# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=69 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 70 --- ## [Is fighting ignorance no longer the mandate in General Questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fighting-ignorance-no-longer-the-mandate-in-general-questions/824745)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fighting-ignorance-no-longer-the-mandate-in-general-questions/824745 "2018-11-23T14:23:45Z")
Based on the recent GQ thread about the Queen of England’s cell phone. Corrections to the factual error in the thread title, about the proper way to refer to the Queen of the UK, have been barred as nitpickery. But tha… --- ## [Strange message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-message/824919)
**Author:** [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-message/824919 "2018-11-22T15:18:43Z")
I very rarely get email notification of updates of subscribed threads on the Dope but did get one today advising of a new post in this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=572787&goto=newpost w… --- ## [I received personal information (real name) about a Doper. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-personal-information-real-name-about-a-doper-what-should-i-do/824875)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-received-personal-information-real-name-about-a-doper-what-should-i-do/824875 "2018-11-21T04:02:34Z")
I received the info by anonymous email, not PM. I don’t know if I’m the only one. What should I do? --- ## [Why does SDMB always try to connect to Youtube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-always-try-to-connect-to-youtube/824589)
**Author:** [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-sdmb-always-try-to-connect-to-youtube/824589 "2018-11-21T00:50:33Z")
Something I have noticed in my firewall logs is that every time I go to a base forum (MPSIMS, IMHO, etc), there is an attempt to connect to Youtube. At first I thought it might be on of the other ~10 tabs I have open a… --- ## [Nighttime mode on the Boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nighttime-mode-on-the-boards/824710)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nighttime-mode-on-the-boards/824710 "2018-11-18T04:09:10Z")
I didn’t see a thread on this, so wanted to ask: Is nighttime mode something that could ever be offered on the SDMB? I say ‘ever’ because it might require a significant cash outlay, something that may not be possible. O… --- ## [Mods: still incredibly bad at spotting trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-still-incredibly-bad-at-spotting-trolls/823882)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-still-incredibly-bad-at-spotting-trolls/823882 "2018-11-18T02:25:34Z")
Okay, let’s talk about this in ATMB. In this thread, there is at least one poster who is blatantly trolling. They are not discussing in good faith. Their argument is not intended to further discussion but rather to sid… --- ## [Google down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-down/824713)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-down/824713 "2018-11-18T00:18:09Z")
Well, more about my comp than this board - all day I haven’t been able to bring up google. Never had this problem before, haven’t changed any computer settings, yada yada… Could use some relatively quick responses. Th… --- ## [Client-side math rendering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/client-side-math-rendering/824703)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/client-side-math-rendering/824703 "2018-11-17T21:17:07Z")
As a lot of science and math questions would be easy to answer with simple formulas that are very hard to represent I am going to ask again if it would be possible to add an extension. I do not have enough knowledge abo… --- ## [Say What Now? \[Receiving notifications from SDMB\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-what-now-receiving-notifications-from-sdmb/824682)
**Author:** [@Catsie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catsie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-what-now-receiving-notifications-from-sdmb/824682 "2018-11-17T15:31:51Z")
Despite being on computers for many years, I remain clueless about many things. I am receiving “notifications” here in SD. I don’t know what they mean or what I’m supposed to do about them, but I worry that my seeming … --- ## [Sig missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-missing/824623)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-missing/824623 "2018-11-17T15:05:55Z")
I have a stored signature and just now noticed it is not appearing on my posts. I’ve wandered around the CP and not found anything that seems to be an option for turning it on/off. I recently switched from the Sultanth… --- ## [Marketplace images: what is the situation? Not seeing information in subfolder...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketplace-images-what-is-the-situation-not-seeing-information-in-subfolder/824493)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketplace-images-what-is-the-situation-not-seeing-information-in-subfolder/824493 "2018-11-15T17:57:28Z")
I made a thread in the Marketplace subfolder two days ago to consolidate information about all the ebooks and paperbacks I’ve made threads about in the past five years. For most of those threads, image links are broken (… --- ## [Political commentary of any sort is only allowed in the Pit now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-commentary-of-any-sort-is-only-allowed-in-the-pit-now/824421)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-commentary-of-any-sort-is-only-allowed-in-the-pit-now/824421 "2018-11-14T20:10:07Z")
I guess so, seeing how my thread comparing Republicans to crazy ex boyfriends got moved from IMHO to the Pit. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=865380 There was no foul language, no ranting, just us… --- ## [The Mods Should Always Wear their Mod Hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-should-always-wear-their-mod-hats/824435)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mods-should-always-wear-their-mod-hats/824435 "2018-11-14T01:57:44Z")
Because you look more stylish that way. :wink: More seriously, in the IMHO thread, “I’m not anti-guns. I’m anti-bulletholes in my patients”, at post 57, Asimovian told The Lurking Horror not to troll. At post 58, The L… --- ## [What should be flagged as NSFW images?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-flagged-as-nsfw-images/824341)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-flagged-as-nsfw-images/824341 "2018-11-13T23:40:37Z")
I linked to this page from the New York Post in an Elections thread. Tabloids are a bit racier than other newspapers and two images appeared on the page that might be considered salacious. One was a picture of legal br… --- ## [DavidwithanR has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davidwithanr-has-been-banned/824442)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/davidwithanr-has-been-banned/824442 "2018-11-13T02:26:02Z")
