# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=88 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [More sleazy malware from the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sleazy-malware-from-the-dope/790811)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sleazy-malware-from-the-dope/790811 "2017-07-17T17:42:13Z")
Except for this specific tab which has been open for a few days, every time I go to the SDMB on my iPad I get a browser hijack about how I’ve won $1000 gift card. Other than click the accept button, which I’m totally unw… --- ## [improperly configured website](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improperly-configured-website/791353)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/improperly-configured-website/791353 "2017-07-16T03:47:23Z")
I was just reading threads, and this came up, cut and pasted from a full screen warning: So, mods, maybe it is time to configure your website properly? Is my information being stolen while I type this? --- ## [Zombie threads how do I know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads-how-do-i-know/791137)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombie-threads-how-do-i-know/791137 "2017-07-16T01:09:20Z")
I’ll apologize up front because it’s probably been asked and answered several times, but I’ll ask again, how do I know it’s a zombie? I’ve often read far into a thread, thinking, this is really interesting only to have a… --- ## ["Publicly indicating a Post Report"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-indicating-a-post-report/787790)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/publicly-indicating-a-post-report/787790 "2017-07-15T23:37:09Z")
This statement from Bone really surprised me: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20241730&postcount=13 I’d always assumed this was a simple courtesy to prevent the Mods from having to read 73 notes abo… --- ## [Little\_Pig has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little_pig-has-been-banned/791340)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little_pig-has-been-banned/791340 "2017-07-15T18:33:09Z")
Little\_Pig has been banned for continuing to post insults after his previous suspension. Previous suspension for insulting and jerkish posting. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=798824&highlight=susp… --- ## [The boards' clock is out of sync.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boards-clock-is-out-of-sync/791282)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boards-clock-is-out-of-sync/791282 "2017-07-14T20:57:02Z")
Yes, I know this issue regularly comes up… I submitted a post at 1:40 pm, my local time. I tried to edit it three minutes later, at 1:43. I got the pop-up window that told me I exceeded the five minute window for editin… --- ## [Throw me a Bone.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-me-a-bone/790958)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throw-me-a-bone/790958 "2017-07-14T15:31:01Z")
Accusing someone of grasping at straws is an insult now? :confused: --- ## [Test flickr link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-flickr-link/791228)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-flickr-link/791228 "2017-07-14T09:48:42Z")
--- ## [Why does Firefos think the SDMB are not secure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firefos-think-the-sdmb-are-not-secure/791187)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firefos-think-the-sdmb-are-not-secure/791187 "2017-07-14T02:04:37Z")
I started using Firefox instead of IE a few months ago. About a third of the time, when I click on a thread, I get a warning from Firefox: If I hit the back button, I go back to the thread list. Sometimes it takes se… --- ## [Dang it, Asmovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-asmovian/791085)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-it-asmovian/791085 "2017-07-12T17:04:33Z")
I spend a half hour composing a post for this thread only to find I’m twenty minutes too late. \ --- ## [What is the point of threads like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-threads-like-this/791051)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-threads-like-this/791051 "2017-07-12T13:17:00Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=830820 I’m sure this will be closed any minute, but what purpose does it serve in the first place? It isn’t advertising illicit streams or anything. --- ## [Question about when or if you can state opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-when-or-if-you-can-state-opinion/790644)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-when-or-if-you-can-state-opinion/790644 "2017-07-11T21:39:05Z")
In this thread, I got this note: My question is are we ever allowed to just tell another poster that we find their post offensive or do we always have to report it, take it to the Pit, or ignore it? --- ## [What is the male to female ratio on The Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-male-to-female-ratio-on-the-straight-dope/790444)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-male-to-female-ratio-on-the-straight-dope/790444 "2017-07-10T17:27:35Z")
What is the male to female ratio on The Straight Dope? I’d guess 70/30, but its just a guess. --- ## [up\_the\_junction has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up_the_junction-has-been-suspended/790751)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/up_the_junction-has-been-suspended/790751 "2017-07-08T15:06:50Z")
For excessive warnings in a short amount of time, up\_the\_junction has been suspended for 1 month. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20254504&postcount=773 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.p… --- ## [Fix for those Skype buttons (userscript)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-for-those-skype-buttons-userscript/790132)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-for-those-skype-buttons-userscript/790132 "2017-07-08T02:03:40Z")
It’s been annoying me a bit that the Skype icon on the top of some Dopers’ posts have been broken. (Example) The text makes it take up a lot of space. So I decided to fix them, and thought I’d share. This userscript can… --- ## [manipulated quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulated-quotes/790642)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manipulated-quotes/790642 "2017-07-07T18:44:32Z")
