# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=68 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 69 --- ## [Time stamp test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-stamp-test/826399)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-stamp-test/826399 "2018-12-23T02:25:35Z")
Posting from Chicagoland and seeing how the time stamp comes up. 8:54 pm local time. Why does it say 10:54? --- ## [So do gift subscriptions work now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-gift-subscriptions-work-now/826451)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-do-gift-subscriptions-work-now/826451 "2018-12-21T01:54:01Z")
Just re-upped my subscription today and noticed there was an option to gift. Does that work now? Because I’d like to start a Secret Santa type thread and maybe draw some names out of a hat that would like a subscription… --- ## [what's the "anti-misogyny policy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-anti-misogyny-policy/826085)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-anti-misogyny-policy/826085 "2018-12-18T04:43:19Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21376853&postcount=7 said: What are the “boundaries of the anti-misogyny policy”? I was aware that there was some discussion around making the SDMB more inviting to t… --- ## [Policy for mentioning my new book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-for-mentioning-my-new-book/826135)
**Author:** [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policy-for-mentioning-my-new-book/826135 "2018-12-17T21:55:28Z")
I mentioned my book here a few months ago. May I post about it again as a suggestion for holiday gift-giving? Thanks! --- ## [Why can't I select and delete text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-select-and-delete-text/826179)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-select-and-delete-text/826179 "2018-12-15T21:34:59Z")
Whether I use Firefox or Chrome, if I want to select a block of text by left-click + drag like I can on any other site, this site doesn’t allow me to do so. So if I want to delete a sentence in a reply, I must click at … --- ## [Hey Miller...closing one Pell thread, leaving another open?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-miller-closing-one-pell-thread-leaving-another-open/826109)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-miller-closing-one-pell-thread-leaving-another-open/826109 "2018-12-15T14:38:57Z")
Hi Miller, just curious why you chose to close the long-running Cardinal George Pell thread started in 2016 (with current posts) in favour of a thread started today that has had a tepid response. I understand that my or… --- ## [Comment thread for Lawfare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-thread-for-lawfare/826144)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2018, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comment-thread-for-lawfare/826144 "2018-12-15T00:39:21Z")
The website, Lawfare, has many strong articles+podcasts on law, domestic, and foreign policy by people who know their stuff. However, they lack anything like a comments system. There’s no good forum, at the moment, to d… --- ## [60 seconds between searches? For reals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-seconds-between-searches-for-reals/818727)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-seconds-between-searches-for-reals/818727 "2018-12-13T00:31:13Z")
This strikes me as a recent development. Or have I just been out of it for quite some time? --- ## [I request we make a one-time exception and un-ban Dude Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-request-we-make-a-one-time-exception-and-un-ban-dude-robert/825916)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-request-we-make-a-one-time-exception-and-un-ban-dude-robert/825916 "2018-12-11T17:09:55Z")
A spammer resurrected a thread started by Dude Robert. This brought back fond memories of DR, who was eventually banned for reasons I do not recall or never knew. Whatever the reason, I ask we make a one-time exceptio… --- ## [Jasmine is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmine-is-suspended/825943)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jasmine-is-suspended/825943 "2018-12-11T15:51:18Z")
For receiving four warnings since April, Jasmine is suspended for seven days. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20909832&postcount=12 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21132121&postc… --- ## [Social media buttons should be more available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-buttons-should-be-more-available/825728)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-media-buttons-should-be-more-available/825728 "2018-12-11T01:31:06Z")
For purposes of bringing in more newer board members, I would recommend moving and/or duplicating the social media share buttons to the top of threads. At the moment, ~37% of posters aren’t even aware that they exist and… --- ## [The ongoing problem with misogyny on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-problem-with-misogyny-on-the-sdmb/825395)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-problem-with-misogyny-on-the-sdmb/825395 "2018-12-09T20:03:00Z")
Is there any way to put a halt to the continual hijacking of the subject of female genital mutilation, the most recent example being the current thread on Female Genital Mutilation in The BBQ Pit? I’m not usually one for… --- ## [Warning in Positive Gun News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-positive-gun-news/825585)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-positive-gun-news/825585 "2018-12-09T17:48:11Z")
Here’s the link Is there some “Positive” standard that we have to go by to post in the “Positive Gun News” thread? Who’s judgement should we use to determine if a story is a “Positive Gun News” story? Is there someone… --- ## [Some update e-mails for subscribed threads arrive later in the day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-update-e-mails-for-subscribed-threads-arrive-later-in-the-day/825844)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-update-e-mails-for-subscribed-threads-arrive-later-in-the-day/825844 "2018-12-09T16:40:07Z")
Hi! For years, I’ve been using the Subscribe feature to receive e-mail updates when any one of my subscribed threads changes. Right now, I have 986 subscriptions, though obviously only a few get updated on a given day. … --- ## ["Trending Threads" section on the front page suggestion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trending-threads-section-on-the-front-page-suggestion/825803)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trending-threads-section-on-the-front-page-suggestion/825803 "2018-12-09T15:19:09Z")
