# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=82 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 83 --- ## [Please welcome our newest SDMB moderator, Spice Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-sdmb-moderator-spice-weasel/804030)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-welcome-our-newest-sdmb-moderator-spice-weasel/804030 "2017-12-11T23:57:30Z")
Please join me in welcoming our newest Straight Dope Message Board moderator, \*\*Spice Weasel. \*\* Subject to review of staff needs, Ms. Weasel has been provisionally assigned to MPSIMS, IMHO, Game Room and Thread Games. P… --- ## [signature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/798496)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature/798496 "2017-12-11T20:11:17Z")
Don’t want my “signature” every time. Don’t want to have to remember that every time. So, I used to have my “signature” option available, but not automatic. Want that. Prefer that. Can’t have that. Go to the contro… --- ## [Is Tapatalk dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-dead/803789)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tapatalk-dead/803789 "2017-12-09T17:52:58Z")
Android phone. I can read and browe SDMB using Tapatalk. I cannot, however, POST or Reply. It shows me as logged in. I’m told in don’t have Permission to reply. Is Tapatalk flaky or am I doing something wrong? --- ## [Emoji title test 😀 😃 😄 😁 😆 😂 ☺️ 😊 😇](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-title-test/803438)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emoji-title-test/803438 "2017-12-09T13:58:09Z")
just testing. The title should be Emoji title test :grinning: :smiley: :grinning\_face\_with\_smiling\_eyes: :grin: :laughing: :joy: :relaxed: :blush: :innocent: --- ## [Hello SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sdmb/803645)
**Author:** [@momo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/momo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-sdmb/803645 "2017-12-07T15:43:28Z")
Hi there - I stumbled across the message board in a random google search the other day, and I remembered how much fun I used to have here many years ago. Then I wondered if I could still log in. So I went to the board an… --- ## [Utterly unusable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-unusable/803673)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utterly-unusable/803673 "2017-12-06T20:11:24Z")
I’ve mentioned several times that I run my browser with JavaScript disabled most of the time, whenever I’m looking at a site that works well enough without it, which SDMB does as far as I’m concerned. I’ve even gotten r… --- ## [Are there any conservative "regulars" that have not had a BBQ Pit thread about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-conservative-regulars-that-have-not-had-a-bbq-pit-thread-about-them/803291)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-conservative-regulars-that-have-not-had-a-bbq-pit-thread-about-them/803291 "2017-12-04T15:51:21Z")
Are there any conservative posters that post on a regular basis that have not had a BBQ Pit thread about them? --- ## [Smilies in thread titles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies-in-thread-titles/803304)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smilies-in-thread-titles/803304 "2017-12-03T13:09:24Z")
I’ve been wondering how this thread managed to end up with a smiley showing up in the thread title. When creating this (originally as a test message) every time I try to place a smiley in the title, it is placed in the m… --- ## [Is it possible to set the search timeout to use a burst quota?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-the-search-timeout-to-use-a-burst-quota/803319)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-set-the-search-timeout-to-use-a-burst-quota/803319 "2017-12-02T19:36:58Z")
I don’t know if the underlying software of this board permits this improvement. But I often misclick or want to search my posts for replies, and there’s this 2 minute timeout on searches. This can feel like a long time… --- ## [What's with all the spam lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-spam-lately/802502)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-spam-lately/802502 "2017-12-01T17:40:41Z")
All of a sudden we’ve got all these spammers popping up all over the boards in the last few months – what gives? Any ideas what’s attracting them? --- ## [Assassinating the President of the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassinating-the-president-of-the-united-states/803197)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassinating-the-president-of-the-united-states/803197 "2017-12-01T04:58:24Z")
What are the rules for discussions involving the assassination of the President? (And by extension, any sufficiently powerful politician.) I’m sure that “Go kill Trump right now” is out. How about “Impeachment exists … --- ## [Tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb/803215)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb/803215 "2017-12-01T03:30:56Z")
Your actions were unbecoming. You should apologize for being a jerk. You know where, you know why. --- ## [Thread Game Mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-game-mod/802972)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-game-mod/802972 "2017-11-30T03:01:59Z")
Since Idle has departed us, who is the Moderator for Thread Games now? If it appeared someplace, I missed it. --- ## [how to ignore a poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-a-poster/802034)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-ignore-a-poster/802034 "2017-11-28T20:22:13Z")
Alright, I’ve tried to put it off, but there’s one poster that I’m just plain sick of having to scroll past their posts. I’ve heard rumors that there’s a way to ignore a poster. How do I do that? Is there a SDMB help sec… --- ## [Concerning Shodan and Idle Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-shodan-and-idle-thoughts/802700)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerning-shodan-and-idle-thoughts/802700 "2017-11-27T18:40:06Z")
