# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=15 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 16 --- ## [Having to click twice to bring up SD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-click-twice-to-bring-up-sd/919897)
**Author:** [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-to-click-twice-to-bring-up-sd/919897 "2020-09-05T19:37:02Z")
Minor but curious issue. Using firefox, my home page is a “newtab” page, with big thumbnails or tiles ( 16 total ) that are my most used bookmarks for easy access to them, of which the SDMB main forum index ( the SD home… --- ## [Mutiple repeated posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutiple-repeated-posts/919493)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mutiple-repeated-posts/919493 "2020-09-01T14:24:51Z")
I’ve been getting multiple repeated posts in pretty much every comment thread. There will be a comment, then comments threaded underneath that, then those same comment back up on the main comment level. Every thread. Wha… --- ## [May we enable the ability to quote the entire previous post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-we-enable-the-ability-to-quote-the-entire-previous-post/918126)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-we-enable-the-ability-to-quote-the-entire-previous-post/918126 "2020-09-01T00:10:18Z")
I have mostly gotten used to deleting a period or letter from previous posts, but I sometimes forget and the system edits my post to delete it. I get the idea, but when I quote a previous post, it is always a very short … --- ## [Problem with formatting in replies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-formatting-in-replies/918603)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-formatting-in-replies/918603 "2020-08-30T00:24:03Z")
I hope this is the correct forum. When I reply, sometimes part of my reply shows up with a sort of slider bar under it. I can’t figure out what is causing it - does anyone know? This post has an example --- ## [Am I doing something wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-doing-something-wrong/918492)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-doing-something-wrong/918492 "2020-08-29T22:57:03Z")
So I click on a thread, read it, and then to get back to the forum I click on my back arrow. That brings me all the way back to the first thread in the forum and then I have to scroll down to find the spot I left off at.… --- ## [Threshold on Timespan for Suggested Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threshold-on-timespan-for-suggested-threads/919186)
**Author:** [@Acierocolotl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acierocolotl)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threshold-on-timespan-for-suggested-threads/919186 "2020-08-29T22:37:06Z")
Hi! Apologies if this was covered everywhere, though I’ve tried to do my due diligence to ensure I’m not duplicating another thread. I had some suggested threads pop up that seemed interesting to me. I got to reading … --- ## [Trust Level 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-level-3/916768)
**Author:** [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-level-3/916768 "2020-08-21T17:51:57Z")
I can now apparently do the following (among other things): You can now … Edit the title of any topic Change the category of any topic I’m not sure it’s really a good idea to give these functions to the teeming masses… --- ## [New front page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-front-page/918505)
**Author:** [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-front-page/918505 "2020-08-21T03:48:16Z")
I like the clean look. Nice to see it back in action, whoever is responsible! Thanks! --- ## [Getting random notifications of new and unread threads that don't exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-random-notifications-of-new-and-unread-threads-that-dont-exist/918558)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-random-notifications-of-new-and-unread-threads-that-dont-exist/918558 "2020-08-21T02:12:00Z")
Every time I’ve visited the boards today I’ve had notifications of threads that don’t exist. It will say I have one “new topic” in a category, I click on it and nothing is there. The same for replies. Also in some cas… --- ## [Search function doesn't seem to be working properly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-properly/918561)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-function-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-properly/918561 "2020-08-20T11:16:20Z")
So, I was thinking “Gee, didn’t I post in the 2020 Virtual convention thread?” But, when I open the thread (sorry, “topic”) and click on the magnifying glass, check the “Search this topic” box and put in my user name–“No… --- ## [3500-character post limit? That's a deal-breaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3500-character-post-limit-thats-a-deal-breaker/912739)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3500-character-post-limit-thats-a-deal-breaker/912739 "2020-08-19T17:26:20Z")
I just typed out a reply to a few posts in the thread about removing statues. It wasn’t a short reply, but by the standards of this message board, it wasn’t an especially long one either. I went to post, and got the mes… --- ## [About Today's Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-todays-question/918444)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-todays-question/918444 "2020-08-19T05:16:22Z")
Is Today’s Question permanent now? --- ## [Recover sticky threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recover-sticky-threads/918345)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recover-sticky-threads/918345 "2020-08-18T02:20:03Z")
A feature on the new software is that a user can unstick the sticky threads. Which is great, because they no longer take up real estate, and you can see a lot more on once screen. But now I can’t see any easy way to f… --- ## [Does the "ignore" function work on Discourse? SOLVED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ignore-function-work-on-discourse-solved/913695)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-ignore-function-work-on-discourse-solved/913695 "2020-08-17T19:35:03Z")
I tried to put someone on ignore and on this board you have to pick a time-frame. No matter what time-frame I chose from the dropdown menu, it didn’t recognize it and kept telling me to pick a time-frame. I was a passio… --- ## [Post withdrawn by author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-withdrawn-by-author/917465)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-withdrawn-by-author/917465 "2020-08-14T00:01:18Z")
