# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=98 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 99 --- ## [Is a Moderator allowed to attack a poster like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-moderator-allowed-to-attack-a-poster-like-this/770090)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-moderator-allowed-to-attack-a-poster-like-this/770090 "2016-11-03T10:19:46Z")
Miller just attacked me out of the blue in a post after I had commented on his using the term “Democrat Party” after calling himself a Democrat. I pointed out that Democrats use the term Democratic Party. He went balli… --- ## [I disagree \[about the moderation of this post in Elections\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-about-the-moderation-of-this-post-in-elections/770279)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-about-the-moderation-of-this-post-in-elections/770279 "2016-11-02T01:09:46Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19737420#post19737420 Jonathan Chance The Moderator Speaks Quote: Originally Posted by DrDeth View Post Continuing your trumping for Trump, I see? DrDeth, I am … --- ## [Spam threads oddity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-threads-oddity/770143)
**Author:** [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spam-threads-oddity/770143 "2016-11-02T00:39:28Z")
Spam threads today are not being removed as usual. Only the spam post is removed leaving behind the “reported” post as the OP. Software/policy change? Or someone clicking the wrong button? --- ## [A Modest SDMB Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-sdmb-proposal/770282)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-sdmb-proposal/770282 "2016-11-01T21:04:02Z")
Submitted: that from November 11 through November 30, 2016, all political discussion is tabu on the Dope. --- ## [Test Post (Title Stuck On Lowercase?).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-title-stuck-on-lowercase/770311)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-post-title-stuck-on-lowercase/770311 "2016-11-01T12:41:38Z")
I just posted a question, in GQ, and my title is in all-lowercase, which is rather odd. I always capitalize the first letter of each word, like it is a title. This post will test what I mean. Here is how I originally su… --- ## [Can you subscribe without Paypal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-subscribe-without-paypal/770352)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-subscribe-without-paypal/770352 "2016-11-01T12:41:11Z")
Finally, the ads have gotten to me and I decided to subscribe. But there seems to be no option except through Paypal. Two things about the ads. When they are on the side, I can live with them. Now they obscure the te… --- ## [Can you do strike throughs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-strike-throughs/769968)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-do-strike-throughs/769968 "2016-10-30T22:31:33Z")
Just wondering, is it possible to do ‘strike throughs’ on this board? Like, is there a code you can type around a word that puts a line through it, as though you’re correcting yourself? It’s just something I’ve seen on… --- ## [Hbk4894 - What's up with his posting history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-whats-up-with-his-posting-history/768841)
**Author:** [@Whiskey\_Dickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey_Dickens)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-whats-up-with-his-posting-history/768841 "2016-10-30T09:53:13Z")
Tell me about the place you live. Where were you born? Tell me about your last name. What’s your birthday? Who’s your favorite teacher? These seem suspiciously like some sort of manual phishing. Add in the fact tha… --- ## [HBK4894 is banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-is-banned/770100)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbk4894-is-banned/770100 "2016-10-30T09:49:00Z")
Since HBK has started topics twice after being told not to, it’s been decided to just ban him entirely. --- ## [Search funtion not working (again)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-funtion-not-working-again/770000)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-funtion-not-working-again/770000 "2016-10-29T15:57:59Z")
I have been trying to search a programme name in Cafe Society since yesterday. I sometimes get a blank page, others a message about the ticket being expired and other times another more technical type of message. Am I t… --- ## [How to report a spammer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-report-a-spammer/769977 "2016-10-29T00:16:12Z")
Sorry, I don’t recall how to report a thread or a bogus poster. This person has three posts that duplicate existing titles – all ads for a movie http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=13637956 --- ## [Did this thread really need to be padlocked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-thread-really-need-to-be-padlocked/769823)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-thread-really-need-to-be-padlocked/769823 "2016-10-28T13:36:27Z")
Over in IMHO there is a thread about penpals. It is locked. I opened it anyway and read through from the beginning, vaguely wondering why the kibosh after 25 posts. I made note it was not a zombie and my interest grew as… --- ## [Jonathan Chance, part 2.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-part-2/769411)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-part-2/769411 "2016-10-25T20:21:07Z")
Firstof all, I don’t have a problem with JC. Someone has to do it, and he’s doing it as a volunteer. I do think he’s overhanded and overbearing at times. That said, I appreciate his efforts. I responded in Snowboard… --- ## [That \*was\* civil, Jonathan Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-civil-jonathan-chance/769322)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-civil-jonathan-chance/769322 "2016-10-25T18:26:41Z")
Not a huge deal, but I want to be clear here: I was being civil. Here’s the posts in question: Wow! That was both terrible and pointless! I will try and remain hopeful that you will not post anything else like it a… --- ## [Getting banned from the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-banned-from-the-sdmb/769227)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2016, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-banned-from-the-sdmb/769227 "2016-10-23T18:51:48Z")
I certainly hope I don’t get in trouble for raising an old issue of some sort. I’m just curious. Today on the General Discussion board, a zombie thread from 2003 reappeared, the topic was “Neutralizing salt and sugar”. … --- ## [I've been noted. That's fine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-noted-thats-fine/769220)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-noted-thats-fine/769220 "2016-10-22T18:00:17Z")
