# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=92 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 93 --- ## [Smooth scrolling needs to stop for me....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooth-scrolling-needs-to-stop-for-me/783616)
**Author:** [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smooth-scrolling-needs-to-stop-for-me/783616 "2017-04-03T04:01:35Z")
Smooth scrolling is bad for me. I have it turned off in Chrome which is the browser I am currently using.:frowning: BUT ::::: SDMB keeps right on using it? Is it totally independent from the browser? :confused: If I… --- ## [Is philistine a permitted insult on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philistine-a-permitted-insult-on-the-board/783197)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-philistine-a-permitted-insult-on-the-board/783197 "2017-04-02T11:37:48Z")
I mean in the Pit. One has to be so careful about racist undertones in words and I wondered about this one. The Philistines themselves of course are long gone (although I’m sure their bloodline survives in the Middle Eas… --- ## [4kad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4kad/783237)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4kad/783237 "2017-03-28T19:29:57Z")
I see this poster was banned but were all their threads disappeared too? I can’t seem to find the one about them not wanting someone they know moving into their apartment building. --- ## [What constitutes Junior Modding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-junior-modding/783056)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-junior-modding/783056 "2017-03-27T17:17:53Z")
“Any conversation about his term’s length really belongs in a different thread, though.” “Any non-SCotUS Trump talk about his term deserves its own thread.” “If you wish to discuss this further, we can do so in another… --- ## [This message should be removed....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-message-should-be-removed/782840)
**Author:** [@Dana\_Scully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dana_Scully)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-message-should-be-removed/782840 "2017-03-27T04:07:39Z")
It’s in the general discussion section; there’s a photo of the car with the license plate NOT blurred out and I think it invades the driver’s privacy and could possibly endanger him/her: What is this on this car? --- ## [Jonathan Chance, I think this thread deserved a Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-i-think-this-thread-deserved-a-warning/782228)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-i-think-this-thread-deserved-a-warning/782228 "2017-03-24T17:03:46Z")
In this thread Goonie asks if Trump uses ‘goon squads’. No substantiation, no links, no nothing. Just a poisoned question. I really think that that deserved a warning, and the thread should have been disappeared. Give… --- ## ["This connection is not secure. Logins entered here could be compromised" warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-connection-is-not-secure-logins-entered-here-could-be-compromised-warning/782794)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-connection-is-not-secure-logins-entered-here-could-be-compromised-warning/782794 "2017-03-23T00:12:22Z")
On my wife’s computer (Win 10, Firefox) she started getting this warning “This connection is not secure. Logins entered here could be compromised” for the Straight Dope MB this morning. Is there a problem with the SDMB?… --- ## [A proposal for "Elections" forum rules description change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-elections-forum-rules-description-change/782792)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-proposal-for-elections-forum-rules-description-change/782792 "2017-03-23T00:11:32Z")
The first page of the “Elections” forum has more moved threads on it then the first page of any other forum right now. I believe it’s because what topics belong there are confusing to the OP. From the sticky titled "Rul… --- ## [MacKeeper pop-up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackeeper-pop-up/782644)
**Author:** [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mackeeper-pop-up/782644 "2017-03-22T01:54:07Z")
The last several times I have visited the SDMB, I get a MacKeeper popup from morefastermac.club. Just reporting this per Ed’s request in the stickied thread about malware. I will land on the SDMB home page without inci… --- ## [Why did this not get modded? Stranger MOWing down Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-not-get-modded-stranger-mowing-down-trump/782647)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-not-get-modded-stranger-mowing-down-trump/782647 "2017-03-21T11:39:51Z")
The Meals on Wheels devolved into anti-Trump/Pub bashing so engineer\_comp\_geek posted this Twelve minutes later (so not a simulpost) Stranger On A Train posts this How did that post NOT get modded for violating Mod i… --- ## [VigLink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink/782393)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viglink/782393 "2017-03-20T20:58:49Z")
I get that the board has to make money, but this service that intercepts outbound links and re-directs me to a splash page with ads is an awful use of web technology. But, whatever. The problem is when it attempts to d… --- ## [Why is a Google search not finding this post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-google-search-not-finding-this-post/779143)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-google-search-not-finding-this-post/779143 "2017-03-19T16:33:25Z")
This one that is: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18777252&postcount=4108 I knew it was somewhere on this board because I remembered authoring it. And “stout cudgel” is a pretty definitive search phr… --- ## [Just curious - not a complaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-not-a-complaint/782415)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-curious-not-a-complaint/782415 "2017-03-18T23:13:03Z")
Bone, Why is Trump N. Korea a Great Debate issue while TrumpCare is an Elections issue? Crane --- ## [Firefox gives warning about insecure password when I login](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-gives-warning-about-insecure-password-when-i-login/782499)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-gives-warning-about-insecure-password-when-i-login/782499 "2017-03-18T23:04:14Z")
After updating to the latest version of Firefox ( Version 52 ) I am getting a mildly annoying message box warning me that my login page - the SDMB - is not a secure connection. It lets me continue with a mild rebuke and… --- ## [Sorry, I have to ask a dumb question. What's a friend request?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-i-have-to-ask-a-dumb-question-whats-a-friend-request/782277)
