# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=85 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 86 --- ## [Small Cafe Society suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cafe-society-suggestion/797585)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cafe-society-suggestion/797585 "2017-10-02T01:34:35Z")
This is a suggestion for users, not mods; it proposes no new rule; if you don’t like it nobody’s gonna make you do it; etc. Anyway, I enjoy reading and posting in threads about TV shows. Often I watch at a slower pace t… --- ## [Go to first new post doesn't seem to be working.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-new-post-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/797578)
**Author:** [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-first-new-post-doesnt-seem-to-be-working/797578 "2017-10-01T04:57:04Z")
When I click on the red arrow, it just takes me to the last post in the thread. Even clicking it for a thread I’ve never read before it takes me to the last post in the thread. Is anyone else having this problem? Is i… --- ## [SDMB Style Tweaker/Fixer (Userscript)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-style-tweaker-fixer-userscript/795704)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-style-tweaker-fixer-userscript/795704 "2017-09-29T23:22:26Z")
As per CrazyHorse’s suggestion, I tried my hand at fixing the issues I saw in the redesign with a Userscript. Just going back to the old button didn’t seem to work, so I just tried to fix what I noticed. It was to be pre… --- ## [I find the arrow up key strangely gratifying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-arrow-up-key-strangely-gratifying/796878)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-the-arrow-up-key-strangely-gratifying/796878 "2017-09-29T14:15:17Z")
It’s like a little treat waiting for you after you get to the bottom of a long thread. :slight\_smile: --- ## [A list of moderators at the end of each forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-moderators-at-the-end-of-each-forum/797581)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-moderators-at-the-end-of-each-forum/797581 "2017-09-29T09:32:12Z")
At the bottom of each forum, there used to be a list of the moderators for that forum. You could click on their user name and ask questions easily. Was this eliminated? --- ## [Ivory Tower Denizen, Is There a Reason for a Warning Rather than an Explanation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-tower-denizen-is-there-a-reason-for-a-warning-rather-than-an-explanation/797033)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivory-tower-denizen-is-there-a-reason-for-a-warning-rather-than-an-explanation/797033 "2017-09-28T23:44:08Z")
Can you please explain why, if you thought a post was incomplete, that you assumed trolling, rather than asking for an explanation? It seemed rather abrupt, and AHunter3 understood me. If you didn’t, perhaps you could… --- ## [Default Signature to Off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-signature-to-off/797202)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-signature-to-off/797202 "2017-09-24T22:28:15Z")
After the update, I can’t seem to figure out how to default the Signature checkbox to unchecked. I need to uncheck it every time I post, this wasn’t the case before the board update. Is there a workaround? --- ## [picture posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627)
**Author:** [@Coletracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coletracer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picture-posting/796627 "2017-09-23T17:25:11Z")
How do you insert pictures into a message on this site --- ## [Forum preview images in Tapatalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-preview-images-in-tapatalk/796417)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-preview-images-in-tapatalk/796417 "2017-09-21T19:33:48Z")
Is there anything that can be done about the forum preview images in Tapatalk? This is what I see when I open the app. I’ll try to spoil it as I don’t believe that it would meet the 2 click rule. --- ## [Suggestion: reduce the search timeout to 30 seconds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-reduce-the-search-timeout-to-30-seconds/796397)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2017, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-reduce-the-search-timeout-to-30-seconds/796397 "2017-09-20T02:56:54Z")
Now that we have the hood open and a test site and a small army of volunteer helpers, can we look at reducing the time between searches? We could make the change on the test site and have the volunteers bang the crap out… --- ## [Viglink breaking links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink-breaking-links/794107)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink-breaking-links/794107 "2017-09-19T12:49:10Z")
Every link I click on gets automatically turned into a Viglink link. For example: http://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk\_150316359664214&key=ce270d38103a630c3181db372a25a052&libId=j6jkk7lh010004p6000DLg9bxwz… --- ## ["Guys, gals, and any trans members"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-gals-and-any-trans-members/796192)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-gals-and-any-trans-members/796192 "2017-09-18T00:55:22Z")
One of the warnings that contributed to Reddy Mercury’s banning was: Reddy Mercury, any trans members are either guys or gals, and as such there’s no reason to call them out separately. No reason, that is, except to b… --- ## [Weird problem in vBulletin BBCode list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-problem-in-vbulletin-bbcode-list/796552)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-problem-in-vbulletin-bbcode-list/796552 "2017-09-17T17:24:50Z")
I was referencing the BBCode list and came across something weird. When looking at the Code tag and PPCode tag listings, there is a strange message instead of displaying the code that is typed. That link goes to the v… --- ## [Wow, I hate this new format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-hate-this-new-format/795610 "2017-09-17T15:20:39Z")
It’ll take a while to get used to it. What was wrong with thw ay it was? --- ## [What happened to the thread "removing tolls from tollroads"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-removing-tolls-from-tollroads/796504)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-thread-removing-tolls-from-tollroads/796504 "2017-09-16T23:24:06Z")
What happened to the thread “removing tolls from tollroads”? http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836437 It says: Invalid Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator … --- ## [new video playing ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-video-playing-ads/795518)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-video-playing-ads/795518 "2017-09-15T04:15:52Z")