I notice that Shodan is being Pitted in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=842717 … for, among other things, being a tattletale. The claim is that Shodan told me that Idle Thoughts had st… --- ## [Registering a friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-a-friend/802836)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registering-a-friend/802836 "2017-11-27T04:26:34Z")
I would like to register a friend who says she can’t afford the fees right now. How much is a one year subscription? --- ## [Has this rule been rescinded (Illegal Drugs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-rule-been-rescinded-illegal-drugs/802723)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-rule-been-rescinded-illegal-drugs/802723 "2017-11-26T18:19:19Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=842904 --- ## [Testing code tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-code-tags/796468)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-code-tags/796468 "2017-11-25T19:28:17Z")
Testing to see if the code tags work. I’m putting this into the tags: FILE FILEA V(1000) SEQUENTIAL + SYSNAME ‘H:\\EZ\_Text\_Files\\999999\_Input.txt’ AR-NUM 6 12 A NAME 18 … --- ## [Moderators, please stop calling people trolls if you're not going to actually call them trolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-please-stop-calling-people-trolls-if-youre-not-going-to-actually-call-them-trolls/802273)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-please-stop-calling-people-trolls-if-youre-not-going-to-actually-call-them-trolls/802273 "2017-11-23T17:23:48Z")
I’d really appreciate it if moderators here stopped doing one of the following things: Calling a poster a troll, repeatedly. Allowing posters they’ve called a troll to keep posting. This sends bizarre mixed mess… --- ## [What are the rules around the F-bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-around-the-f-bomb/802279)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-around-the-f-bomb/802279 "2017-11-23T06:21:17Z")
I know we have some convoluted rules around use of the F-bomb but I’m not sure what they are. I just want to know whether and where I can use the word ‘fucking’ as an intensifier, not as an insult or anything. --- ## [Evan Drake has been suspended for one month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-drake-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/802407)
**Author:** [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-drake-has-been-suspended-for-one-month/802407 "2017-11-22T15:17:18Z")
Evan Drake has been suspended for one month after receiving five warnings since July. Warnings are here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20616792&postcount=4 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/show… --- ## [Ads and other crap...again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-and-other-crap-again/799411)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-and-other-crap-again/799411 "2017-11-20T13:35:00Z")
WTF… Again!! the recent new ad’s on this site are scrolling my browser Version 10.1.2 (10603.3.8) to the bottom of the page… Does this board have no Minions that check the ads out on multiple platforms?? tsfr --- ## [Al Franken threads.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-threads/802120)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-franken-threads/802120 "2017-11-20T03:47:33Z")
There currently are two threads about Sen. Al Franken having committed sexual harassment, which he admitted to and apologized for, but that’s not really the subject of this thread. One is in Elections and one is in MPSIM… --- ## [Welcome to our newest member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member/801272)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member/801272 "2017-11-18T16:51:49Z")
I’m amused to discover at the very bottom of the main page there’s a small-type notice “Welcome to our newest member.” At this moment our newest member is zdgshfdtjh – who’s already been banned and sent to the cornfiel… --- ## [Can't send a PM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-send-a-pm/801796 "2017-11-17T10:57:41Z")
Tried to reply to a PM, but it wouldn’t go through; the system said it was over 5000 characters even though it was under 1000. Any ideas? --- ## [Idle Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts/801707)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts/801707 "2017-11-15T21:11:26Z")
Here’s wishing you a a nice retirement, and hope you enjoy being just an everyday poster again. I figured I’d start a thread since Ed’s is locked, and it looks like posters are flooding you with PMs to the point where I… --- ## [Mobile-friendly Straightdope.com now in beta testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-friendly-straightdope-com-now-in-beta-testing/801553)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mobile-friendly-straightdope-com-now-in-beta-testing/801553 "2017-11-15T19:49:12Z")
We’re happy to announce that a mobile-friendly version of Straightdope.com (the Straight Dope home page and column archive) is now in beta testing and ready for public inspection. We invite the Teeming Millions to check … --- ## [Idle Thoughts has retired as SDMB moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-has-retired-as-sdmb-moderator/801705)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-has-retired-as-sdmb-moderator/801705 "2017-11-15T18:36:56Z")
Idle Thoughts has stepped down as a moderator on the Straight Dope Message Board. We offer our sincere thanks for his many years of service and wish him all the best. --- ## [Wrong, Bone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-bone/801527)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-bone/801527 "2017-11-15T04:13:11Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/report.php?p=20598825 This was in response to a claim using the word “we”, in a topic about the political fortunes of parties in which “we” refers to one of them. Not a personal insu… --- ## [How to omit signature by default?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-omit-signature-by-default/801557)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-omit-signature-by-default/801557 "2017-11-15T02:21:18Z")
When I go to make a post, the tick box “Show your signature” is always checked by default. Is there a way to uncheck it by default? Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=81) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=83)