# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=79 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 80 --- ## [Sig test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/808871)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sig-test/808871 "2018-02-15T19:39:08Z")
I thought I’d give this a whirl. --- ## [Rules clarification for posting in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-clarification-for-posting-in-gq/807014)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-clarification-for-posting-in-gq/807014 "2018-02-15T18:03:09Z")
Herea poster asks about inheritance, then she later reveals that she’s planning to use this information as part of a scheme to get out of a gym membership. For this, she gets mod noted for wasting people’s time and threa… --- ## [The SDMB is switching to HTTPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-switching-to-https/803808)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-is-switching-to-https/803808 "2018-02-15T00:08:23Z")
We expect to switch the SDMB to secure (=encrypted) data transmission later today (Thurs 12/7). This is in keeping with an industry trend; the Chicago Sun-Times, owned by our parent company, already does this. If all goe… --- ## [Trouble paying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-paying/808690)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-paying/808690 "2018-02-13T01:21:57Z")
I got a notification that my membership is up for renewal. I clicked on User CP and Paid Subscriptions and can see where you can do a year or two years. Selecting this I get…nothing. There doesn’t seem any way to comp… --- ## [Strange missing post in thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-missing-post-in-thread/808717)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-missing-post-in-thread/808717 "2018-02-12T23:53:46Z")
Something funny going on in this thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848921&page=4 There is a post #155 at 2:26 PM (US eastern time) and then my post #156 at 3:16 PM. But Icarus posted someth… --- ## [Reported for Forum Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-for-forum-change/808622)
**Author:** [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported-for-forum-change/808622 "2018-02-12T15:52:36Z")
Yes, the brown uniforms and jackboots make a wonderful fashion statement … the moderator staff looks really sharp goose-stepping down Main Street … y’all must get invited to all the parades … Anyway, the thread in quest… --- ## [Gun jumped in thread closing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-jumped-in-thread-closing/808392)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-jumped-in-thread-closing/808392 "2018-02-12T15:17:56Z")
In this thread, B-Rad asks about a high-resolution image of Peter Blume’s The Eternal City and about museums that can be toured virtually, and it was immediately closed because of “copyright violation.” And yet, exactly … --- ## [Against my better judgment, the billfish678 banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-my-better-judgment-the-billfish678-banning/808567)
**Author:** [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-my-better-judgment-the-billfish678-banning/808567 "2018-02-11T20:45:13Z")
I can’t believe I’m doing this. Sincere apologies to all, really. But I don’t think this is a threat. Honestly, I think it was (terrible, homophobic attempt at) a joke. (Or at most, a poorly-phrased promise of rhetor… --- ## [billfish678 has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billfish678-has-been-banned/808555)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billfish678-has-been-banned/808555 "2018-02-09T22:31:58Z")
For his latest warning for threats, and following a suspension last year, billfish678 has been banned. https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20778170&postcount=451 --- ## [Membership payment options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-payment-options/808441)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/membership-payment-options/808441 "2018-02-08T23:53:05Z")
What are our current payment options for SDMB membership? I’m considering dropping PayPal from my financial life, since SDMB is the only thing I’ve used it for for the past 6 or 7 years. Does the Reader accept credit car… --- ## [What is the problem with this 'Need a HD version of "The Eternal City"' thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-need-a-hd-version-of-the-eternal-city-thread/808396)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-problem-with-this-need-a-hd-version-of-the-eternal-city-thread/808396 "2018-02-08T05:09:02Z")
Here is the link of the closed thread http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848777 With the reason given copyright violation and illegal activities. But it didn’t seem so as the OP was asking even for a… --- ## [Can one start a thread asking about cooking with cannabis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-start-a-thread-asking-about-cooking-with-cannabis/808337)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-start-a-thread-asking-about-cooking-with-cannabis/808337 "2018-02-08T00:00:30Z")
Asking for a “friend”. :stuck\_out\_tongue: If not, if someone wants to send me a (PM or whatever) link to a message board better suited for such things would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. --- ## [No "Like" button, eh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-like-button-eh/808330)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-like-button-eh/808330 "2018-02-07T22:09:17Z")
Why is that? Not a vBulletin® feature? Nobody here has thought of it before? Dopers prefer a well-explained post concisely defining which parts of an earlier post are deemed particularly meritorious, unusually clever,… --- ## [Posting to plug someone else's efforts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-to-plug-someone-elses-efforts/808318)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-to-plug-someone-elses-efforts/808318 "2018-02-07T06:59:55Z")
(DISCLAIMER: I’m pretty sure this is not permitted, I would have sent a private inquiry if I could figure out how and to whom, and this query is not an attempt to get around any rules.) My adult son is doing a kickstart… --- ## [Spammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammer/808338)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spammer/808338 "2018-02-07T00:10:02Z")
Did we have a spammer in “The poling feature is enabled” in My Humble Opinion? Thanks. --- ## [Quotes suddenly not working? Thread specific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-suddenly-not-working-thread-specific/808336)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-suddenly-not-working-thread-specific/808336 "2018-02-06T22:33:37Z")
