# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=80 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 81 --- ## [So This disaster Was Somehow \*MY\* Fault. Wow. Just . . . Wow!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-disaster-was-somehow-my-fault-wow-just-wow/807690)
**Author:** [@Euphrosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphrosyne)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-this-disaster-was-somehow-my-fault-wow-just-wow/807690 "2018-01-29T02:05:22Z")
Copied and Pasted From the Closed Thread I Started: Moderator Note Quote: Originally Posted by Darren Garrison View Post Ah, but the tone of my posts is a direct result of seeing that condescension. I don’t have a b… --- ## [How to get YouTube thumbnail link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-youtube-thumbnail-link/807640)
**Author:** [@BobBitchin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobBitchin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-youtube-thumbnail-link/807640 "2018-01-29T01:55:21Z")
I looked at the FAQ. I tried the search. I got a bee in my bonnet and wanna post a link to a YouTube vid, and I want it to show as a thumbnail/video not blue words. Help my dumbass please. Show me what to click. --- ## [Is there a limit to the number of subscribed threads one can have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-subscribed-threads-one-can-have/807554)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-limit-to-the-number-of-subscribed-threads-one-can-have/807554 "2018-01-27T12:41:20Z")
That’s my question. --- ## [How do I block another user?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-block-another-user/807483)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-block-another-user/807483 "2018-01-26T20:07:40Z")
I’ve done it in the past and now I can’t find the procedure for dong it. Yeah, I must really be stupid. --- ## [Edit timeout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-timeout/807351)
**Author:** [@rat\_avatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rat_avatar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-timeout/807351 "2018-01-25T17:02:31Z")
While I will fully understand if my request is not possible due to technical limitations or would pose a policy problem I figured it would be in everyone’s best interest to at least ask. As everyone on the board has not… --- ## [Is there a way to mark a private message "unread" after reading it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-mark-a-private-message-unread-after-reading-it/807165)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-mark-a-private-message-unread-after-reading-it/807165 "2018-01-22T20:03:32Z")
Sometimes I’ll get a PM but not want to reply to it right away. But once I’ve read it, it is marked as read, and I’m likely to forget about it. I’d like to “mark unread” like most email clients let you do. Can that work … --- ## [Test post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/806953)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post/806953 "2018-01-22T15:46:25Z")
Test test2 --- ## [Right Forum for This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-forum-for-this/806878)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-forum-for-this/806878 "2018-01-22T00:47:53Z")
What is the proper forum to ask a factual question about something portrayed on a fictional TV show imitating reality: General Questions or Cafe Society? --- ## [Looking for an old thread - some guy with a mathematical equation he proved](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-thread-some-guy-with-a-mathematical-equation-he-proved/807061)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-old-thread-some-guy-with-a-mathematical-equation-he-proved/807061 "2018-01-20T23:07:55Z")
I’m looking for a thread a few years back, started by a fellow who believed he had proved a theorem (if I recall correctly) about Diophantine equations - something about n terms in the m-degree having x solutions. He ne… --- ## [How do you subscribe to a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-subscribe-to-a-thread/806933)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-subscribe-to-a-thread/806933 "2018-01-20T20:51:13Z")
And how do you use that subscription to call the the thread back up? --- ## [Request For Rules Clarification re: Legal Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-rules-clarification-re-legal-action/806741)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-for-rules-clarification-re-legal-action/806741 "2018-01-20T20:13:50Z")
In the announcement about dougie\_monty’s banning, ecg said (my emphasis): and I just wanted some clarity - if I’m discussing my bad neighbour, and I say “I should sic a lawyer on his ass”, is that a “threat of legal a… --- ## [Sneaky window](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-window/807010)
**Author:** [@lesizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lesizz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneaky-window/807010 "2018-01-20T02:51:08Z")
When I click to open the daily topic an ad window surreptitiously opens behind the main window so that when I close the main window the ad window is there. This behavior verges on virus action. I assumed it was happenin… --- ## [Another weird forum problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-forum-problem/786439)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-weird-forum-problem/786439 "2018-01-19T19:05:22Z")
Occasionally, when I open a link from a post in a new tab (on Firefox, on a PC) instead of opening that link, it opens a window to a blank page with the URL for the link as the title of the page and the SD thread URL in … --- ## [VigLink has been discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink-has-been-discontinued/806937)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink-has-been-discontinued/806937 "2018-01-19T19:04:03Z")
Due to a poor headache/reward ratio, we’ve discontinued the VigLink marketing service with immediate effect, a phase I’ve wanted to use since hearing it on The Crown the other day. --- ## [Threadshit or OK Snark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadshit-or-ok-snark/806757)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Terrific](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Terrific)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threadshit-or-ok-snark/806757 "2018-01-19T04:21:43Z")