But I take umbrage at what I was noted for. Two games with lofty goals and I’m honestly mystified at the dichotomy between trashing one that has been released for $60 while defending one that has been languishing in dev… --- ## [Can I make a post all in caps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-a-post-all-in-caps/769041)
**Author:** [@Memnon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Memnon)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-a-post-all-in-caps/769041 "2016-10-21T02:57:36Z")
If I’m replying to a thread and I decide, for whatever reason, (comic effect, perhaps) to type my reply in ‘ALL CAPS’, the board converts it to regular type and I can’t figure out a way round it. It’s annoying as fuck. … --- ## [Please explain for me how to post photographs to this Message Board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-for-me-how-to-post-photographs-to-this-message-board/768881)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-for-me-how-to-post-photographs-to-this-message-board/768881 "2016-10-20T22:25:02Z")
Just what the topic line says. If I want to post some photographs of, say, my pets, my skull collection, or my Halloween costume to the SDMB, how might I go about doing so? Please keep it short, sweet and simple as possi… --- ## [Custom Title Member Subscription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-title-member-subscription/768897)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-title-member-subscription/768897 "2016-10-20T19:45:21Z")
How do I renew “Custom Title Member Subscription”? I don’t find a place to click under “Paid Subscriptions”. Thanks! --- ## [Custom Title Member Subscription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-title-member-subscription/769132)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-title-member-subscription/769132 "2016-10-20T14:14:38Z")
Where do I renew? “Paid subscriptions” has only fields to pay: Straight Dope Board Charter Membership Custom Title Charter Subscription Thanks! --- ## [What could I have in down my lineage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-i-have-in-down-my-lineage/768924)
**Author:** [@tristsilva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tristsilva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-i-have-in-down-my-lineage/768924 "2016-10-18T09:24:56Z")
I’m of Mexican descent born and raised in the United States fluent in both English and Spanish. I’m very close to my Mexican heritage because I grew up in a bordertown between Sonora and Arizona. Growing up I never knew … --- ## [Search and 120 seconds - Again...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-120-seconds-again/768509)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-120-seconds-again/768509 "2016-10-18T02:31:33Z")
There have been topics on this and I understand that the wait 120 seconds to do another search has some validity to keep resources from being overloaded. However, it isn’t clear if that is still a valid concern. If the… --- ## [Reporting/Reported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-reported/768745)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reporting-reported/768745 "2016-10-17T16:31:06Z")
When reporting spam, one clicks on the Report button. It’s customary to post in the spam thread that the spam thread has been reported. But you have to wait 60 seconds between posts, and the report counts as a post. I… --- ## [Beating the clock to poison the well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-the-clock-to-poison-the-well/768699)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-the-clock-to-poison-the-well/768699 "2016-10-17T13:43:50Z")
I’ve noticed something from time to time, and wanted clarification: Poster A will mention something about himself – noting that he’s a member of some political party, say; or declaring which candidate he’ll vote for; o… --- ## [Brief ads appearing when I log in o'seas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-ads-appearing-when-i-log-in-oseas/768823)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brief-ads-appearing-when-i-log-in-oseas/768823 "2016-10-17T13:32:08Z")
I’m currently on holiday in Bali (SE Asia) and when I come to the SDMB (automatically logging in from my bookmarks) I get some pop-up ads appearing. Now admittedly, they disappear pretty quickly too, but what would caus… --- ## [ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo... no Facebook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icq-aim-msn-yahoo-no-facebook/768807)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icq-aim-msn-yahoo-no-facebook/768807 "2016-10-17T10:56:29Z")
I just re-noticed the contact icons to the right of everyone’s posts, under their location and post count info. I’m talking about the ones seen in this thread found in the posts of me and Chronos. I’m sure tons of posts … --- ## [Politicized questions in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicized-questions-in-gq/768440)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politicized-questions-in-gq/768440 "2016-10-16T11:42:58Z")
Okay, so Colibri shut down the political comments in this thread, and I can’t argue it was a wrong decision to do so. However, the OP went out of his way to politicize the question and get in his full set of licks again… --- ## [Response to reported post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-reported-post/768528)
**Author:** [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/response-to-reported-post/768528 "2016-10-15T01:44:02Z")
I just reported a post by a new poster because their user name and posting style are very similar to somebody who was recently disappeared (which makes me believe that they already have a propensity to sock up). Do mods… --- ## [Can't log in using chrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-log-in-using-chrome/768546)
**Author:** [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-log-in-using-chrome/768546 "2016-10-14T21:25:40Z")
I don’t know if this is a common problem, but I can’t seem to log in using chrome. I am using my correct password, it still works with FF. I have used 4 of 5 login attempts, having used copy/paste on my username and my … --- ## [Why was this thread locked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-locked/768512)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-locked/768512 "2016-10-14T18:15:59Z")
This was one of my older threads. It was about NYC taxi medallions. I was going to bump it for discussion on recent events, but it is locked. I do not know why. There was no moderator comment. No arguments in the thre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=99)