# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=65 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 66 --- ## [why did our "unofficial" face book page die ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-unofficial-face-book-page-die/831249)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-our-unofficial-face-book-page-die/831249 "2019-03-17T23:47:06Z")
I found out we have a facebook page its not official but it hasnt been updated since almost 2 years ago , what happened? And do we have an official "the straight dope " facebook page ? and why not iffin we dont ? id lov… --- ## [Saying "fuck you" to another poster gets only a mod note?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-fuck-you-to-another-poster-gets-only-a-mod-note/831072)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-fuck-you-to-another-poster-gets-only-a-mod-note/831072 "2019-03-17T08:58:44Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21534975&postcount=41 This gets only a note? Can I trust that if I get upset with another poster, I can say “fuck you” to them and only get a note? Nothing on my per… --- ## [When Was "It's Taking Longer Than We Thought" Added To SD Tagline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-its-taking-longer-than-we-thought-added-to-sd-tagline/831215)
**Author:** [@gvntofly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvntofly)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-its-taking-longer-than-we-thought-added-to-sd-tagline/831215 "2019-03-16T23:23:56Z")
The SD tagline Fighting Ignorance Since 1973 (It’s Taking Longer Than We Thought) when was it added, like what year I mean? That made me literally laugh out loud. Just wondering how many years it took to realize it was … --- ## [Can't find Message Board Submission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-message-board-submission/831175)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Estes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Estes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-message-board-submission/831175 "2019-03-15T12:35:56Z")
A month, or three, ago there was a terrific SDMB entry listing a great number of sites similar to–but less extensive than–SDMB. I have spent an hour trying to locate this entry, to no avail. I would be most grateful fo… --- ## [Why does the theme keep going back to Sultantheme's every time I change pages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-theme-keep-going-back-to-sultanthemes-every-time-i-change-pages/831161)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-theme-keep-going-back-to-sultanthemes-every-time-i-change-pages/831161 "2019-03-15T03:21:53Z")
I normally use the classic theme. I noticed it looked weird today, and when I checked it had changed to the other one (“Sultantheme’s Responsive vB3-blue”). I changed it back, but as soon as I moved to any other page, it… --- ## [Trouble Signing In Using Tapatalk App](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-signing-in-using-tapatalk-app/831106)
**Author:** [@gvntofly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvntofly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-signing-in-using-tapatalk-app/831106 "2019-03-14T01:27:15Z")
Trying to log in to this forum from the Tapatalk app but it won’t accept my password. Is there some secret? --- ## [20th anniversary of SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20th-anniversary-of-sdmb/830388)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20th-anniversary-of-sdmb/830388 "2019-03-13T20:31:51Z")
Happy 20th anniversary everyone! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Moderation : causes and prevalence of homosexuality unrelated to acceptance of homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-causes-and-prevalence-of-homosexuality-unrelated-to-acceptance-of-homosexuality/830878)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-causes-and-prevalence-of-homosexuality-unrelated-to-acceptance-of-homosexuality/830878 "2019-03-12T22:36:01Z")
In this thread : https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=872098 Barack Obama asks why some societies were more tolerant of homosexuality than others. Tim@T-Bonham.net answers the question, making the state… --- ## [Moon landing conspiracy threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing-conspiracy-threads/830872)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moon-landing-conspiracy-threads/830872 "2019-03-11T19:28:13Z")
It looks like one or two threads discussing moon landing denial have not only been locked, but actually deleted. I just want to say that I object to that decision. If conspiracy theorists have specific objections to the… --- ## [Functionality of the “Replies” column](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/functionality-of-the-replies-column/830912)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/functionality-of-the-replies-column/830912 "2019-03-11T15:35:54Z")
Often, when I haven’t looked in on a thread (that I posted to) in a while, I want to skip to the next post after mine. The way I’ve done this is by clicking on the number that s how many replies the thread has received. … --- ## [Straight Dope (and Ed Zotti) get a shout out on the AV Club!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-and-ed-zotti-get-a-shout-out-on-the-av-club/830898)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-and-ed-zotti-get-a-shout-out-on-the-av-club/830898 "2019-03-10T17:02:50Z")
Neat! --- ## [Can I Still "Shield" a Spoiler Alert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-still-shield-a-spoiler-alert/830805 "2019-03-10T15:20:31Z")
Can I still black out and hide a spoiler? I forget how to do it, and I do not see any obvious options to create (or shield) a spoiler. --- ## [The Incredible, Redible tale of Beckdawreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-redible-tale-of-beckdawreck/830608)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-incredible-redible-tale-of-beckdawreck/830608 "2019-03-10T02:52:16Z")
In post 105 of the … Ruin their lives thread, Beckdawreck made the following error on the very last word, and, for want (wont?) of better phrasing, this “failed correction” apology in post 107. See it? No? Looks like th… --- ## [SDMB name dropped on MBMBAM \[podcast\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-name-dropped-on-mbmbam-podcast/830583)
**Author:** [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-name-dropped-on-mbmbam-podcast/830583 "2019-03-09T23:56:50Z")
Mods: feel free to move to wherever if not appropriate here, but this seemed EXTREMELY on the nose for this forum. The most recent episode of the rather popular podcast My Brother, My Brother, and Me (Episode 449: The C… --- ## [Suggestion for SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666)
