# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=94 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 95 --- ## [Did we just lose some messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-lose-some-messages/778767)
**Author:** [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-we-just-lose-some-messages/778767 "2017-02-01T19:55:22Z")
In two different threads, messages that I’d seen (and in one case posted) from an hour or two ago are now gone. They were just ordinary stuff, not particularly contentious, so it doesn’t seem like the sort of thing a … --- ## [Apologise for the misplaced post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologise-for-the-misplaced-post/778596)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologise-for-the-misplaced-post/778596 "2017-01-30T18:36:07Z")
Hi Colibri, sorry for the misplaced post in the thread about the Danish exchange student - thought it was GD, not GQ. Will check more carefully in future. :slight\_smile: --- ## [How do I subscribe without using PayPal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-subscribe-without-using-paypal/778311)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-subscribe-without-using-paypal/778311 "2017-01-29T20:13:02Z")
I view the Dope most often on my phone and these ads are driving me batspit insane. When I tried to subscribe, my only option was through Paypal, which I neither have nor want. Is it possible to subscribe with a credit c… --- ## [How are views calculated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-views-calculated/778435)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-views-calculated/778435 "2017-01-29T02:45:53Z")
I’m curious how thread views are calculated. It doesn’t seem that I can drive the count up by opening the thread multiple times, so it counted only once per username, or per IP address for people who aren’t registered, o… --- ## [Weird "Sound and Fury" post under my name in the elections forum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sound-and-fury-post-under-my-name-in-the-elections-forum/778086)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sound-and-fury-post-under-my-name-in-the-elections-forum/778086 "2017-01-27T11:41:52Z")
It wasn’t me, but there’s no need for the mods to investigate. You’ll probably just find that it came from one of my usual IP addresses. It was likely one or more of several guests I had last night. It’s what I get for n… --- ## [Is the 'View First Unread' function basically useless, or is it me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-view-first-unread-function-basically-useless-or-is-it-me/778021)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-view-first-unread-function-basically-useless-or-is-it-me/778021 "2017-01-25T22:48:40Z")
The ‘View First Unread’ capability would be useful if it worked. It’s functionality seems iffy to me. Sometimes it is there, sometimes not. Often it brings me to a random point in a thread that I know was not my last jum… --- ## [Miller, your recent thread closure...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-your-recent-thread-closure/778097)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miller-your-recent-thread-closure/778097 "2017-01-25T17:16:08Z")
perplexes me somewhat. People were having a rational discussion outside of the thump on Clothahump realm. The poster in question was dinged at 4:20 my time, you replied in the thread at about 6:00 my time and then you … --- ## [Clothahump is Suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-is-suspended/778083)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothahump-is-suspended/778083 "2017-01-24T22:20:40Z")
Clothahump has been suspended for 1 month for rule violations including most recently trolling and personal insults. It’s not simply the quantity of warnings - the latest instance has made clear the trolling aspect of h… --- ## [boffking is suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boffking-is-suspended/778078)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boffking-is-suspended/778078 "2017-01-24T22:13:36Z")
For earning warnings following an earlier week-long suspension, poster boffking is suspended for one month. Earlier Suspension: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=813186&highlight=boffking Post-Suspe… --- ## [Poster billfish678 has been suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-billfish678-has-been-suspended/778059)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poster-billfish678-has-been-suspended/778059 "2017-01-24T19:52:29Z")
Poster billfish678 has been suspended for one month after receiving a third warning in less than a year. Previous warnings: Use of racial slur Trolling Failure to follow a moderator’s instructions --- ## [Seeking rule clarification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-rule-clarification/777975)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-rule-clarification/777975 "2017-01-24T15:50:46Z")
Can I wish death on posters by including them in a general term (all Democrats, all liberals, all Trump supporters) and then claiming hyperbole if challenged? Post which occasioned this thread. --- ## [Mod note on question in thread about one approach to fighting racism, regarding use of ethnic slurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-on-question-in-thread-about-one-approach-to-fighting-racism-regarding-use-of-ethnic-slurs/777947)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-on-question-in-thread-about-one-approach-to-fighting-racism-regarding-use-of-ethnic-slurs/777947 "2017-01-23T20:32:27Z")
Here’s the thread. A poster who is on record having used ethnic slurs made a post that seemed to decry racism, which Ramira and I questioned based on his past use of ethnic slurs. We were given a mod note: I understa… --- ## [Thanks, Bone!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-bone/777905)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-bone/777905 "2017-01-23T19:36:32Z")
I’ve been involved in more than one thread here that complains about moderation in Great Debates and Elections, specifically suggesting that moderators moderate too often with their finger inside the trigger guard, handi… --- ## [Query about current spamming in this forum \[general questions\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-about-current-spamming-in-this-forum-general-questions/777852)
