# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=1 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Testing recommended technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-recommended-technique/1028916 "2026-03-31T18:46:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why do so many posters have trouble staying on topic?: @puzzlegal suggested I create this thread to find out whether I can reset it to normal, and whether I can mute it. So here it is. I … --- ## [Single-line spacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-spacing/1028655)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-line-spacing/1028655 "2026-03-21T17:00:05Z")
How does one get single-line spacing if one wants to do a list? Alternately put, how does one avoid paragraph spacing when going to the next line? --- ## [Parenthetical number in front of tab title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-number-in-front-of-tab-title/1028287)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenthetical-number-in-front-of-tab-title/1028287 "2026-03-08T19:30:37Z")
I don’t actually know if this is a board feature, or a Chrome (OSX) feature, but… I currently have a threat open in a tab, that’s been open a while. Normally, the title of that tab is the same as the title of the threa… --- ## [List of threads you've posted to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-threads-youve-posted-to/1027683 "2026-02-17T20:30:05Z")
I found this once, but since lost the link. There’s a way to view a list of all the threads you’ve participated in, regardless of whether they have new activity or not. It usually is sorted by most recent post, but this… --- ## ["Ghost scrolling" after using touch screen scroll back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-scrolling-after-using-touch-screen-scroll-back/1025633)
**Author:** [@Chelonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chelonaut)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-scrolling-after-using-touch-screen-scroll-back/1025633 "2026-02-15T11:42:11Z")
This typically happens when I follow a link to somewhere in a thread, like a search result. Then if I get curious about the context and use the touch screen to scroll the page back it does so, but after a few seconds it … --- ## [Anyone ever figure out a way to track if a user has posted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-figure-out-a-way-to-track-if-a-user-has-posted/1027625 "2026-02-13T12:45:50Z")
We can track Threads, Forums and Tags, but not users from our Preferences. We can Ignore or Mute them of course. Not what I’m looking for, especially as a Mod. --- ## [Search for post title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-post-title/1027376)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-for-post-title/1027376 "2026-02-05T02:05:57Z")
I can’t seem to find the “Matching in title” checkbox in the advanced search feature. I know it used to be there, but I can’t see it now; little help? --- ## [How does Discourse attribute part 2, 3, etc. threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-discourse-attribute-part-2-3-etc-threads/1025742)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-discourse-attribute-part-2-3-etc-threads/1025742 "2026-01-04T19:28:13Z")
I finally–and very much to my surprise–had a thread go over the ten thousand post limit. Of course the original, now Part 1, thread is attributed to me as the orginator. What about the Part 2 thread? Who gets credit for … --- ## [Annoyance about the ignore feature and the OP of a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyance-about-the-ignore-feature-and-the-op-of-a-thread/1009214)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoyance-about-the-ignore-feature-and-the-op-of-a-thread/1009214 "2025-12-13T21:34:17Z")
So, I have a (thankfully) short list of ignored posters. I do like the fact that I have the option to see ignored content, which I don’t take advantage of often (I’m ignoring people for a reason after all). But, someti… --- ## [Links for filtering for a user in a thread isn't available on cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-for-filtering-for-a-user-in-a-thread-isnt-available-on-cell-phone/1025337)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-for-filtering-for-a-user-in-a-thread-isnt-available-on-cell-phone/1025337 "2025-12-03T00:35:11Z")
At the end of the first and posts in a thread, there’s a link to see all the frequent posters in that thread. When you’re on a computer, if you click on one of them, it gives you the option of seeing only their posts in … --- ## [Please consider disabling the "/print" rate limit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-disabling-the-print-rate-limit/1025258)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-consider-disabling-the-print-rate-limit/1025258 "2025-11-30T20:26:30Z")
I’d like to download all of the MMP threads I’ve posted in over the years; mostly to capture my own posts/history/journaling. After some trial and error, it seems the only way\* to do this is to use Discourse’s “/print” f… --- ## [Is it possible for us ordinary users to see earlier versions of a post that has been changed by the poster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-us-ordinary-users-to-see-earlier-versions-of-a-post-that-has-been-changed-by-the-poster/1025129)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-us-ordinary-users-to-see-earlier-versions-of-a-post-that-has-been-changed-by-the-poster/1025129 "2025-11-26T14:45:06Z")
Just curious. I seem to remember it was possible, but maybe that was under the old system? --- ## [Recommended Threads are Old and Outdated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-threads-are-old-and-outdated/1024925)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommended-threads-are-old-and-outdated/1024925 "2025-11-18T01:10:50Z")
When i get to the bottom of a thread, there are a group of recommended threads to read. These used to be timely - current, active threads that are either related to the thread i just read, or maybe somehow algorithmicall… --- ## [Cancel a bookmark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-a-bookmark/1024788)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancel-a-bookmark/1024788 "2025-11-15T14:06:14Z")
I have accidentally bookmarked a couple of threads- how do I take that away? --- ## [Scrolling stops before the end](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-stops-before-the-end/1024624)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrolling-stops-before-the-end/1024624 "2025-11-07T06:32:55Z")
This may be a browser issue Firefox) rather than the board software. I typically read the posts in a thread by using the scroll wheel. Starting about a week ago, intermittently a few posts from the last one, anywhere fr… --- ## [How to embed pictures from imgur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-pictures-from-imgur/1021580)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-pictures-from-imgur/1021580 "2025-11-05T09:59:09Z")