Recently new ads have appeared on the site which feature auto playing videos. I find that I’ve got an open SD page while looking at or reading something else these ads then start playing at top volume at random moments. … --- ## [Users can now select their SDMB "style" (board appearance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/users-can-now-select-their-sdmb-style-board-appearance/796374)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/users-can-now-select-their-sdmb-style-board-appearance/796374 "2017-09-15T01:37:15Z")
Users of the Straight Dope Message Board can now select their SDMB “style” (AKA theme or skin) - that is, how the board looks on their screen. To change styles, do the following: Go to the nav bar at the bottom of any… --- ## [Which way did it go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-did-it-go/796349)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-did-it-go/796349 "2017-09-14T23:25:46Z")
In post 4 of this thread (Great Debates, about the Dred Scott decision) AK84 quotes a post by DonDraper. An apparently nonexistent post, as AK84’s is post 5 in that thread and the quoted post is not one of the first fou… --- ## [Reddy Mercury is banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddy-mercury-is-banned/796176)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddy-mercury-is-banned/796176 "2017-09-12T16:24:16Z")
For excessive warnings in a short period of time, including the latest trolling, Reddy Mercury has been banned. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20425596&postcount=17 http://boards.straightdope.com/sd… --- ## [Multi Quote is bugged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-quote-is-bugged/796083)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-quote-is-bugged/796083 "2017-09-12T01:45:13Z")
OK, I give up, multiquote is bugged … I will say that I am not fond of the new skin, but I can deal with that - I just hate when actual functionality is hosed up. --- ## [Page numbers are invisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-numbers-are-invisible/796097)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/page-numbers-are-invisible/796097 "2017-09-11T23:03:00Z")
The new version of the forum makes the page numbers in a thread invisible for me, unless I select them with the mouse. (After selecting, they are that ugly pale green, but at least they’re visible). I’m talking about t… --- ## [What's with Budget Player Cadet's thread header?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-budget-player-cadets-thread-header/795961)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-budget-player-cadets-thread-header/795961 "2017-09-11T21:55:18Z")
I’m looking here, and I’m seeing Budget Player Cadet’s name listed as three words in a column, on separate lines. Also, there is a line of share icons, including a line to skype him. His is the only one I see this way. --- ## [SDMB Unusable at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unusable-at-home/795804)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-unusable-at-home/795804 "2017-09-11T01:08:35Z")
When I get on at work, no problems. At home, as soon as I click anything on the front page, a slight delay as a popunder ad loads. Then after a few minutes of reading posts, another delay as another ad loads during whi… --- ## [Signature keeps returning no doubt due to bugs in this ghastly new format](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-keeps-returning-no-doubt-due-to-bugs-in-this-ghastly-new-format/795926)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signature-keeps-returning-no-doubt-due-to-bugs-in-this-ghastly-new-format/795926 "2017-09-09T19:02:29Z")
I unticked the box for Show Signature. The signature vanished.Today it’s back again and that box is still unticked. I have now deleted the signature itself, let’s see if that works. Edit: So far so good but I thought th… --- ## [So I got a warning for asking for clarificaton of moderator instructions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-warning-for-asking-for-clarificaton-of-moderator-instructions/795860)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-warning-for-asking-for-clarificaton-of-moderator-instructions/795860 "2017-09-09T17:37:21Z")
This page has the relevant discussion I’m trying to run a fantasy football league. Someone accused me of a rules violation and using my power of commissioner to enable that rule violation. That’s very serious and requir… --- ## [A major error in every single edited post! Please fix!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-error-in-every-single-edited-post-please-fix/684467)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-error-in-every-single-edited-post-please-fix/684467 "2017-09-09T17:19:23Z")
OMG! I just noticed it. I’m flabbergasted, and gobsmacked, if I can take a stab at understanding what Brits mean by that word. How long has this been going on? What does this say about SD’s COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CONTRO… --- ## [I want to turn off my signature and have it stay off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-turn-off-my-signature-and-have-it-stay-off/795812)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-turn-off-my-signature-and-have-it-stay-off/795812 "2017-09-09T06:09:08Z")
Since the implementation of the new format, I have to manually turn my signature off with every post I make. I’ve tried to turn it off, with no real success. I’m using IE at work at Chrome at home, and it’s a problem o… --- ## [Help! New interface = Unable to edit my profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-new-interface-unable-to-edit-my-profile/795763)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-new-interface-unable-to-edit-my-profile/795763 "2017-09-09T00:30:39Z")
Couldn’t help but notice that there’s a new design to the interface now–one that I think is clunkier and more “busy”-looking. But that’s neither here nor there. But what I’ve noticed in posting today with this new “loo… --- ## [A Straight Dope Help Fund or Thread for Members Who Are Victims of Harvey or Irma?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-straight-dope-help-fund-or-thread-for-members-who-are-victims-of-harvey-or-irma/795768)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-straight-dope-help-fund-or-thread-for-members-who-are-victims-of-harvey-or-irma/795768 "2017-09-08T03:24:18Z")
I thought I would throw out the possibility of a Straight Dope Help Fund for Straight Dope members who are victims of Harvey or Irma. There is also the possibility of goods instead of cash. For example I am sure some Do… --- ## [Looks good....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-good/795609)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-good/795609 "2017-09-07T20:50:06Z")
Nice style update SDMB. Any new features? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=86)