# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=75 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [Who is a Mod for MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-mod-for-mpsims/816006)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-a-mod-for-mpsims/816006 "2018-06-13T02:29:01Z")
I have a question I’d like to ask via PM --- ## [My Thread Was Too Arousing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thread-was-too-arousing/815660)
**Author:** [@Dr.Crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Crap)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-thread-was-too-arousing/815660 "2018-06-12T01:10:09Z")
Can I get more feedback on my now closed thread: Do women brag about their genitals? URL here: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856344 Asi closed it on account of being “in Penthouse territory” wh… --- ## [What did I do exactly, re: degrading women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-exactly-re-degrading-women/815852)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-i-do-exactly-re-degrading-women/815852 "2018-06-11T18:41:33Z")
Chronos closed my (admittedly very stupid) thread about the John Irving “joke.” No problem. It had run its course. But he closed it with the following message: I want to know what other posts he’s referring to, because… --- ## [How is this not a thread shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-a-thread-shit/815840)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-not-a-thread-shit/815840 "2018-06-11T16:39:11Z")
Chronos seems to be getting more and more ‘get off my lawn’ish lately. I’ve noticed several instances of this. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21012068&postcount=2 General Questions and this board h… --- ## [Bone--a word or three please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-a-word-or-three-please/815638)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-a-word-or-three-please/815638 "2018-06-11T15:52:28Z")
The three words are “Arbitrary and capricious”. This phrase is a registered trademark of mine from the G-Board and your using them here is a gross violation of both law and netiquette. It is also completely false inasmu… --- ## [SDMB Privacy Update - GDPR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-privacy-update-gdpr/815788)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-privacy-update-gdpr/815788 "2018-06-10T12:39:04Z")
With the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation as of May 23, 2018, is the SDMB going to update its privacy policy for our European Dopers? 4 Steps to Make Your Website GDPR Compliant - https://www.secu… --- ## [Highlighting problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlighting-problem/815695)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highlighting-problem/815695 "2018-06-08T17:26:48Z")
Just started happening (last night): I’m in Sultantheme mode and the cursor will not highlight. In Straight Dope 3.7.3., it works fine. Anyone else had/have this problem? --- ## [Chipotle! Yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-yay/815641)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chipotle-yay/815641 "2018-06-07T23:13:11Z")
This isn’t a complaint per se as I realize I could shell out some bux and not see ads at all, but jeez louize, you guys have become shills for Chipotle. Every. Freekin’. Screen change. :slight\_smile: --- ## [A few questions about moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-moderators/815459)
**Author:** [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-questions-about-moderators/815459 "2018-06-07T13:49:13Z")
I’m curious who the youngest current mod is. An exact age isn’t necessary, a range encompassing \< 5 years would be fine. Was Spice the youngest during her stint? I’ve never seen Rico before. Hither whence thou didst hib… --- ## [So our avatars allowed now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-avatars-allowed-now/815445)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-our-avatars-allowed-now/815445 "2018-06-06T22:07:17Z")
There is no real reason for me to care about this, but I just started wondering whether avatars became allowed on the dope during my absence. Going through the control panel a few moments ago, I heard an option to show a… --- ## [Lazy mod-ing annoys me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-mod-ing-annoys-me/815484)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-mod-ing-annoys-me/815484 "2018-06-06T11:35:50Z")
It’s not just THIS thread. I’ve seen mods do this on numerous occasions. Mod pre-emptively closes a thread because they’re convinced it will turn into a train wreck. Well, how about you give it a chance before doing tha… --- ## [Deliberate Flouting Pit Rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-flouting-pit-rules/815526)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deliberate-flouting-pit-rules/815526 "2018-06-06T09:35:36Z")
I’m a bit surprised that content like that is condoned when it’s expressly prohibited. It’s pure spam. --- ## [Evil Nazi Groundhogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-nazi-groundhogs/815233)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-nazi-groundhogs/815233 "2018-06-05T14:26:12Z")
Is Scylla’s classic thread about the eternal battle between Man and Groundhog lost for good? Part of the Winter of our Missed Content? I couldn’t find it using the advanced search function. StG --- ## [Where is the "graphic sexual content"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-graphic-sexual-content/815352)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-graphic-sexual-content/815352 "2018-06-04T21:36:02Z")
The closed thread Do you bankrupt yourself to uphold the principle that slavery is eVil? ITD, I’m not getting it. My ADD is raging so maybe reading the OP 5 times wasn’t enough and I’m still missing something. Is it the… --- ## [Disagree with a moderator's warning / closing of a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355)