First I tried to do multi-quotes, but the first time I clicked on the “double-quote” button it went directly to the screen where you add your own text after the quote, and it was not the post I attempted to quote. After … --- ## [Hijacking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijacking/808147)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijacking/808147 "2018-02-06T16:34:10Z")
Who determines what is a thread hijack? The OP Posters in general Moderators Obviously, the answer is #3. But, there seems to be a recent uptick in the cases of #1 & #2 flat out declaring that something is a hijack. … --- ## [How do you link?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link/808296)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-link/808296 "2018-02-06T13:34:49Z")
There is a current topic I want to link to one I did about 4 years ago. How do I do that? --- ## [Straight Dope Archive - can't search for particular articles anymore; bibliographies now gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-archive-cant-search-for-particular-articles-anymore-bibliographies-now-gone/805753)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-archive-cant-search-for-particular-articles-anymore-bibliographies-now-gone/805753 "2018-02-06T06:45:48Z")
https://www.straightdope.com/archive/ Both changes for the worse, I think. The bibliographies of all five of my Staff Reports are now gone, and I didn’t see any in a random selection of Cecil’s columns or other Staff R… --- ## [Get error 500 when dong searches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-error-500-when-dong-searches/808125)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-error-500-when-dong-searches/808125 "2018-02-05T15:44:21Z")
Haven’t been able to do searches today. I get a server error 500 when I try. --- ## [What are people's motives for answering questions on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-peoples-motives-for-answering-questions-on-sdmb/807347)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-peoples-motives-for-answering-questions-on-sdmb/807347 "2018-02-04T16:46:53Z")
You guys are REALLY helpful, like really, really helpful. But I have to admit I’m a bit confused at why you spend all this time expertly answering people’s questions; that’s the job of a consultant, lawyer, etc. Like w… --- ## [Subject: how to open a closed thread vs starting a new one with the same subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subject-how-to-open-a-closed-thread-vs-starting-a-new-one-with-the-same-subject/807815)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subject-how-to-open-a-closed-thread-vs-starting-a-new-one-with-the-same-subject/807815 "2018-02-03T01:03:23Z")
Petition: Mr Quatro now has follow up for the thread, “The Democrats will win their election” but it is closed, Rather than start a new debate about the election would it be proper to open the old one? http://boards.s… --- ## [SeniorCitizen007 has been banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seniorcitizen007-has-been-banned/808073)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seniorcitizen007-has-been-banned/808073 "2018-02-02T23:03:55Z")
For repeatedly failing to follow moderator instructions regarding anti-Muslim rhetoric, SeniorCitizen007 has been banned. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20760675&postcount=30 http://boards.straightd… --- ## [mr horsepower has been banned \[Edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-horsepower-has-been-banned-edited-title/808044)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-horsepower-has-been-banned-edited-title/808044 "2018-02-02T17:57:18Z")
For receiving three warnings in a little over a month, mr horsepower is receiving a week-long suspension. \[ul\] \[li\]2/2/2018 warning\[/li\]\[li\]1/28/2018 warning\[/li\]\[li\]12/30/2017 warning\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [Shagnasty's topic ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnastys-topic-ban/807791)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shagnastys-topic-ban/807791 "2018-02-01T07:29:42Z")
In this thread, Spice Weasel says that the mods have decided to ban Shagnasty from starting threads on . I have no particular desire to discuss the merits Shaggy’s output regarding women; my opinion, its juvenile at b… --- ## [Let's eliminate the 60 second rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-eliminate-the-60-second-rule/807760)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-eliminate-the-60-second-rule/807760 "2018-02-01T02:01:57Z")
Currently, we have to wait 60 seconds between posts. Supposedly, this is to keep us from overloading the server. As of the time of this post, we have 4,366 active members. At any given time, I would think it reasonabl… --- ## [Random Straight Dope random column generator fixed ... we think](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-straight-dope-random-column-generator-fixed-we-think/807503)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-straight-dope-random-column-generator-fixed-we-think/807503 "2018-01-30T05:10:53Z")
We’ve had complaints that the read-a-random-Straight-Dope-column button (upper left corner of the Straight Dope home page) wasn’t working right - it cycled through a mere 10 or so columns rather than the entire repertoir… --- ## [SD Sighting: Feeling all comfy inside](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-sighting-feeling-all-comfy-inside/807551)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-sighting-feeling-all-comfy-inside/807551 "2018-01-29T19:01:46Z")
SD sighting: (is there a continuing thread like this?) What’s the best animal to slice open and crawl inside to stay warm? FTR, I knew someone who actually did this in WWII. It was a cow. And during the night, he told… --- ## [Prior restraint and breaking the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-restraint-and-breaking-the-law/807335)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prior-restraint-and-breaking-the-law/807335 "2018-01-29T18:53:45Z")
I don 't have a strong issue with this, but I think a further explanation would help fight ignorance. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20735235&postcount=8 It is not at all clear to me that any crimin… --- ## [IMHO and MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-and-mpsims/807509)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-and-mpsims/807509 "2018-01-29T17:53:53Z")
Has any topic ever been moved from IMHO to MPSIMS, or vice versa? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=80)