# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=71 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 72 --- ## [change email address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-email-address/822108)
**Author:** [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-email-address/822108 "2018-09-28T13:56:53Z")
I am trying to change my email address via User CP, and I keep getting the message “Your email address has been banned by the administrator. You will have to change your email address to continue” when I try to save the … --- ## [Giraffe Board Trouble Makers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-board-trouble-makers/822088)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-board-trouble-makers/822088 "2018-09-28T11:45:29Z")
Conceding the point that there is a legitimate gripe with regards to insensitive language or rude threads on occasion do you really want to dance for the entertainment and snark mining expeditions of vocal minority who c… --- ## [Topic Ban is Unfair and Unjustified](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-is-unfair-and-unjustified/822097)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-ban-is-unfair-and-unjustified/822097 "2018-09-28T11:43:36Z")
I broke no rules. The only thing I’m guilty of is being unpopular with a subset of posters who strategically misrepresent posts. This is what I mean when I say people need to be worried about weaponized language. Regardl… --- ## [Is the BBQ Pit a seperate reality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-seperate-reality/821971)
**Author:** [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-seperate-reality/821971 "2018-09-27T17:15:04Z")
I’ve been here a year now, I’ve made a few hundred posts and have a question about the pit. Is the pit a place to be horrible and not have it tarnish your reputation? Think of it this way. If you batter someone on the… --- ## [Boy, sure is rape culture around here lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-sure-is-rape-culture-around-here-lately/821876)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-sure-is-rape-culture-around-here-lately/821876 "2018-09-27T04:50:15Z")
I’ve been thinking about making this thread for a while, because I’ve been following the massive thread on Kavanaugh, and holy fucking shit is it rapey in there! Not sure how to best put my thoughts on it, but it’s a goo… --- ## [Worst moderation on the net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899)
**Author:** [@cladking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cladking)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899 "2018-09-27T02:22:01Z")
I just logged in for the very last time to write a goodbye speech. I joined to respond to an existing thread. This thread then became quite extensive due to some debate and moderator insults. The moderators et al kep… --- ## [Another Brilliant Suggestion You Will Reject...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-brilliant-suggestion-you-will-reject/821926)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-brilliant-suggestion-you-will-reject/821926 "2018-09-26T03:51:00Z")
Will the SDope “powers that be” add a feature to let end-users flag posts they wish to follow? …And/or make it easier to track posts of interest to the end-user? (And, then filter flagged posts?) It sure would come in h… --- ## [Do mods actually read all the threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-actually-read-all-the-threads/821871)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-actually-read-all-the-threads/821871 "2018-09-25T14:16:48Z")
Or do they just read the threads that seem ripe for abuse and only check in on others when posts are reported? In addition to reading/participating in threads they are actually interested in of course. It just seems li… --- ## [OK to ask about a blog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-ask-about-a-blog/821724)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-to-ask-about-a-blog/821724 "2018-09-24T04:24:52Z")
There is a (quite popular) blog I follow which lately isn’t being updated frequently neither by the person who runs it nor by the other contributors and I am curious as to what, if anything, has happened. Is it OK to st… --- ## [Involuntary switches between SDMB themes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/involuntary-switches-between-sdmb-themes/821665 "2018-09-22T18:25:32Z")
It’s in the title. I noticed during the last few hours that the SDMB theme switches from my preferred sultan theme to the “classic” theme after opening a new page. It’s a bit annoying as I have become accustomed to the n… --- ## [Can't highlight text on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-on-sdmb/821676)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-highlight-text-on-sdmb/821676 "2018-09-21T12:19:10Z")
Deleted - just noticed the sticky about this. --- ## [Ways To Improve Going Forward: Your thoughts on the matter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-going-forward-your-thoughts-on-the-matter/819049)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 478\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ways-to-improve-going-forward-your-thoughts-on-the-matter/819049 "2018-09-20T09:40:24Z")
As I stated in a previous thread, we’re in interesting times here at The Straight Dope. It’s obvious we can’t continue as we have; that’s not profitable for the owner of this site. While they look at the situation and … --- ## [Testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/821550)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing/821550 "2018-09-19T18:10:54Z")
Don’t mind me, just doing some format and color testing for the two forum themes. \*\* Rnk Team…Actual…Coach. Hamlet +1…155.40…75% C Gaffer -1…150.55…94% A RNATB -1…139.65…95% A Beef…132.50…85% B Justin…131.03…93% A- O… --- ## [Roy Batty is suspended- 7 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-is-suspended-7-days/821505)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-batty-is-suspended-7-days/821505 "2018-09-17T23:35:59Z")
Roy Batty has been suspended for 7 days. He earned four warning since March for disregarding moderators instructions, insults, threadshitting, and being a jerk. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=208224… --- ## [A question about quoting external text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-quoting-external-text/821383)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-quoting-external-text/821383 "2018-09-16T19:03:52Z")