Help! For years I’ve been able to do this nicely, but recent SW changes here and/or in imgur have changed things. Example: I have 2 pictures in an imgur post and I want to show them. I tried it and got two separate URLs… --- ## [How to create a linked thread (pinned thread request)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-linked-thread-pinned-thread-request/1024174)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-linked-thread-pinned-thread-request/1024174 "2025-10-22T00:10:48Z")
Would it be possible to create a pinned thread detailing how to create a linked thread? I never can remember how to do it, so it have to spend 5 minutes trying to search for this. Like this (which is what came up on a s… --- ## [Drafts Option is Missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafts-option-is-missing/1024069)
**Author:** [@De\_La\_Rue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/De_La_Rue)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafts-option-is-missing/1024069 "2025-10-17T21:58:50Z")
What happened to the draft option when composing? Now when I click on “Discard”, I only get the option to discard or cancel. --- ## [No, there \*isn't\* one unread topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-there-isnt-one-unread-topic/1023902 "2025-10-13T13:44:03Z")
When I have read all of the unread topics shown at the bottom of a thread, there’s a line below them that says, There is 1 unread and 11 new topics remaining, or browse other topics in Cafe Society But when I click o… --- ## [What determines which avatars show at the bottom of a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-which-avatars-show-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1023302)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-determines-which-avatars-show-at-the-bottom-of-a-thread/1023302 "2025-10-11T21:09:54Z")
The limit seems to be 5 avatars per thread. The OP is always first (apparently). Then it seems to be the posters with the most posts in the thread, in descending order. But in short threads, where there are several poste… --- ## [What's up with the U key (back) function?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-u-key-back-function/1023872)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-u-key-back-function/1023872 "2025-10-11T10:52:41Z")
I use the U key on my laptop to go up/back a level in the SDMB. Today it appears to not work most of the time.. Eg, I’m in MPSIMS reading a post.. I hit U to go back up to MPSIMS, and it goes to the post in MPSIMS I w… --- ## [SDMB won't let me log out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-wont-let-me-log-out/1023170)
**Author:** [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-wont-let-me-log-out/1023170 "2025-09-20T17:58:57Z")
Yes, I can’t use SDMB anymore. Yes, I was warned. Yes, I’m a second-class citizen and in the minority. However, I just wanted to mention that, if you are logged in, the new software won’t display content at all, and does… --- ## [Poll answers being canceled if you scroll up the thread then back down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-answers-being-canceled-if-you-scroll-up-the-thread-then-back-down/1022490)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-answers-being-canceled-if-you-scroll-up-the-thread-then-back-down/1022490 "2025-08-27T01:03:30Z")
Polls only: No Discussion, to Hatchie’s multiple choice poll. Three times now I’ve scrolled up, then back down, only to see that my single choice has been wiped out and I had to choose it again. It seems to only cancel… --- ## [Is indexing working OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indexing-working-ok/1022442)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-indexing-working-ok/1022442 "2025-08-25T17:19:23Z")
I see very few latest posts. In particular I was going to look at the latest Starship thread. When I search for it from Firefox history I find a post from Dr.Strangelove a half hour ago–but I don’t see that in the list o… --- ## [Apparently I'm going to be kicked off the boards (Discourse upcoming incompatibility){New cheap PC posts moved out}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-going-to-be-kicked-off-the-boards-discourse-upcoming-incompatibility-new-cheap-pc-posts-moved-out/1016432)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-im-going-to-be-kicked-off-the-boards-discourse-upcoming-incompatibility-new-cheap-pc-posts-moved-out/1016432 "2025-08-24T14:15:04Z")
Says the banner at the top of the page" Your browser will soon be incompatible with this community. To keep participating here, please upgrade your browser or learn more. Says (in part) the explanation when I click o… --- ## [How do forums identify similar OPs? And did quoting change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-forums-identify-similar-ops-and-did-quoting-change/1022217 "2025-08-19T12:51:04Z")
When creating an OP, window opens saying “Your topic is similar to…” I always check it to ensure I am not duplicating a conversation. Occasionally I will starte a thread, only to be told that I posted a similar thread… --- ## [Changes to post composition window in Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-post-composition-window-in-discourse/1021474)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-post-composition-window-in-discourse/1021474 "2025-08-17T18:34:14Z")
While making some replies today, I noticed two changes in Discourse formatting for the post-composition window. One is that there is no longer a preview being automatically shown on the right-hand side of the compositio… --- ## [Uploading audio?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-audio/1021908)
**Author:** [@xtenkfarpl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xtenkfarpl)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-audio/1021908 "2025-08-14T14:07:40Z")
I just tried to upload a short .mp3 file in a post as part of an answer to someone who was asking for an example of something we were discussing. There is an upload icon at the top of the reply window and one can select… --- ## [More problems with the site update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-the-site-update/1021657)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-problems-with-the-site-update/1021657 "2025-08-08T18:07:12Z")
In addition to all the other issues people are having, I have a few that I haven’t seen mentioned yet. The most noticeable issue I’m seeing is that quote boxes aren’t displaying correctly. I’ll just post a picture since… --- ## [Embedding media (pictures, video clips, etc.) in a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-media-pictures-video-clips-etc-in-a-post/1020852)
**Author:** [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embedding-media-pictures-video-clips-etc-in-a-post/1020852 "2025-08-07T21:51:50Z")
I was thinking there should be a sticky here or an FAQ, but I don’t see it, nor do I see an explanation in the documentation that is here. If I have pictures to embed in a post - even if they’re hosted securely offsite … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=2)