**Author:** [@maisoui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maisoui)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-about-current-spamming-in-this-forum-general-questions/777852 "2017-01-22T22:50:08Z")
I have no idea how spamming works, and this has made me quite curious… What is it about the fighter jet thread that has attracted spammer(s?) to reproduce it more than once? Any layman’s terms answers appreciated. --- ## [Altering text in quote tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altering-text-in-quote-tags/777690)
**Author:** [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/altering-text-in-quote-tags/777690 "2017-01-21T20:56:12Z")
Is it OK to alter someone’s post to just say \[…\]? Is it OK everywhere on the Board, just in the Pit, or nowhere? --- ## [My apologies to the members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-the-members/777011)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-apologies-to-the-members/777011 "2017-01-20T02:32:59Z")
On my DVD media posts it seems that I had links to the adult sites in my posts. My image hosting site claimed to be a family oriented site and do not contain nor allow adult related materials. I have no idea where these… --- ## [\[Threads\] with only a \[celebrity\] name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-with-only-a-celebrity-name/776829)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-with-only-a-celebrity-name/776829 "2017-01-19T22:41:55Z")
I’m jumping over here from the “Robert Duvall” thread to suggest a board practice. /notjuniormoddingreally Please do NOT make posts of only a celebrity name. These have pretty much always been interpreted as a death th… --- ## [Dates of posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-of-posting/777297)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dates-of-posting/777297 "2017-01-19T20:17:02Z")
Am I missing something, or do posts know longer show the date they were posted? --- ## [Can user names be altered for satiric purposes in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-user-names-be-altered-for-satiric-purposes-in-the-pit/776687)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-user-names-be-altered-for-satiric-purposes-in-the-pit/776687 "2017-01-19T13:51:39Z")
I’ve reread the rules but unless I’ve missed it I can’t see a specific rule forbidding it, although I’m not sure whether this board operates under the legal principle of \*nulla poena sine lege \*, ie no law no penalty, or… --- ## [Is wishing Assassination allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wishing-assassination-allowed/777391)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-wishing-assassination-allowed/777391 "2017-01-19T03:23:51Z")
I have seen posts in multiple threads that wish assassination on Trump, Pence or both. Not “This may happen” or “What if this happens”, but “I want this to happen” and “This should happen”. I’m not linking to any threa… --- ## [Ads at the bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-at-the-bottom/777046)
**Author:** [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-at-the-bottom/777046 "2017-01-17T20:35:24Z")
Why is adblock not removing them? Its very distracting and annoying! :dubious: --- ## [test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/777313)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test/777313 "2017-01-16T18:41:43Z")
nm --- ## [What percentage of active posters get banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-active-posters-get-banned/776877)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-active-posters-get-banned/776877 "2017-01-16T12:32:18Z")
I was reading through some old threads and was surprised at how many contributors have “BANNED” beneath their names. Do we know any stats on what percentage of posters get banned? --- ## [The Wally Smilie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wally-smilie/242590)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wally-smilie/242590 "2017-01-17T04:53:58Z")
Hey, I just noticed: Why doesn’t the “Wally” require a colon at either end? Jinx --- ## [Your Ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ads/775494)
**Author:** [@Lucky\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_Mike)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-ads/775494 "2017-01-16T12:31:41Z")
I am a guest, and I accept my position as a guest. I actually do not use ad blocker so that your advertisers get possible clicks and you get revenue… because I am a guest. But, do you realize your ads actually obstruct… --- ## [Reporting PMs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-pms/777211)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-pms/777211 "2017-01-15T13:58:53Z")
How can I be sure if a report was successfully sent? How do I directly contact a mod? --- ## [A polite request regarding Comments on Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-polite-request-regarding-comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/773026)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-polite-request-regarding-comments-on-cecils-columns-staff-reports/773026 "2017-01-15T05:37:38Z")
Often when I read a thread commenting on an article or column, the OP doesn’t have a link going back to the article. I realize that threads are sometimes started by new members who aren’t aware that the “Comment on this … --- ## [Test image post for report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-image-post-for-report/777032)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-image-post-for-report/777032 "2017-01-13T16:55:02Z")
I need to provide evidence to the image hosting site that I have adult links attached to my pic posts. I reported what happened here and they asked me to provide the links. Funny thing is I haven’t found any on my earli… --- ## [Can I change the date format displayed on posts and threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-the-date-format-displayed-on-posts-and-threads/776959)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-the-date-format-displayed-on-posts-and-threads/776959 "2017-01-13T03:06:50Z")
I find the US date format used on the boards confusing: MM-DD-YYYY. Is there a way I can customize it, so on my computer it shows as vB to DD-MM-YYYY, just like I can customize the time to show my local time? --- ## [Locked thread in Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-thread-in-elections/776976)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locked-thread-in-elections/776976 "2017-01-13T02:28:09Z")
This puppy. I can see Bone’s thinking in locking my thread. I kind of brought it on myself by introducing the example of the leaked reports but the scope of the thread was intended to be far wider, ie the attempts in ge… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=93) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=95)