# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=77 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 78 --- ## [Is "Bolding mine" on a quote: required, polite, unnecessary or other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bolding-mine-on-a-quote-required-polite-unnecessary-or-other/811480)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bolding-mine-on-a-quote-required-polite-unnecessary-or-other/811480 "2018-04-22T02:52:07Z")
I see “Bolding mine” when bolding a quoted post where there was no original bolding and in fact, I usually try to do it. Is it required because of the “don’t change quoted posts” rule or is it just considered polite? I… --- ## [My last will and testament](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-will-and-testament/812818)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-will-and-testament/812818 "2018-04-20T20:34:40Z")
Please use all funds remaining in my accounts to make sure that a picture of the following post remains scotch taped to Colibri’s headstone at all times. If their family shall not provide them one, please fashion this im… --- ## [SDMB should do something about the spammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-should-do-something-about-the-spammers/812698)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-should-do-something-about-the-spammers/812698 "2018-04-20T17:25:43Z")
The spammers who turn up on a multiple-times-daily basis with their threads titled “exciting phone!”, containing links to streaming something-or-other. The SDMB should do something about it. It’s not difficult to imple… --- ## [Another fake SD mirror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fake-sd-mirror/808865 "2018-04-20T17:25:36Z")
I don’t think this one has been mentioned before. --- ## [would a thread in "The Game Room" about online gambling (sportsbetting, poker) fall under "illegal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-thread-in-the-game-room-about-online-gambling-sportsbetting-poker-fall-under-illegal/812680)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-thread-in-the-game-room-about-online-gambling-sportsbetting-poker-fall-under-illegal/812680 "2018-04-20T17:08:50Z")
Picked this quote up from another thread, but I think it applies here as well. I think any of us who have dabbled in online gambling could agree that “legal/illegal?” is the gray area to end all gray areas. I can’t re… --- ## [Why do people get annoyed by board in-jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-annoyed-by-board-in-jokes/812559)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-get-annoyed-by-board-in-jokes/812559 "2018-04-20T13:42:33Z")
I don’t know if this should really go under IMHO, but it’s about this board specifically so I’ll start here. It seems to me that any time a phrase becomes a repeated in-joke, some subset of the board will begin to get t… --- ## [up\_the\_junction has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up_the_junction-has-been-banned/812604)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up_the_junction-has-been-banned/812604 "2018-04-17T23:24:38Z")
For excessive warnings, including hostility in response to moderation, up\_the\_junction has been banned. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20908868&postcount=77 https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/sho… --- ## [MPSIMS political jabs and use of MPSIMS for op rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031 "2018-04-16T21:15:06Z")
Should the sticky of MPSIMS be removed? It seems to be widely ignored, including by mods, and not enforced. I enjoy a clever political jab, and that one was well enough played, plus I agree with the perspective. But nei… --- ## [Suddenly getting adverts on TapaTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-getting-adverts-on-tapatalk/788349)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-getting-adverts-on-tapatalk/788349 "2018-04-11T13:22:25Z")
Just a heads-up to the folks who use Tapatalk to browse the SDMB – it looks like with the latest update, Tapatalk is now showing ads (even if you have a paid SDMB membership). If you want to get rid of the ads then appar… --- ## [No warning for the C-Word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-warning-for-the-c-word/811219)
**Author:** [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-warning-for-the-c-word/811219 "2018-04-08T16:02:35Z")
If there is one bright line rule around here, I thought it was “don’t call another poster a cunt.” Now, in this particular instance, the post did ring true, but how is it not worthy of a warning. The offender has been … --- ## [Multi-line code test - inline tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-line-code-test-inline-tables/810945)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-line-code-test-inline-tables/810945 "2018-04-05T06:12:22Z")
I’ll need to post this to compare the 2 bulletin board skins. Courier font, with periods: If a friend of yours confessed to sniffing glue to you but not his priest, do you think that: … 1980 Vote …Carter…Reagan It i… --- ## [BeenJammin is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beenjammin-is-suspended/811745)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beenjammin-is-suspended/811745 "2018-04-03T19:19:25Z")
For multiple warnings in a few months, poster BeenJammin is suspended for 30 days. --- ## [Questions about drug use and abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-drug-use-and-abuse/811672)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-drug-use-and-abuse/811672 "2018-04-03T01:15:59Z")
I was thinking about posting a thread asking about use of hallucinogens – how to do so safely, the duration of their effect, their relative availability in general terms, and so forth. Would such a thread be in bounds fo… --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/811479)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/811479 "2018-03-30T16:45:28Z")
Sometimes people ask a question like this and get told “PM a mod.” Well, I tried that first and got no reply. The mod in question has certainly been online since then. Weird “You have been banned” message It seems a r… --- ## [Names of Moderators per Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-moderators-per-forum/811231)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-moderators-per-forum/811231 "2018-03-29T18:00:10Z")
I’ve been Searching and cannot hit the right combination of words. AND I think it’d be useful to have a current list. If this exists, I can’t find it so please, a Moderator, guide me. I need to send a note to a Mod in… --- ## [How do I pay for my membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-my-membership/811388)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-pay-for-my-membership/811388 "2018-03-29T17:58:55Z")