**Author:** [@GMANCANADA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GMANCANADA)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-sdmb/830666 "2019-03-09T20:31:52Z")
I think it might be interesting to posters, especially some of the long term term posters, to create an official “zombie thread of the week”. Some of the moderators/ leads like Tubadiva who’ve been here the longest coul… --- ## [UCBearcats has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucbearcats-has-been-suspended/830726)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ucbearcats-has-been-suspended/830726 "2019-03-07T21:55:02Z")
For receiving three warnings in less than a month, UCBearcats has been suspended for a week. Warning 1: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21483771&postcount=54 Warning 2: https://boards.straightdope.c… --- ## [Why is the edit window so short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-edit-window-so-short/830602)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-edit-window-so-short/830602 "2019-03-06T18:07:51Z")
It’s an arbitrary choice. Some vBulletin boards don’t have it at all. I would bet that this is the shortest of all vBulletin’s. Why? Just to annoy us? When you edit, your second thoughts involve researching facts and t… --- ## [Hello From Darkest South Africa ... \[posting an avatar\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-darkest-south-africa-posting-an-avatar/830538)
**Author:** [@Jamiedarke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamiedarke)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-from-darkest-south-africa-posting-an-avatar/830538 "2019-03-05T18:13:17Z")
Hi … Just flew in from Johannesburg RSA via who knows where cos I was fast asleep at the time. Now I’m faced with jet lag from flying thru so many time zones. Oh my soul! As Little Richard kept yelping on one of his viny… --- ## [Server not working tonight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-not-working-tonight/830550)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/server-not-working-tonight/830550 "2019-03-05T17:10:08Z")
I’ve been getting server errors tonight, and log-outs. Just me? --- ## [UnwittingAmericans has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingamericans-has-been-suspended/830536)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwittingamericans-has-been-suspended/830536 "2019-03-04T16:48:59Z")
For receiving 5 warnings in just over the last 5 months, including a brief 3 day suspension for a quick succession of warnings, UnwittingAmericans has been suspended for 30 days. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho… --- ## [Getting logged out and style switching.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-logged-out-and-style-switching/830494)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-logged-out-and-style-switching/830494 "2019-03-04T15:51:55Z")
I’m getting repeatedly logged out and every time I click onto a new thread/page/whatever, I get booted into the new SDMB style - Sultantheme. What’s going on? Issue on my side or the boards? --- ## [The editor keeps inserting extra lines in my post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-editor-keeps-inserting-extra-lines-in-my-post/830422)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-editor-keeps-inserting-extra-lines-in-my-post/830422 "2019-03-04T13:37:52Z")
I keep drafting my posts, usually I put a single line between my paragraphs, like this (it will probably bug): But for some reason the forum is expanding each new line to at least one extra line. I thought I was going i… --- ## [Exactly what rule did this violate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-rule-did-this-violate/830410)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exactly-what-rule-did-this-violate/830410 "2019-03-03T23:56:12Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21515450&postcount=103 Bone gave Chingon a warning for this. Might I ask why? It was not a specific insult to any Doper, and metaphorically I find Chingon’s comment qui… --- ## [Test poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-poll/829558 "2019-03-03T18:52:36Z")
testing a possible new poll --- ## [Warning to Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-chingon/830417)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-to-chingon/830417 "2019-03-02T17:06:15Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21515450&postcount=103 Let me preface this by saying I appreciate Bone as a moderator - you’re a good moderator, and I also acknowledge that you were more than fair wi… --- ## [google says the sdmb is an unsafe site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-says-the-sdmb-is-an-unsafe-site/829512)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-says-the-sdmb-is-an-unsafe-site/829512 "2019-03-01T05:32:34Z")
when i logged on using a tablet google gave me static about the nb being an unsafe site because of the certificate and now the https part of the address is in red and marked out… just letting you know --- ## [Cannot create a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-create-a-poll/830351)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannot-create-a-poll/830351 "2019-03-01T00:24:49Z")
I have Win 7 and Chrome if it matters. When I click the poll option it does not bring me to another screen for a poll. Using 3.7.3 display --- ## [Change in thread title placement, or type style?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-thread-title-placement-or-type-style/830209)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-thread-title-placement-or-type-style/830209 "2019-02-27T16:15:13Z")
Okay, I don’t remember whether there’s always been a duplicate thread title between the OP’s name and their first post, or whether the type style has changed. Which is it? And since it differs (size? font? kerning?) from… --- ## [Why do I sometimes see and sometimes don't the post totals for guests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-see-and-sometimes-dont-the-post-totals-for-guests/830220)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometimes-see-and-sometimes-dont-the-post-totals-for-guests/830220 "2019-02-26T01:18:50Z")
Sometimes I am curious how active a poster is. If they are members I always see it; if not I sometimes see the numbers sometimes don’t. It seems to be consistent across any one sign-on, but can change the next time. I… --- ## [Can you turn off the 'last activity'-info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turn-off-the-last-activity-info/830085)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-turn-off-the-last-activity-info/830085 "2019-02-25T19:29:34Z")
Usually, if you visit a poster’s profile, there’s a field that says ‘last activity:’ followed by date and time. However, on at least one poster’s profile, that field is missing. So, can you turn it off? If not, what make… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=66)