# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=16 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [Pagination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagination/911586)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagination/911586 "2020-08-01T06:21:37Z")
I dipped into the CoronaVirus Breaking News thread and it a serious PITA without pages (and click on Last Page ability). Yeah, I know, the scrollbar, but it’s an analog substitute for a digital solution. I hadn’t reali… --- ## [Discourse is inserting a space between later-quoted italicized words and punctuation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-is-inserting-a-space-between-later-quoted-italicized-words-and-punctuation/916716)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-is-inserting-a-space-between-later-quoted-italicized-words-and-punctuation/916716 "2020-07-31T21:07:24Z")
I’ve noticed that, when I mention a book like The Great Gatsby or a movie like Breaker Morant, and when I or anyone else later quotes that passage, the system inserts a space after the last italicized word and any punctu… --- ## [Please STOP suggesting threads for me to look into](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-suggesting-threads-for-me-to-look-into/911918)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-suggesting-threads-for-me-to-look-into/911918 "2020-07-30T23:00:25Z")
I don’t like it when Facebook does it, and NOT having it done to me is one of the things I love about the Dope. --- ## [Help, I can't log in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-log-in/916777)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-cant-log-in/916777 "2020-07-30T08:15:30Z")
Somehow I got logged out, and now I can’t get back in. I’ve asked several times for emails to get logged back in, but haven’t gotten a single email to help me. I even sent an email to the webmaster, and nothing, Any w… --- ## [Seeing post numbers for "normal" threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-post-numbers-for-normal-threads/916621)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-post-numbers-for-normal-threads/916621 "2020-07-29T12:24:54Z")
So with some help I managed, finally, to figure out how to distinguish threads I’ve posted in from those I haven’t in the “latest topics” list: set preferences to set anything I’ve posted into as “tracking” and threads I… --- ## [Board weirdness with dollar signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-weirdness-with-dollar-signs/916421)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-weirdness-with-dollar-signs/916421 "2020-07-27T18:43:33Z")
This is my entire post from another thread (topic). I included dollar signs and they showed up in the preview window but disappeared when I saved/posted. Anybody know why? ThelmaLouMember 1h When I was a kid, gold was… --- ## [Problems Creating New topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-creating-new-topic/916394)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problems-creating-new-topic/916394 "2020-07-27T06:35:48Z")
Let’s see if it happens here - sometimes when I read an old post, there is a section that shows on one or two lines, and I need to use the arrows to read whole section. I tried to create a new post this morning , and got… --- ## [Audio Autoplaying in Topic/Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-autoplaying-in-topic-thread/916188)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-autoplaying-in-topic-thread/916188 "2020-07-27T05:51:08Z")
When I open this thread about catch phrases, and scroll to the last post (#226) or thereabouts, it automatically plays a second or 2 of audio. Scroll up a ways and back down, and it plays again. If I click on the link in… --- ## [I'm totally lost. Somebody hold my hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-totally-lost-somebody-hold-my-hand/911917 "2020-07-27T02:16:53Z")
How can I Like a post? How can I post an emoji? How can I find which posts I have responded to? How can I find posts I have created? I need a tutorial. --- ## [Unable to search for topics started by any poster with private profile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-search-for-topics-started-by-any-poster-with-private-profile/916354)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-search-for-topics-started-by-any-poster-with-private-profile/916354 "2020-07-26T16:43:44Z")
Am I missing something? Is it possible to perform a search for threads/topics started by a poster via the search dialogue? If they have a private profile, there’s no way to search via their profile activity. --- ## [Blue Text - does everyone get it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-text-does-everyone-get-it/915990)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-text-does-everyone-get-it/915990 "2020-07-24T05:12:30Z")
I mentioned in a topic discussion that I have trouble reading the blue text, and someone replied “What blue text?” My discussion text is sky-blue, forum title list is a paler blue. My wife agrees with my color descri… --- ## [Can I include images in my post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-include-images-in-my-post/915505)
**Author:** [@Danny\_Hammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danny_Hammer)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-include-images-in-my-post/915505 "2020-07-22T15:44:12Z")
I have an image on my phone which would’ve been relevant to a thread I was just reading. Unfortunately, when I tried to upload it, I was told I couldn’t post images. Is that because I’m new, or is it a settings thing th… --- ## [Notification popup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-popup/914865)
**Author:** [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notification-popup/914865 "2020-07-22T12:08:16Z")
I just got a popup saying boards.straightdope.com wants to show notifications. Can we please not do that. --- ## [No permission to view my own bookmarks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-permission-to-view-my-own-bookmarks/915926)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-permission-to-view-my-own-bookmarks/915926 "2020-07-21T14:46:53Z")
I finally decided to actually use a bookmark, in the Lateral Thinking game thread so I could find where I left off. (I’m generally always behind.) But I try to go to my bookmarks today, and the dropdown is blank. I then… --- ## [Things about the new site that we like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-the-new-site-that-we-like/913538)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-about-the-new-site-that-we-like/913538 "2020-07-20T19:33:44Z")