I’ve never had to do this before :frowning: but that Singapore Stopover ad has gotten on my last nerve. When am I ever going anywhere near Singapore? :mad: But I haven’t found where I can do my part as a good Doper. … --- ## [If you get hit by malware on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-hit-by-malware-on-the-sdmb/606319)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-hit-by-malware-on-the-sdmb/606319 "2018-02-03T06:30:11Z")
If you believe you have been victimized by malware while visiting the SDMB, please post a report to About This Message Board so we can investigate. For best results, malware reports should include the following: Tell … --- ## [Weird "You have been banned" message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-you-have-been-banned-message/811339)
**Author:** [@AirFarce1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AirFarce1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-you-have-been-banned-message/811339 "2018-03-28T17:40:48Z")
I waas perusing the board this morning, and reported several spam posts, but hadn’t posted or replied to any posts, and got a “You have been banned” message. Immediately after emailing the contact us link (and I mean im… --- ## [How Do You Renew Charter Membership Using Credit Card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-renew-charter-membership-using-credit-card/810870)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-renew-charter-membership-using-credit-card/810870 "2018-03-27T19:39:51Z")
I have decided to renew my Charter Membership today. But I can’t seem to get the option for credit card payment. The only option given, seems to be Paypal. And I do not usually pay bills that way. I think I may have as… --- ## [Warning in the search window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-the-search-window/811240)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-in-the-search-window/811240 "2018-03-27T13:13:34Z")
Underneath the tabs in Chrome, there’s that window that shows the URL of where you are. Well, when I’m here at the SD, get an odd icon there. When I hover over it it says “This page is trying to load scripts from unauthe… --- ## [Old skin - smilies not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-skin-smilies-not-working/811037)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-skin-smilies-not-working/811037 "2018-03-27T00:43:59Z")
I never use them so I didn’t notice until now, I’ve been under the old skin ever since it was possible to go back to it. When I click on a smiley, nothing happens. I got this one because I could remember the keystrokes f… --- ## [Weird happenings with the report button](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-happenings-with-the-report-button/811218)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2018, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-happenings-with-the-report-button/811218 "2018-03-27T00:27:34Z")
Twice this morning, I have pressed the red triangle to report a post, and the page has opened to a response window. Not even a “quote this post,” just a generic “reply to the thread” window. AND it turned on my .sig, whi… --- ## [Is the board now yellow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-now-yellow/810725)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-board-now-yellow/810725 "2018-03-26T11:07:01Z")
Or is it just me? --- ## [How does the multi quote function work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-multi-quote-function-work/811185 "2018-03-26T04:40:41Z")
See title. --- ## [Is this really threadshitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-threadshitting/811116)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-threadshitting/811116 "2018-03-25T02:01:39Z")
I was puzzled by the mod note in this thread Am I the only one not spun up about Facebook?: To which someone responded: And IvoryTowerDenizen moderated: Normally, I can see where “I am not bothered by this” might b… --- ## [1. Apologies to the mods for wasting their time 2. Teaching moment: how wide are mod loops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-apologies-to-the-mods-for-wasting-their-time-2-teaching-moment-how-wide-are-mod-loops/811046)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-apologies-to-the-mods-for-wasting-their-time-2-teaching-moment-how-wide-are-mod-loops/811046 "2018-03-24T02:25:27Z")
Today I had the urge to contact Colibri, who I know is a mod for GQ, about a particular thread, not as a mod-related event per se, and I sent a Paging Colibri via the “report post” button, instead of PM’ing him. Aside … --- ## [Tapatalk glitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-glitch/810461)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapatalk-glitch/810461 "2018-03-21T18:41:44Z")
Whenever I post using Tapatalk on my Android phone or iPad, and chose to subscribe to the thread, I am not subscribed. Common glitch? Solutions? Many thanks in advance Toons ( I’m posting this from my phone. Let’s se… --- ## [Can one ask the mods to forward a message to another poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-ask-the-mods-to-forward-a-message-to-another-poster/810770)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-ask-the-mods-to-forward-a-message-to-another-poster/810770 "2018-03-19T22:33:39Z")
I would like to send a personal note to a poster who has opted out of PMs and who doesn’t publicly list an email address. The note would not be particularly private in nature and it’s fine with me if the mods read it. W… --- ## [What is the record for zombie resurrections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-record-for-zombie-resurrections/810676)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-record-for-zombie-resurrections/810676 "2018-03-18T02:07:06Z")
Inspired by this thread: does anyone know what the record is for a single thread being called back from the dead? I know a lot are well after the last post (say a gap of 15 years or more) but have any crawled their wa… --- ## [Yay threadban!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-threadban/809699)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-threadban/809699 "2018-03-17T13:41:58Z")
After some truly interminable snipery, Asimovian banned two posters from posting again in a thread. Just a quick note of thanks for this: I think thread bans are an excellent tool, more than a note and less than a warnin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=78)