**Author:** [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-i-have-to-ask-a-dumb-question-whats-a-friend-request/782277 "2017-03-18T20:55:37Z")
I mean I know what it is. I’m a curmudgeon, not a misanthrope. But what does it do, practically. I have been here a long, long time. I would have wanted to be friends with Eve, for example. But I just kind of hang out he… --- ## [Can I revive my thread with updates or is that a no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-revive-my-thread-with-updates-or-is-that-a-no/782093)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-revive-my-thread-with-updates-or-is-that-a-no/782093 "2017-03-17T13:23:33Z")
I started a thread asking for some help with my video game garage door painting. I am still in the planning stages, we got 6 inches of snow here yesterday and are expecting another 6 the next 2 days. I want to get starte… --- ## [Received a Spam Email Referencing my Username...Concerning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-a-spam-email-referencing-my-username-concerning/782091)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/received-a-spam-email-referencing-my-username-concerning/782091 "2017-03-16T00:22:35Z")
I like to look at my spam mail from time to time because it’s funny and sometimes useful stuff ends up there. I looked earlier and noticed a Nigerian Prince email referencing my username on here. I don’t use that name … --- ## [Can I post a link to the Wikileaks stolen-CIA material site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-link-to-the-wikileaks-stolen-cia-material-site/781779)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-link-to-the-wikileaks-stolen-cia-material-site/781779 "2017-03-13T02:33:49Z")
See query. At the risk of duplicated effort, I just OP’d in GQ, more generically, the question as a trigger to Forbidden fruit: On the legality of tech companies using stolen CIA crpto/malware data. Although I think gli… --- ## [Boards time one hour off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-time-one-hour-off/781986)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boards-time-one-hour-off/781986 "2017-03-12T11:54:07Z")
It’s 1:34 am here in Tucson, but the board’s time says 12:34, one hour earlier. I have my time and date settings to show Mountain Standard Time, so I know they’re correct. Is the time off for everybody else? --- ## [Locked thread in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-thread-in-gq/780723)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-thread-in-gq/780723 "2017-03-11T09:16:14Z")
This one about brain pills. Not questioning the decision to lock it, obviously a good call. I’m just a little concerned about the clickable link in the OP. He said he’d been randomly redirected there, which raises conce… --- ## [Longest post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-post/781890)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-post/781890 "2017-03-10T22:48:32Z")
I don’t know how to link directly to it but AHunter3’s post in IMHO is one of the longest I remember seeing. So, what is the longest single post on the Dope? --- ## [Problem with invisible mode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-invisible-mode/781853)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-invisible-mode/781853 "2017-03-10T18:06:40Z")
I thought I’d try out Invisible Mode in Edit Options. I ticked the box for that mode, changed nothing else, then scrolled down and clicked Save Changes. The following message was the result. Mystified I thought I’d goo… --- ## [Gatopescado's warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatopescados-warning/781719)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gatopescados-warning/781719 "2017-03-10T15:54:07Z")
From the following thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=821070 Who gives a shit if there have been long board discussions? I don’t see what rule was violated, not even the “don’t be a jerk” … --- ## [In which forum is the "great successive thread titles" thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-is-the-great-successive-thread-titles-thread/781695)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forum-is-the-great-successive-thread-titles-thread/781695 "2017-03-08T18:12:13Z")
See query. I’m sorry if I’ve been told before. Because GQ has a doozy at the moment. --- ## [Delete and editing posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608)
**Author:** [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608 "2017-03-08T16:32:10Z")
I read in the FAQ there was a way to delete and edit posts but I can’t seem to figure it out. Can anyone help? --- ## [Locked Posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-posts/781677)
**Author:** [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-posts/781677 "2017-03-08T16:31:32Z")
I am new here and trying to figure out exactly what it means when a post is locked? Does it just mean no one else can reply to the original thread but it is still visible? or is it no longer visible to anyone anymore? --- ## [What is the secret vendetta against my watch. \[Question about search function\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secret-vendetta-against-my-watch-question-about-search-function/781618)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-secret-vendetta-against-my-watch-question-about-search-function/781618 "2017-03-08T04:50:01Z")
This is very odd. I got an Apple Watch as a gift and wanted to see if there were any other thread about it. I have no problem doing searches for other terms, they all net predictable results. For some reason, every time … --- ## [DerekMichaels has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derekmichaels-has-been-suspended/781632)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derekmichaels-has-been-suspended/781632 "2017-03-07T17:38:16Z")
DerekMichaels has been suspended for earning three warnings in a small window, two for hate speech: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20044803#post20044803 http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthr… --- ## [QFT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qft/781567)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qft/781567 "2017-03-07T16:06:04Z")
Is that acronym supposed to be always intended as sarcasm here? As in - holding out someone’s quote for its stupidity, for all to see and duly take note of? Or…? --- ## [What Happened To "Page O' Flames"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-page-o-flames/781552)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-page-o-flames/781552 "2017-03-07T14:04:08Z")
And “Page O’ One Liners” etc.? Did these ever get archived? These are what got me to the SDMB so very long ago. I remember reading these with tears of hilarity rolling down my cheeks for months but they’ve gone. Any c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=93)