I really like how, when you have a reply to a thread, the little number pops up on your icon and, if you click it, it takes you right to the new comment. --- ## [How do you report a specific post on this site?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-specific-post-on-this-site/915814)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-report-a-specific-post-on-this-site/915814 "2020-07-20T07:46:14Z")
I think I have no idea how to report a post if I see something wrong with it. :thinking: --- ## [One Theme To Rule Them All](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-theme-to-rule-them-all/912639 "2020-07-20T05:52:56Z")
We see that TPTB are working diligently on improving the Straight Dope Light and Dark Themes. But these still lack important features of some of the other themes. It’s been noted that MOUSE-OVER PREVIEW WORKS NOW !!! A… --- ## [Just had my first 502 Error message on the new board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-my-first-502-error-message-on-the-new-board/914484)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-had-my-first-502-error-message-on-the-new-board/914484 "2020-07-18T15:59:23Z")
Four times in a row, when I was searching for a relatively uncommon word to find a particular thread. Grrrr. --- ## [Good stuff about the Change (Hi Tuba)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-about-the-change-hi-tuba/915344)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-stuff-about-the-change-hi-tuba/915344 "2020-07-15T01:49:17Z")
I like the fact that when I am too stupid to know my phone has minimal charge, the ten minutes I spent typing out a reply were not wasted as the drafts save constantly. Overall, I liked the old format but the changes ar… --- ## [Can we unpin stale threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-unpin-stale-threads/914836)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-unpin-stale-threads/914836 "2020-07-14T12:45:48Z")
Is there a reason the “IMPORTANT: Go to UserCP and verify your email” topic still pinned in almost every forum? There is no “UserCP” here. At least replace it with usable instructions. --- ## [Can we please change the minimum # of characters in a post to 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-change-the-minimum-of-characters-in-a-post-to-2/913806)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-change-the-minimum-of-characters-in-a-post-to-2/913806 "2020-07-14T03:24:52Z")
Currently the minimum number of characters to post is five; I’d like that changed to two, please. For one thing, it prevented me from posting 42 in the “Answers Only” thread. For another, it prevents a post from being … --- ## [Discourse changes to posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425)
**Author:** [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-changes-to-posts/913425 "2020-07-13T08:17:23Z")
There should be four periods at the end of that sentence – three for ellipsis, and one more to end the statement. Why is Discourse deleting one? I should be able to put twenty periods at the end of a post if I want to… --- ## [I like it. Here is some text to satsify the title length requirement. (I like it a small bit less now, but I still like it.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-it-here-is-some-text-to-satsify-the-title-length-requirement-i-like-it-a-small-bit-less-now-but-i-still-like-it/914922)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-it-here-is-some-text-to-satsify-the-title-length-requirement-i-like-it-a-small-bit-less-now-but-i-still-like-it/914922 "2020-07-11T23:55:31Z")
I was going to piggyback this comment onto an existing thread, but I didn’t see a thread for general positivity. As anyone who knows me in meatspace will tell you, “general positivity” is not my stock in trade. I’m also … --- ## [How to recover my previous logon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-recover-my-previous-logon/914972)
**Author:** [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-recover-my-previous-logon/914972 "2020-07-11T01:41:18Z")
I can’t log on under my previous username (Xema). I can’t seem to come up with the correct password, and when I ask that a password reset be sent to my email address, it doesn’t arrive (perhaps it goes to an old email a… --- ## [Is there a way to get to the current end of a loooooong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-to-the-current-end-of-a-loooooong/914876)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-get-to-the-current-end-of-a-loooooong/914876 "2020-07-10T17:27:04Z")
thread you’ve never read before? Someone mentioned the “Butt hurt Trump takes to twitter” thread, and I though I’d check it out. But it opens at post one, from 2016, and after nearly five minutes of scrolling down (not… --- ## [Moderators, can we please have a change log?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-can-we-please-have-a-change-log/914840)
**Author:** [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-can-we-please-have-a-change-log/914840 "2020-07-09T16:30:04Z")
Can we please have a change log for the board? This is a standard and useful feature for any software. We notice, and find out by trial and error, that changes are being made to the board, but we don’t know anything for… --- ## [Returning posters in the TubaDiva memorial thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-posters-in-the-tubadiva-memorial-thread/914247)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/returning-posters-in-the-tubadiva-memorial-thread/914247 "2020-07-07T22:24:48Z")
Is there anyway to turn off the smiley face notification every time a returning poster posts in the TubaDiva memorial thread? It just feels wrong. --- ## [How do I find my user profile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-my-user-profile/914670)
**Author:** [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-my-user-profile/914670 "2020-07-07T21:26:27Z")
Help! This is the first time I’ve visited the new board, and I am totally lost. All I see now that I am finally logged in is a magnifying glass search icon and the three-line “go to another topic list or category” butt… --- ## [Who Posted? function](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-posted-function/914480)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-posted-function/914480 "2020-07-06T16:37:50Z")
The old message board software had a Who Posted? function, where you could see a list of all users who posted in a particular thread. Does it exist in this iteration? If so, how do you use it? I can’t find it. If not, … --- ## [How do I find my posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-my-posts/914119)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-my-posts/914119 "2020-07-06T10:43:35Z")
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