**Author:** [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355 "2018-06-03T18:00:02Z")
Concerning this thread started by Skald the Rhymer, I don’t understand IvoryTowerDenizen’s decision to issue a warning and close the thread. I see that some of Skald’s recent first paragraphs have been judged a passive… --- ## [Anyone Else Having My Issue Here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-my-issue-here/815347)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-having-my-issue-here/815347 "2018-06-03T07:23:36Z")
Hi. I seem to be having an issue with the Dope website whereby I cannot right click and highlight any words/sentences/phrases in order to emphasize things, like bolding them, installing italics, etcetera. I am using Ch… --- ## [weird issue with cut, past, copy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-cut-past-copy/815151)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-issue-with-cut-past-copy/815151 "2018-06-01T13:44:16Z")
Only on this site, my mouse will no longer highlight to cut/paste/copy. I have removed recent cookies, etc last hour. But still the problem persists. --- ## [Limiting/flagging/forbidding post with content offensive to other members.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-flagging-forbidding-post-with-content-offensive-to-other-members/814854)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limiting-flagging-forbidding-post-with-content-offensive-to-other-members/814854 "2018-05-30T15:59:13Z")
I didn’t want to post another thread because I’m certainly the wrong one to define the issues behind this. I’m afraid that those who can define and explain this feel their voices won’t be heard, so why bother. It’s no… --- ## [A Poll Per Ancient Humanoid's request](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-per-ancient-humanoids-request/814880)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-per-ancient-humanoids-request/814880 "2018-05-30T14:51:31Z")
AncientHumanoid posted that we need a poll, but didn’t say for what. I want to know how many people think we need a poll (in general) given the general grumpiness on the board right now. :smiley: :wink: \*Mods, I believ… --- ## [If your IP number has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-ip-number-has-been-banned/570396 "2018-04-08T13:54:39Z")
We fight spammers aggressively at the SDMB. One of the tools we use to keep them out is to ban their IP numbers when we find them. It is possible that when we do this you may be accidentally blocked from the board. We… --- ## [Somebody stealing Dope content, again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stealing-dope-content-again/663152)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somebody-stealing-dope-content-again/663152 "2018-05-28T05:25:51Z")
Here: http://www.remortgagebestdeals.com/sdmb/ Possibly also phishing for user names and passwords. Don’t try to log in. --- ## [POLL: Moving OPs to Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-moving-ops-to-pit/814406)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-moving-ops-to-pit/814406 "2018-05-24T22:18:25Z")
There’s been plenty of time for discussion. Now, I would like a statistical read on people’s opinions by using a poll. --- ## [Leaving threads announcing bannations open for comment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-threads-announcing-bannations-open-for-comment/814290 "2018-05-21T21:43:13Z")
Instead of locking thread announcing the bannation of a member, why not leave it open for comments and discussion? Assuming, like all ATMB threads, the rules are followed. Wouldn’t it make more sense to allow comment… --- ## [How do I put someone on ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-someone-on-ignore/813900)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-put-someone-on-ignore/813900 "2018-05-21T21:02:06Z")
I know we aren’t supposed brag about who we’re ignoring, so I won’t, but being a little bit useless I can’t find how to do it. --- ## [email addresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-addresses/814567)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-addresses/814567 "2018-05-21T17:24:27Z")
Can someone please tell me the email address of a mod or admin to help me with an issue? I can’t seem to find them. Thanks, Rebo --- ## [Debate default settings for GQ: View over last week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-default-settings-for-gq-view-over-last-week/814476)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-default-settings-for-gq-view-over-last-week/814476 "2018-05-20T23:39:23Z")
Some years back I petitioned the board to increase the default number of threads in GQ from 50 to 150. I think it worked out well, though some users of mobile devices preferred the older defaults. Today, 37 threads are … --- ## [Moving threads to The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads-to-the-pit/814357)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-threads-to-the-pit/814357 "2018-05-20T21:40:36Z")
I don’t think threads started in IMHO, etc should be moved to the PIT. It means that posters who don’t like the PIT- or perhaps should never go to the PIT as they react badly- are sent willy-nilly to a place they don’t w… --- ## [Why do threads disappear from this forum so quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-threads-disappear-from-this-forum-so-quickly/814435)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-threads-disappear-from-this-forum-so-quickly/814435 "2018-05-19T02:20:33Z")
Why are there so few threads in this forum as compared to the other ones? I don’t look at this forum every day; I only know clothy was banned because I happened to look on the right day. If the mods think it’s importan… --- ## [Test of a link issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-a-link-issue/814375)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-of-a-link-issue/814375 "2018-05-18T07:52:31Z")
Nothing to see here, hopefully. Move along. --- ## [Forum URL numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-url-numbers/814352)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-url-numbers/814352 "2018-05-17T17:56:07Z")
So, hovering my cursor over the various forums in the main SDMB page gives me the following: About this Message Board is #2 Comments… is #1 General Questions is #3 Great Debates is #7 Elections is #34 (!) Cafe Soci… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=76)