Generally quoting lots of text is not approved, the approved method being to quote a little and provide a link, but what about text for which we can provide no link? For example, something we’ve received by email. Does … --- ## [some avatar creation assistance, if you please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-avatar-creation-assistance-if-you-please/820774 "2018-09-16T01:11:39Z")
I thought I would explore the new avatar capability. The SDMB control panel option says avatars can be 50 x 50 pixels or 19.5 Kb, whichever is smaller. Easy enough to do but what’s the ideal pixels-per-inch value? Or per… --- ## [Why "Elections" Forum and not simply Politics/Governmental?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-elections-forum-and-not-simply-politics-governmental/821275)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-elections-forum-and-not-simply-politics-governmental/821275 "2018-09-14T19:55:18Z")
It seems to me the forum marked “elections” is much more than that. Seems it is more about politics and government in general. Just asking… --- ## [Now I'm completely useless with signatures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-completely-useless-with-signatures/821198)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-im-completely-useless-with-signatures/821198 "2018-09-13T15:19:25Z")
That’s the phrase at the bottom of your post that’s separated from the post by a line, right? When I wrote my (first!) sig and then clicked on “Save Signature”, there was no sign of it at the bottom of any of my posts. … --- ## [Did the mobile-friendly version of the site go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mobile-friendly-version-of-the-site-go-away/821051)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-mobile-friendly-version-of-the-site-go-away/821051 "2018-09-13T11:03:02Z")
I mostly visit here using Chrome on my Android. Up until a few days ago, I got a pretty decent mobile-friendly version of the site. But now I just get the full version. Did something change on the site? --- ## [Has the editing feature gone awry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-editing-feature-gone-awry/821214)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-editing-feature-gone-awry/821214 "2018-09-13T03:11:59Z")
I posted a new thread, and within the permitted timeframe, went back to edit. I added some new words, changed some others, and when I clicked “Save,” got the message, “You must change at least two characters.” Huh? I … --- ## [Why aren't emoticons not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-emoticons-not-working/821021)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-emoticons-not-working/821021 "2018-09-12T13:23:37Z")
I’ve typed these in for years with no problem. :wink: :smiley: :frowning: :eek: Now they don’t work? What happened? I’m using Tapatalk. Do these show up correctly on a computer? --- ## [Enabling no longer allowed in response boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-no-longer-allowed-in-response-boxes/821053)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enabling-no-longer-allowed-in-response-boxes/821053 "2018-09-10T18:22:04Z")
Well, what I call enabling, anyway, which is where you left click and then drag your cursor over a word or sentence to make it blue in order to either: a.) delete b.) move somewhere else c.) change it into bold, itali… --- ## [HOW is this NOT trolling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-trolling/820790)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-trolling/820790 "2018-09-08T22:45:20Z")
I’m referring to the ‘Democrats on stage with Louis Farrakhan’ thread. How are threads such as these NOT trolling? After all, it was deliberately sensationalized and politicized, grossly misrepresentative and clearly po… --- ## [Tapatalk issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-issue/820844)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-issue/820844 "2018-09-07T22:45:45Z")
Tapatalk recently updated on my phone, and now when I try to load up “Participated” (i.e. threads I’ve participated in), I get “No Results”. Is anyone else having that problem? --- ## [Why is "hot chick" moderated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hot-chick-moderated/820766)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hot-chick-moderated/820766 "2018-09-06T19:43:59Z")
This moderation: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21186882&postcount=79 I commented that the Kavanaugh people moved the “hot chick” out of the way to have Condi Rice behind him. What did I do wrong? … --- ## [LAST HOURS !!! Lost your Charter Membership? Here's how to get it back.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-hours-lost-your-charter-membership-heres-how-to-get-it-back/819876)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-hours-lost-your-charter-membership-heres-how-to-get-it-back/819876 "2018-09-05T17:23:49Z")
Hi! Are you a lapsed Charter Member? Do you wish you were a Charter Member again? Well bunkie, here’s your chance. From now until Labor Day (Monday September 3) you can resubscribe and become a Charter Member once mo… --- ## [A comment from a Doper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-from-a-doper/820480)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-from-a-doper/820480 "2018-09-04T15:26:06Z")
One of our long time Dopers sent me this comment on Facebook and I’d like to share it with you. They have requested anonymity so I will not call them out by name … but I do appreciate the sentiment. It speaks to someth… --- ## [Misogynistic terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogynistic-terms/820610)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogynistic-terms/820610 "2018-09-04T11:11:26Z")
Term for a woman who flirts to cause trouble Colibri, how are you determining in a thread about misogynistic descriptors of women that some of the responses are worth noting while others are not? I understand you flagg… --- ## [Warnings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings/820654)
**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warnings/820654 "2018-09-03T21:52:13Z")
It is clear to me that there is not quite a hard and fast rule. But can someone ballpark the number of warnings one can accumulate without being banned outright? --- ## [Jim's Son has been suspended \[update: Perma-banned\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jims-son-has-been-suspended-update-perma-banned/818809)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jims-son-has-been-suspended-update-perma-banned/818809 "2018-09-02T11:46:06Z")
User Jim’s Son has been suspended for a week for a continued and consistent pattern of political potshots in non-political forums. The most recent of his ten warnings are here and here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=72)