# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=13 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 14 --- ## ["You can’t embed media items in a post" - Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post-huh/931302)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-t-embed-media-items-in-a-post-huh/931302 "2021-01-24T18:01:55Z")
There are some attempts at posts at some times that elicit this error message. But at other times embedding urls that point to images or to pages containing images works just fine. Lots of users have questions about th… --- ## [I'm seeing ads again at the top of the page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-seeing-ads-again-at-the-top-of-the-page/916989 "2021-01-23T02:23:48Z")
Title says it all. Big banner between the Category Selector | New | Latest | Top and the first thread. I’m a charter member; those ads shouldn’t be there. --- ## [Notices about posting too much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notices-about-posting-too-much/927950)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notices-about-posting-too-much/927950 "2021-01-23T01:00:10Z")
I’ve seen people claim they get notices about posting to a thread too much. I’ve never seen one, despite the xkcd thread that I started and post a lot to. So how does Discourse decide that one is posting too much? Is it… --- ## [Why does Discourse sometimes not alert me to replies in threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-discourse-sometimes-not-alert-me-to-replies-in-threads/927744)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-discourse-sometimes-not-alert-me-to-replies-in-threads/927744 "2021-01-21T10:58:17Z")
It seems to happen when there is no quote. Are some people replying to the thread and not the individual post, or is it a Discourse ‘feature’? --- ## [Ghost quotation attribution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-quotation-attribution/925499)
**Author:** [@Steven\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_G)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-quotation-attribution/925499 "2021-01-21T10:34:37Z")
Got a flag (notifications) and email about being quoted in a thread. But I have never even read that thread before and no trace of a quotation from me when I checked it. A one-off oddity or a some issue with my accoun… --- ## [Discourse @{autocomplete} is Buggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-autocomplete-is-buggy/931048)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-autocomplete-is-buggy/931048 "2021-01-21T02:39:47Z")
At the esteemed @codinghorror’s request I’ll try to summarize in this OP the experience we’re having with this strange, buggy, or both feature. First … my personal expectation of proper function which seems to be common… --- ## [I don’t care for the way Discourse handles private profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-care-for-the-way-discourse-handles-private-profiles/929498)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-care-for-the-way-discourse-handles-private-profiles/929498 "2021-01-21T02:54:05Z")
Earlier today, somebody complained that not being able to see the poster’s profile because it was private prevented them from putting that poster on an ignore list. A workaround to this was provided by a moderator, so th… --- ## [I guess our blocked user lists went away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-our-blocked-user-lists-went-away/913049)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-our-blocked-user-lists-went-away/913049 "2021-01-21T02:47:36Z")
How do I block someone now? --- ## [What's going on with the page header](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-page-header/926115)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-the-page-header/926115 "2021-01-21T02:46:39Z")
The title header with the login button and menu controls is wider than my screen. The list if forums and threads is all scrunched down as really tiny text with a big open space on the right. This is on a samsung s10e, … --- ## [Anyone else get their "forever" ignore list trimmed periodically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-their-forever-ignore-list-trimmed-periodically/924164)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-get-their-forever-ignore-list-trimmed-periodically/924164 "2021-01-21T02:40:21Z")
When I ignore someone I always put it “forever”. If I don’t aim for it to be indefinite, I’d just skip over their posts for a few days. But over the past few days, I’ve noticed that I keep seeing people’s posts that I h… --- ## [Need some help with uploading an avatar pic please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-uploading-an-avatar-pic-please/924165)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-help-with-uploading-an-avatar-pic-please/924165 "2021-01-21T02:39:33Z")
Ok so first off, how do mega pixels relate to MB? the pic I’d like to use is 2.68MB in heic format (which discourse doesn’t seem to recognize) and 4.26MB in jpeg format which discourse does recognize but says is too big… --- ## [Banned Posters become Un-Ignored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-become-un-ignored/925933)
**Author:** [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banned-posters-become-un-ignored/925933 "2021-01-21T02:34:06Z")
I have put some posters on my ignore list who were later banned. Their names are no longer on my ignore list and their posts are now showing up in threads where they participated. Unfortunately, I don’t seem to be able … --- ## [Posting a link without showing anything other than the link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-a-link-without-showing-anything-other-than-the-link/928100 "2021-01-21T02:31:15Z")
Posted in a thread which contained a couple of links and the links both came up automatically showing snippets of the linked page. I only intended to post the link as underlined blue text indicating a link, not as a pop-… --- ## [Longer edit window, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longer-edit-window-please/923780)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longer-edit-window-please/923780 "2021-01-21T01:52:02Z")
A five minute allowance to change your post because you hit the wrong button and posted before you were finished, or noticed a typo, is not long enough. I’ve had to rush to fix things and got caught out anyway. Boo hoo! --- ## [Have we lost Codinghorror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-codinghorror/923884)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-lost-codinghorror/923884 "2021-01-18T04:11:41Z")
Codinghorror’s avatar has reverted to a generic “C” and he’s listed as “inactive”. Have we lost our direct link to Discouse? --- ## [Darn you, new mobile Firefox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darn-you-new-mobile-firefox/920466)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darn-you-new-mobile-firefox/920466 "2021-01-18T01:53:50Z")