The Dope is “your direct line to thousands of the smartest, hippest people on the planet, plus a few total dipsticks.” Is that the image visitors are getting about the SDMB when they see that snapshot on the front page? … --- ## [Ridculous, hypocritical double standards here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridculous-hypocritical-double-standards-here/825469)
**Author:** [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridculous-hypocritical-double-standards-here/825469 "2018-12-06T20:10:44Z")
Misogyny and misandry, just like circumcision and FGM, are the same thing. Making it so only certain people can discuss being on the recieving end of them is divisive, dangerous nonsense. I would hope this note will be … --- ## [Really Bone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bone/825306)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bone/825306 "2018-12-05T17:06:07Z")
In a thread about an alleged Manafort-Assange connection and an implied Assange-Russia connection that would make the former connection unseamly, it is not a contribution to question the latter connection? In the same t… --- ## [Does anyone else not see highlighting when selecting text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-see-highlighting-when-selecting-text/825566)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-see-highlighting-when-selecting-text/825566 "2018-12-04T22:36:42Z")
I’m not 100% certain this is only here on the Dope, but it certainly affects me most here. When using the text editor box to compose a post (as I am doing now) or edit (as I am doing now), if I decide I need to cut and … --- ## [Body shaming insults should not be allowed here, towards anyone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-insults-should-not-be-allowed-here-towards-anyone/825153)
**Author:** [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shaming-insults-should-not-be-allowed-here-towards-anyone/825153 "2018-12-04T21:00:53Z")
This started off in the suicide by mod thread, but it’s a complete hijack there so I wanted to start a new thread about it. I don’t think body - shaming insults should be allowed in this forum, including aimed at off bo… --- ## [Can no longer mark posts in SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-no-longer-mark-posts-in-sdmb/825416)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-no-longer-mark-posts-in-sdmb/825416 "2018-12-02T16:46:41Z")
Until a few weeks ago, if I wanted to quote something from another poster (or if I replied with quote and wanted to delete part of it), I just marked it by dragging the mouse across with the left button depressed. This … --- ## [Misogyny on the SDMB, Sept. 2018 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-the-sdmb-sept-2018-edition/821899)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogyny-on-the-sdmb-sept-2018-edition/821899 "2018-12-01T14:26:10Z")
This subject has come up many times before on the SDMB, hence the subject title. This is obviously an issue for many people here. While previous discussions have had a tendency to go around and around with no resolution… --- ## [Do we have a new moderator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-moderator/825351)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-a-new-moderator/825351 "2018-11-30T23:20:52Z")
New sign-up: seanchayes-Moderator Wassup? --- ## [Re: This thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-thread/825264)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-this-thread/825264 "2018-11-30T14:20:07Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866311 I would like to thank the mods for their concern for my well being in closing and deleting the OP in question, and in hindsight the sensible thing to do would… --- ## [If someone wants to commit suicide by mod, you should let them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-wants-to-commit-suicide-by-mod-you-should-let-them/825072)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-wants-to-commit-suicide-by-mod-you-should-let-them/825072 "2018-11-30T05:02:44Z")
Referring to this, but it should stand as a general principle: we’d all be better off if someone who \*obviously \*was just posting to stir up things just went away by their own doing. --- ## [The closure of \[DELETED\] thread about currently staying in a locked psych unit after suicide attempt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-deleted-thread-about-currently-staying-in-a-locked-psych-unit-after-suicide-attempt/825248)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-closure-of-deleted-thread-about-currently-staying-in-a-locked-psych-unit-after-suicide-attempt/825248 "2018-11-29T03:50:21Z")
I disagree with this being closed. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866308 Straight Dope has numerous posters willing to listen and show empathy to people with problems–and there have been a huge n… --- ## [thread and posting questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-posting-questions/825126)
**Author:** [@Darkon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-and-posting-questions/825126 "2018-11-27T16:29:00Z")
I tried starting a new thread and was told a moderator had to review it. How long does this take? Will all my threads and posts need moderation? --- ## [Aw Snap!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap/825039)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-snap/825039 "2018-11-26T20:00:04Z")
Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. Lately when I’m browsing the Dope, the page I’m looking at turns into the above error message Any idea why? Doesn’t seem to happen on other sites… --- ## [gisaaanr has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gisaaanr-has-been-banned/825110)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gisaaanr-has-been-banned/825110 "2018-11-26T15:03:04Z")
For obsessively starting threads on one subject, despite instructions from staff not to do so, gisaaanr has been banned. The most recent thread is here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=866106 --- ## [You have GOT to be Kidding Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/825057)
**Author:** [@BeenJammin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeenJammin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me/825057 "2018-11-25T20:32:42Z")
Wow. Transphobic imagery and trolling, huh? Funny how in an IMHO thread, already replete with typically emotionally-charged liberal attacks on the POTUS, conservatives, et al. mod steps in to issue warning for this?… --- ## [Elections should become Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-should-become-politics/824963)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elections-should-become-politics/824963 "2018-11-25T15:32:02Z")
Elections is a subset of Politics, but not vice-versa (most of the threads in Elections are about politics). And putting your post in Great Debates is not right either. Make it happen. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=69)