I know it just happened, and I am not a fan of going back and changing a ruling, but I have a hard time understanding why this didn’t deserve a proper warning rather than a note. It’s as blatant as I’ve ever seen and we … --- ## [The Hate Speech Warning in the "Requiem" CS thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hate-speech-warning-in-the-requiem-cs-thread/790687)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hate-speech-warning-in-the-requiem-cs-thread/790687 "2017-07-07T14:38:38Z")
The poster who posted the above was earlier warned because of this post: (emphasis mine) Contemplation says, in effect, that what he meant was merely that Jared Leto’s character, Harry Goldfarb, would have been able … --- ## [Public Radio Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-radio-survey/790653)
**Author:** [@StraightasanArrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightasanArrow)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-radio-survey/790653 "2017-07-07T03:38:46Z")
I am a long time admirer, first time user of the Straight Dope. I am writing a book about the public radio pledge drive, and I’ve created a survey. It’s designed to ask public radio workers, volunteers and listeners qu… --- ## [Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/790566)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/790566 "2017-07-06T12:47:49Z")
Test: --- ## [Any way to join if you don't use pay pal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-join-if-you-dont-use-pay-pal/790503)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-join-if-you-dont-use-pay-pal/790503 "2017-07-05T16:19:12Z")
The ads are becoming really really annoying, occasionally making it impossible to post. I am ready to join, but I am really not ready to join pay pal. Any other way? --- ## [Something about Funeral posts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-funeral-posts/790172)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-funeral-posts/790172 "2017-07-02T14:20:59Z")
I know this post treads somewhere into IMHO, but I am asking for a legitimate answer on this. Given that there are so many damn posts about Death/Funerals today, am I missing something? Is today’s date having something t… --- ## [has this board been hacked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-board-been-hacked/790170)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-board-been-hacked/790170 "2017-06-30T14:58:16Z")
I’ve noticed some odd things. Old users who haven’t posted in years seem to be resurrecting to post nonsense. a poster who signed up on april fools day 2009, and never made a post chose today to make his first and it wa… --- ## [Problem with Login \[also page displays and other issues\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-login-also-page-displays-and-other-issues/789984)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-login-also-page-displays-and-other-issues/789984 "2017-06-30T03:52:00Z")
This morning I’ve been having problems getting and staying logged in; i.e: The system initially would not accept my login; i.e. I logged in as normal, received the “Thank you for logging in” message, but then got dump… --- ## [Question about Pit language rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pit-language-rules/788934)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-pit-language-rules/788934 "2017-06-29T18:40:32Z")
Something I’ve been wondering about. Why is “Fuck off” allowed in the pit, but not the other forms as listed in the pinned thread about restricted language? Or why is “Go fuck a cactus” allowed but “Go fuck yourself” i… --- ## [Quote boxes as hyperlinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-boxes-as-hyperlinks/789946)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-boxes-as-hyperlinks/789946 "2017-06-29T04:52:03Z")
Today I was made aware that hyperlink quote boxes appear to some people with all the text underlined. Thanks to Bayard, running coach, raventhief, and Frodo for explaining what y’all are seeing. I decided to start a th… --- ## [What is this smilie? And how is it showing up here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-smilie-and-how-is-it-showing-up-here/789880)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-smilie-and-how-is-it-showing-up-here/789880 "2017-06-28T20:44:21Z")
This post has a smilie that doesn’t appear on our list of SDMB-available smilies. How? Is essentially any smilie/emoji available for us to copy and paste into our posts now? Has it always been this way? --- ## [Why was my thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-thread-closed/789971)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-thread-closed/789971 "2017-06-28T14:42:09Z")
Without explanation even. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=829692 There are plenty of other threads like this in GQ, none of which are getting shut. I didn’t even get the courtesy of a mod attachin… --- ## [\[test emoji removed from title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-emoji-removed-from-title/789906)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-emoji-removed-from-title/789906 "2017-06-28T04:14:41Z")
Just had to test to see how the pew pew characters looked in a title, feel free to delete. (The system will allow only 2 of the characters in the title for some reason.) --- ## [Unread/Read flag constantly resetting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-read-flag-constantly-resetting/789996)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-read-flag-constantly-resetting/789996 "2017-06-27T17:05:47Z")
Haven’t seen this in months, now has happened twice in less than 24 hours. And now is happening every time I hit back on the browser. Annnnd some threads on the subforum display page don’t show any subsequent posts (fo… --- ## [Anyone else seeing pages load incorrectly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seeing-pages-load-incorrectly/789991)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seeing-pages-load-incorrectly/789991 "2017-06-27T16:17:25Z")
I have to load a page multiple times to get it to display the most recent posts. Both in threads and in forums. Anyone else experiencing this? ETA: For instance, after I posted this I hit the About This Message Board… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=87) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=89)