\#36 Even now, there are American teachers who believe that students using Spanish is school to communicate with theor peers are fundamentally undercutting their education and being personally, deliberately insubordiate … --- ## [Spoilers revealed in quoted posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-revealed-in-quoted-posts/805742)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-revealed-in-quoted-posts/805742 "2018-01-19T03:45:02Z")
Lately I’ve noticed that when someone quotes a post that contains a spoiler, the spoiler is shown in cleartext even without hitting the “Show” button. For instance, it happens a couple of times (so far) in this thread. I… --- ## [What's up with boards.academicpursuits.us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-boards-academicpursuits-us/806836)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-boards-academicpursuits-us/806836 "2018-01-18T17:52:10Z")
https://boards.academicpursuits.us/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=2&f=15 So I happen to have stumbled across a URL to a site that seems to be mirroring the SDMB. What is this? Is it legit? --- ## [SDMB registration agreement as of 1/16/2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-1-16-2018/806796)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-1-16-2018/806796 "2018-01-17T03:16:48Z")
The agreement below spells out the rules by which SDMB users are expected to abide. The purpose of the present revision is to add the language in bold regarding threats. This clarifies longstanding policy and is not a ne… --- ## [Responding to an edit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-an-edit/806656)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/responding-to-an-edit/806656 "2018-01-16T16:42:07Z")
So in a thread, I see this comment: I click reply, reply to a comment, but my reply looks like I replied to this comment: Why does the quote feature on this board work like that? It looks like I responded in a way t… --- ## [Is there an option that my signature is NOT shown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-option-that-my-signature-is-not-shown/805879)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-option-that-my-signature-is-not-shown/805879 "2018-01-16T05:44:48Z")
I like to put my signature occasionally, but it keeps popping up even when I think it’s switched off (usually after I make a change to my text…) Is there a disabling option? --- ## [dougie\_monty has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-has-been-banned/806721)
**Author:** [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-has-been-banned/806721 "2018-01-15T22:52:12Z")
dougie\_monty has been banned for threatening legal action. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20725571#post20725571 We have also been asked to make sure that it is clear that all threats of legal acti… --- ## [Did I Accidentally Report a Post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-accidentally-report-a-post/806533)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-accidentally-report-a-post/806533 "2018-01-14T15:48:32Z")
Nobody answered my question here (simply scroll down to my second post). So I will post it in ATMB. So I accidentally hit the wrong button, then quickly hit the back button. What, if anything, did I do? BTW, I actually… --- ## ["Reported"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported/806423)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reported/806423 "2018-01-12T22:06:29Z")
I note that oftentimes when a member reports a post that violates rules, they add a single post that says “Reported.” Ostensibly this is so other members will know that they don’t need to report the same thread. Or possi… --- ## [Testing image link.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-image-link/806098)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-image-link/806098 "2018-01-12T20:06:32Z")
https://lenspdump.com/i/n70XF Fingers crossed! --- ## [SD Home Page blocked by browsers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-home-page-blocked-by-browsers/806303)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-home-page-blocked-by-browsers/806303 "2018-01-11T01:29:35Z")
Just discovered that the Straight Dope home page (https://www.straightdope.com) is being blocked by all of my browsers (IE, Edge, Chrome). Am getting a “site not secure” error. Was able to get to the boards to report th… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/806045)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/806045 "2018-01-09T23:36:33Z")
Test --- ## [Unable to post reply.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-post-reply/806002)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-post-reply/806002 "2018-01-07T00:22:15Z")
Unable to post a reply, or for that matter, Preview fully. I just wrote a reply in a thread. When I went to Preview, 80% of the post was simply removed, and I got only the last few sentences. So copied it to my Clipboar… --- ## [Issue with Board and iOS Safari](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-board-and-ios-safari/805930)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issue-with-board-and-ios-safari/805930 "2018-01-06T12:57:04Z")
It appears to go to the board (after the obligatory advertising tab) and then go to some facebook-walmart thing that you can’t get out of. A person first complained about this on the Facebook group and I made some sugge… --- ## [Quote box links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-box-links/805649)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-box-links/805649 "2018-01-01T16:44:32Z")
There used to be little arrows in the quote box that were links back to the original quoted post. Am I the only one who doesn’t have that anymore? --- ## [Why some searches don't go through](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-some-searches-dont-go-through/805674)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-some-searches-dont-go-through/805674 "2018-01-01T05:36:14Z")
I have tried to search for posts on the SDMB with keywords such as “water” and “time.” Every time I try these searches, which include my Username, the screen shows a message that the search has failed. This happens only … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=79) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=81)