Following two different suspensions, and having received a warning for similar behavior after the most recent suspension, DavidwithanR has been banned. Previous suspensions: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthr… --- ## [My Ip banned !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ip-banned/824285)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ip-banned/824285 "2018-11-12T01:25:38Z")
Not sure this is the right place to post but I couldn’t find any “help” forums so here goes. Yesterday when trying to log on I got a message to the effect that my IP has been banned :eek: This has happened a couple of … --- ## [Is lying allowed on SD? Because calling it out certainly is not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lying-allowed-on-sd-because-calling-it-out-certainly-is-not/824087)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lying-allowed-on-sd-because-calling-it-out-certainly-is-not/824087 "2018-11-10T01:11:00Z")
Got a warning for accusing a poster of lying. Before you go, “Of course you did. That’s against the rules.” Please look here. OK you didn’t click? Here it is. In a thread on politician lying I pointed out that Harr… --- ## [Increase font size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-font-size/824127)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-font-size/824127 "2018-11-09T18:23:07Z")
Is it possible to adjust the size of the font the SDMB displays in? Like individually, not for everyone. I didn’t see anything in the FAQ, but I may have missed it. --- ## [Post editing timeout.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-editing-timeout/824211)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-editing-timeout/824211 "2018-11-09T16:09:40Z")
Okay the five minute clock for editing a post starts at the moment you click “Submit.” Does the board software permit this clock to be reset to five minutes each time you click “Save” from the edit window? --- ## [Is discussion of VPN's banned on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-discussion-of-vpns-banned-on-the-sdmb/823631)
**Author:** [@DCTrekkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCTrekkie)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-discussion-of-vpns-banned-on-the-sdmb/823631 "2018-11-09T03:07:17Z")
In a recent thread engineer\_comp\_geek has told us that any discussion of VPN’s that don’t keep logs is banned as it could be used for filesharing. As the main reason for using a VPN is privacy, this essentially means th… --- ## [how do you see if your subscription is up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-if-your-subscription-is-up/824148)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-see-if-your-subscription-is-up/824148 "2018-11-07T18:57:08Z")
hi I have a subscription and I need to see if its up as im getting ads even after I sign in …… and I seem to be forgetting on where to check ……. --- ## [Rules and Sticky Consolidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-and-sticky-consolidation/823564)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-and-sticky-consolidation/823564 "2018-11-03T21:15:26Z")
In a few different instances, including a thread asking for suggestions on improvements, it was suggested to consolidate and clean up the rules/stickies in ATMB. I’ve done so here. Since this is merely housekeeping, th… --- ## [Question about breaking news threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-breaking-news-threads/823608)
**Author:** [@Mithras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithras)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-breaking-news-threads/823608 "2018-10-31T12:50:13Z")
This concerns this post in the thread about the murders in the synagogue in Pittsburgh: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21290219&postcount=39 I reported the post because I feel it violates the prohib… --- ## [What's Going On With The Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-board/823026)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-board/823026 "2018-10-29T21:31:11Z")
Tuesday, 8:25 AM EDT. The SDMB is wicked slow to load, refresh, etc. What’s going on? --- ## [Stranger On A Train is Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-on-a-train-is-suspended/823655)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-on-a-train-is-suspended/823655 "2018-10-29T01:39:58Z")
For earning five warnings in twelve months, poster Stranger On A Train has been suspended for one month. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21290766#post21290766 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/… --- ## [Did the SDMB search hamster die, or is it me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-search-hamster-die-or-is-it-me/823628)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sdmb-search-hamster-die-or-is-it-me/823628 "2018-10-28T13:15:31Z")
I haven’t been able to use the board search at all for a couple of days, it returns an error page every time. Is it finally dead, or is there hope for resurrection? I am aware of how to use Google to search the boards… --- ## [Test - Pardon the interruption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-pardon-the-interruption/823540)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-pardon-the-interruption/823540 "2018-10-28T12:22:20Z")
Do I look the same? Will I be the same? Do I need an avatar? Do I want one? WTF? You can’t click select/copy/cut text anymore? Seriously? Must be me. Oh, I see. The default highlight shading is now invisible. Interest… --- ## [What happened to the malware warnings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-malware-warnings/823601 "2018-10-27T20:53:56Z")
Wasn’t there a sticky about malware in ATMB? Was just browsing the Dope on IE on a new Windows 10 tablet and got an annoying pop up telling me to call a number and that my computer has been infected with a virus. It had … --- ## [On “crime and punishment “](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-crime-and-punishment/822295)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-crime-and-punishment/822295 "2018-10-25T17:28:32Z")
Ok. I get there is some octopus fatigue. Maybe rightfully so, but I have an idea partially but not completely inspired by the Starving Artist bad. Perhaps the deliberations involved with bannings or suspensions are actu… --- ## [Ask the Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-master/822927)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-master/822927 "2018-10-23T07:05:28Z")
The continuing presence of the “Ask The Master” page give me continuing hope that, on day, Cecil may be reincarnated. In the mean time, the text reads: \[contact-form to=”webmaster@straightdope.com”\]\[contact-field label… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=70)