Among other changes to make it less user friendly, in the new Android version of Firefox, SD threads now open in the black area at the bottom of the page and I have to scroll up to see the latest post. --- ## [Ignore User not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-user-not-working/923735)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-user-not-working/923735 "2021-01-18T00:24:10Z")
Just tried to add a username to my Ignore list and kept getting “Please select a timeframe”, even though I had, in fact, selected a timeframe. Side note: Turning off my adblockers in an attempt to get the thing working … --- ## [Missing poster names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-poster-names/930573)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-poster-names/930573 "2021-01-16T14:43:35Z")
In the last couple of days, I have encountered an issue with names of posters not being displayed besides their avatar/icon: Am I the only one experiencing this? Using Chrome on Win1… --- ## [Missing thread in BBQ Pit forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread-in-bbq-pit-forum/929931)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-thread-in-bbq-pit-forum/929931 "2021-01-14T05:05:31Z")
Not sure if I’m doing something wrong or not, but the following thread has had recent activity and posts that have been made (including one made just a few moments ago), but for some reason the thread is not shown in the… --- ## [Due to extreme load, this is temporarily being shown to everyone as a logged out user would see it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/due-to-extreme-load-this-is-temporarily-being-shown-to-everyone-as-a-logged-out-user-would-see-it/924875)
**Author:** [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2021, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/due-to-extreme-load-this-is-temporarily-being-shown-to-everyone-as-a-logged-out-user-would-see-it/924875 "2021-01-07T04:47:24Z")
Are other people getting these weird messages at the top of the page? --- ## [Attention Mod Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-mod-colibri/929280)
**Author:** [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-mod-colibri/929280 "2021-01-05T20:17:33Z")
Thank you for closing post. I was trying to add the Austin based article in conjunction with the post tagged as spam. Where is the preview post on android? --- ## [Replying to a post doesn't always show that it was a reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replying-to-a-post-doesnt-always-show-that-it-was-a-reply/925749)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replying-to-a-post-doesnt-always-show-that-it-was-a-reply/925749 "2020-11-17T00:29:10Z")
I’ve had this happen a lot but this is the first time I thought to document and post about it: Sometimes when I click Reply in a post, it doesn’t show that my post was a reply. And sometimes it does. In the 2020 Elect… --- ## [See list of threads I've replied to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-list-of-threads-ive-replied-to/925433)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-list-of-threads-ive-replied-to/925433 "2020-11-12T16:39:50Z")
Is there any way to get a list of threads I’ve contributed to? The ‘unread’ section doesn’t do it. --- ## [What's with the "nevermind" posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-nevermind-posts/924422)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-nevermind-posts/924422 "2020-11-02T20:12:28Z")
It seems to be very much an SMDB “thing”. I’m relatively new to this board but often get the idea that there many inside jokes among the veteran members that maybe I just don’t “get”. I’ll see a poster, usually by a pr… --- ## [Inability to adds notes to some Flags is a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-adds-notes-to-some-flags-is-a-problem/922643)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inability-to-adds-notes-to-some-flags-is-a-problem/922643 "2020-10-31T12:53:07Z")
If you Flag a post as " It’s Off-Topic" or " It’s Inappropriate" there is no ability to add notes to it. The notes would be helpful to both the Flagger & the Moderators. "Something Else" allows further information to b… --- ## [Why Can't I Access the Pictures in 'In Memoriam'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-access-the-pictures-in-in-memoriam/924339)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-access-the-pictures-in-in-memoriam/924339 "2020-10-30T19:54:35Z")
Here is the thread. And here is the message I seem to always get: Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.. I’m already a Charter Member. What more do they want me to do? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Discourse wants long rambling posts instead of posts replying to specific comments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-wants-long-rambling-posts-instead-of-posts-replying-to-specific-comments/923406)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-wants-long-rambling-posts-instead-of-posts-replying-to-specific-comments/923406 "2020-10-29T08:36:05Z")
I’m getting a message from Discourse telling me not to reply to individual posts, but to put it all into one long post responding to everyone at once. That’s a recipe for an extremely muddled … discourse. Specific resp… --- ## [Can Discourse stop trying to correct my grammar/usage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-discourse-stop-trying-to-correct-my-grammar-usage/923194)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-discourse-stop-trying-to-correct-my-grammar-usage/923194 "2020-10-28T07:34:48Z")
Several times now, I’ve gotten this message while trying to post: “Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence?” The post has to be cancelled or altered (last time, I added an emoji and that gave me the go-ahead). S… --- ## [Best way to contact board moderators or administrators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-contact-board-moderators-or-administrators/923027)
**Author:** [@Scotty\_the\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotty_the_Kid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-contact-board-moderators-or-administrators/923027 "2020-10-25T16:53:38Z")
I apologize if this is the wrong forum for such a question but to my eye it seems the best suited so ill go ahead here. Is there a best way to contact TPTB who are in control of the board software? I emailed an adminis… --- ## [Using backslash to escape has buggies . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-backslash-to-escape-has-buggies/923748)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-backslash-to-escape-has-buggies/923748 "2020-10-25T05:49:47Z")
Since we seem to have @codinghorror’s attention today, here is a bug I’ve seen often: Using the backslash character to, e.g. prevent © from appearing as © doesn’t work consistently. You can see that in the immediately … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=14)