sized-to-fit-the-window/832147)
**Author:** [@zuer-coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuer-coli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advanced-search-extends-out-of-the-frame-and-cant-be-sized-to-fit-the-window/832147 "2019-04-18T00:46:31Z")
Admins, I can’t get the Advanced Search page to resize to fit in the window. I can see "Find posts by and about 1/2 of the U in User Name. Link: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php FWIW I’m running a Linu… --- ## [do you get a notification if someone quotes you in their post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-a-notification-if-someone-quotes-you-in-their-post/832659)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-get-a-notification-if-someone-quotes-you-in-their-post/832659 "2019-04-17T21:44:59Z")
I was reading a thread about Wikipedia over in IMHO that started in February, died off, then at the time had only one very recent post to it. In my follow-up question, I double-quoted two members (one being Northern Pip… --- ## ["White Out" Phenomenon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-out-phenomenon/832639)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-out-phenomenon/832639 "2019-04-16T20:52:20Z")
I’ve discovered that, when I use the hybrid mode, and when a thread gets super large, I can no longer access it. When I click the thread link, it shows a white page. It won’t load. I’ve done some checking and, for me,… --- ## [Why is this thread no moved to the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-no-moved-to-the-pit/832606)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-thread-no-moved-to-the-pit/832606 "2019-04-16T19:17:32Z")
I generally don’t comment about how the board is run except to praise how well the Mods do. And, generally, that’s exactly how I feel. But in this thread it seems the discussion has totally shifted from the topic of th… --- ## [Problem In Viewing V3.7.3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-in-viewing-v3-7-3/832548)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-in-viewing-v3-7-3/832548 "2019-04-15T00:08:26Z")
Friends I prefer viewing the board in the original format. Every time I load the board it will come up with the new version and when I change back is V3.7.3 it will revert back every time I go to a new thread or forum. … --- ## [Is quoting an entire Tweet allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-an-entire-tweet-allowed/832446)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-quoting-an-entire-tweet-allowed/832446 "2019-04-14T20:31:40Z")
I’m very active on Twitter, but I realise not everyone on this board is. Are we allowed to quote an entire tweet from a person in the public eye such as a reporter, pro athlete or a politician? Tweets are designed to be … --- ## [Big red warning page at SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-red-warning-page-at-sdmb/832470)
**Author:** [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-red-warning-page-at-sdmb/832470 "2019-04-14T16:16:15Z")
Lately (the last couple of weeks?) when I’m here at SDMB, my browsing is frequently interrupted by a solid red screen with a box that says: “Deceptive Website Warning. This website may try to trick you into doing somethi… --- ## [Can I kill Sultantheme?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-kill-sultantheme/831891)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-kill-sultantheme/831891 "2019-04-12T21:36:27Z")
As everyone knows, the Sultantheme skin on the SDMB is the print that the Devil uses on all of his smoking jackets and bathrobes. I can only assume that TPTB are being blackmailed into making it the default skin by someo… --- ## [Has traffic to this website decreased a lot? Seems to be a lot less activity on forums.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-traffic-to-this-website-decreased-a-lot-seems-to-be-a-lot-less-activity-on-forums/831553)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-traffic-to-this-website-decreased-a-lot-seems-to-be-a-lot-less-activity-on-forums/831553 "2019-04-11T19:01:36Z")
Maybe you can’t talk about web traffic, but it seems like activity on the forums has slowed over the years. Am I wrong about this? --- ## [Confusing subscription notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-subscription-notice/832218)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confusing-subscription-notice/832218 "2019-04-08T14:58:54Z")
I received this (likely automated) email. This confused me. I do not see why expiration of my custom title would result in reverting to guest status. First, the expiration should only end my custom title, not affect my… --- ## [Test Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread/729120 "2019-04-08T03:41:24Z")
My plan is to test things from time to time. Forever Portfolio http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18636195#post18636195 BDC Indexes to Posts in Reverse Chronological Order http://boards.straightdope… --- ## [SigMan has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigman-has-been-suspended/832129)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigman-has-been-suspended/832129 "2019-04-06T15:34:30Z")
SigMan has been suspended for 30 days. His suspension comes after this reaction to being noted for a personal insult. He has also been warned three other times. In January of 2019 he was suspended for 7 days after thi… --- ## [Board Forgetting Login](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-forgetting-login/832058)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-forgetting-login/832058 "2019-04-05T17:40:47Z")
The board is forgetting my login. When I finish a page and open the next page in the thread, it usually opens without my login, and I have to log in again. Occasionally my logged in status ‘sticks’ for some reason. This … --- ## [Jonathan and "You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-and-you/831943)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-and-you/831943 "2019-04-03T03:27:17Z")
Jonathan Chance, not all uses of “you” are personal. The English language permits the same word to be used in the \*generic \*sense, instead of the archaic or twee"one" or “ones”. Inappropriate mod note here. We could g… --- ## [Where Have All The Posts Gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-posts-gone/831538)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-all-the-posts-gone/831538 "2019-04-01T06:57:00Z")
How can there be ONLY two posts here? I posted a question a little ways back, and I wanted to check for replies. What gives? --- ## [Can we list our social media handles in a signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-list-our-social-media-handles-in-a-signature/831454)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-list-our-social-media-handles-in-a-signature/831454 "2019-03-24T19:00:14Z")
Is there a policy either allowing or disallowing listing our Twitter and/or Instagram handles in a signature? --- ## ["Guest"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/831127)
**Author:** [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest/831127 "2019-03-20T04:01:23Z")
What do I have to do or how many posts do I have to have before I am no longer labeled as a “guest”? --- ## [Intermittent connection errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-connection-errors/831337)
**Author:** [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2019, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-connection-errors/831337 "2019-03-19T13:22:17Z")
I’m getting intermittent connection error when I navigate the boards (both from my favourites and when clicking on links to threads or forums). If I go back and repeat the action, it usually works. The specific error is… --- ## [where or howw do you do spoiler tags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-or-howw-do-you-do-spoiler-tags/831212)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-or-howw-do-you-do-spoiler-tags/831212 "2019-03-18T15:10:28Z")
ok how do you do spoiler tags ? i thought it used to be a button like all the other tags but i cant find it [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=63) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=65)