Regarding this: (post withdrawn by author, will be automatically deleted in 876000 hours unless flagged) I’ve seen this now a few times. Is there some reason why a post will not be deleted for 100 years? On another D… --- ## [Available "summary" pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/available-summary-pages/917813)
**Author:** [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2020, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/available-summary-pages/917813 "2020-08-12T14:58:27Z")
When I click on the “The Straight Dope Message Board” header on my phone, I go to a page where I see a list of categories, and each one has a couple of topics listed underneath it. When I do the same on my laptop, I get… --- ## [Moderator responses to flagged posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-responses-to-flagged-posts/917735)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-responses-to-flagged-posts/917735 "2020-08-11T14:10:13Z")
Yesterday I got a response from Colibri in my notifications about a post I’d flagged for moderation. It’s the first time I’ve received that notification, but when I did some digging and went to my messages folder for the… --- ## [Old posters marked as "System"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-posters-marked-as-system/917212)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-posters-marked-as-system/917212 "2020-08-11T00:23:15Z")
Hi - I remembered a poster I saw here a long time ago, Collunsbury, and wanted to look him up, which proved difficult. I somehow found a 2002 thread where he got a warning, but he’s identified as “system”. His post got … --- ## [Ignoring banned poster (and discourse bug?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-banned-poster-and-discourse-bug/917099)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-banned-poster-and-discourse-bug/917099 "2020-08-10T10:35:16Z")
So as a test, I tried to put a poster that has been permanently suspended on Ignore. The typeahead would not recognize the user name to give me an option to “select” it, although the name is still in the box. Then, when… --- ## [Complete sentences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-sentences/917604)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-sentences/917604 "2020-08-09T22:32:44Z")
No, Discourse, that is not a complete sentence. I don’t want a complete sentence – if I’d wanted one, I would have written one. It would be a waste of time and effort to write a complete sentence there. Now shut up an… --- ## [Could use a little help figuring this out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-use-a-little-help-figuring-this-out/917471)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-use-a-little-help-figuring-this-out/917471 "2020-08-07T17:54:06Z")
Ok, so I’ve commented before, somewhere around here, about how I no longer get logged out when I close my browser, or my phone goes to sleep or even get timed out if it just sits too long. I tried it today on a compute… --- ## [I don't need no stinkin' badges!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/917264)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/917264 "2020-08-07T11:40:32Z")
Please find a way to allow us to totally disable Badges. They’re fine for Cub Scouts and other children, but I find them annoying and even demeaning. Thanks --- ## [What happened to the "new posts" red line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-new-posts-red-line/914822)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-new-posts-red-line/914822 "2020-08-06T02:07:23Z")
Not there this morning-now I have to manually check the time since last post column on the far right. --- ## [Rules at the top of each page take up space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-at-the-top-of-each-page-take-up-space/915084)
**Author:** [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-at-the-top-of-each-page-take-up-space/915084 "2020-08-04T16:57:45Z")
The explanation of the rules at the top of each section take up too much space. The sticky posts like “read this first!” take up too much scrolling down time. The explanation is within the thread, so much space does not … --- ## [I don't think threads should be censored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-threads-should-be-censored/917081)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-threads-should-be-censored/917081 "2020-08-04T01:13:35Z")
I don’t think threads should be censored. In the Charlie Foxtrot thread, there are instances like this: CLOSED 9 HOURS AGO This topic is temporarily closed for at least 4 hours due to a large number of community flags… --- ## [Browser "find" function doesn't work for long threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-find-function-doesnt-work-for-long-threads/917084)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browser-find-function-doesnt-work-for-long-threads/917084 "2020-08-02T16:21:28Z")
When trying to find an older post in a large thread, I’d sometimes just use the text find function in my browser (Firefox), vs. the board search (usually the former would turn out to be quicker, and also not risk a X sec… --- ## [Threads missing posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-missing-posts/916538)
**Author:** [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-missing-posts/916538 "2020-08-02T12:59:47Z")
Have other people noticed instances where posts are missing from threads? I’ve flagged the instance that I found for the mods in the ‘Living while black in America’ thread and want to know if it’s just me. --- ## [Post Chomping and Search Joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-chomping-and-search-joke/916285)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-chomping-and-search-joke/916285 "2020-08-02T11:59:34Z")
In the last 24 hours, the site has decided that three of my posts must be ghosted. I type the things out, ensuring I’m following the site rules, and then hit “reply”. The next thing I see is my post in a very subdued, al… --- ## [Threads Being Moved to a New Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-being-moved-to-a-new-forum/916887)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/threads-being-moved-to-a-new-forum/916887 "2020-08-02T09:11:28Z")
Is this still a thing that happens? And is there any kind of flag to indicate that it has happened? --- ## [It's a bizarro zoom issue,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bizarro-zoom-issue/915802)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bizarro-zoom-issue/915802 "2020-08-02T02:47:07Z")
You get different function controls, depending on your zoom level. Zoom in \[ctl/+\] and in the upper right of a forum page there will be a Plus in a box, that opens a “search tags” window. But if you zoom out to a smal… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=16)