# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=2 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [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 … --- ## [DM Edit Error: "An error occurred: You're not allowed to tag topics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dm-edit-error-an-error-occurred-youre-not-allowed-to-tag-topics/1021568)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dm-edit-error-an-error-occurred-youre-not-allowed-to-tag-topics/1021568 "2025-08-01T01:33:02Z")
When I create a DM to someone, post it, then try to edit it, I often get the error message in my title when I try to save the edit. Despite me not putting any tags on my DM. What’s up with that and what’s a workaround? … --- ## [Where's the preview screen? Why the double-spacing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-preview-screen-why-the-double-spacing/1021487)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-preview-screen-why-the-double-spacing/1021487 "2025-07-31T22:23:40Z")
Something weird happened today (I’m thinking after noon, PDT). When replying to, or creating, a post, I no longer have the preview screen to the right; only the screen I’m typing into. Also, I get a double space when I… --- ## [Change in software, re: person on Ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-software-re-person-on-ignore/1021304)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-in-software-re-person-on-ignore/1021304 "2025-07-29T16:43:21Z")
Up to now, when someone quoted a person I have on Ignore, the quote box was always blank to me, and it did not show any of the quoted post. It showed the quoted poster’s screen name, and then blank space. Except that a … --- ## [Now seeing discourse ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-seeing-discourse-ads/1021270)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-seeing-discourse-ads/1021270 "2025-07-28T12:19:55Z")
I’m not sure if this goes here or in the “about this site” forum. I am seeing an ad for discourse mixed in the threads in imho. I’m not particularly upset at this point, at least, not with discourse. I am a little con… --- ## [Quote full post icon Is hidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-full-post-icon-is-hidden/1021283)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-full-post-icon-is-hidden/1021283 "2025-07-25T04:47:50Z")
I can find it, but it’s an extra keystroke. Is there a way for me to customize my … I’m gonna call it a “toolbar,” so that it shows without further intervention by me? --- ## [What happened to the quote text speech bubble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-quote-text-speech-bubble/1014424)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-quote-text-speech-bubble/1014424 "2025-07-24T19:16:40Z")
Came back after a few days, and now there is no option to quote a post’s entire text. Glitch or change to interface? Thanks! --- ## [Weird "unread posts in this topic" number](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-unread-posts-in-this-topic-number/1020897)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-unread-posts-in-this-topic-number/1020897 "2025-07-15T23:26:52Z")
When I looked on the topic list, I saw Cancel Culture and Canceling versus consequences for actions and the little button told me I had 384 unread posts in this topic. There are 290 posts total and I had already read hal… --- ## [Annoying board glitch. Is there a fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-board-glitch-is-there-a-fix/949362)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annoying-board-glitch-is-there-a-fix/949362 "2025-07-05T14:03:38Z")
When I’m in a forum and I click on a thread that I’ve previously visited, it takes me to the point in the thread where I last visited. Everything below that is new replies. This is great. Then I start reading the new … --- ## [Unread count showing 1, when there are no unread topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-count-showing-1-when-there-are-no-unread-topics/1010252)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unread-count-showing-1-when-there-are-no-unread-topics/1010252 "2025-07-02T18:16:13Z")
This just started happening a few days ago, and it just happened again. Discourse showed that I had two unread topics. I clicked on the ‘unread topics’ link and it brought up the two threads. I opened one thread, read… --- ## [How do I copy an image into a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-copy-an-image-into-a-thread/1011981 "2025-06-23T01:33:58Z")
I know there must be a way to copy a still image into a thread, since it’s frequently done. How do I do that? (eg images from Wikimedia Commons or media items.) --- ## [Post preview stopped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-preview-stopped/1019935)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-preview-stopped/1019935 "2025-06-21T16:11:02Z")
Until a couple days ago when looking at the first post in a list of threads, mousing over would display the first couple lines of the post. This is no longer happening and looking through Settings I didn’t find anything… --- ## [How to do a numbered countdown in Discourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-numbered-countdown-in-discourse/1019902)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-numbered-countdown-in-discourse/1019902 "2025-06-20T18:37:08Z")
Discourse wants to automatically set up a rising numbered list if you enter a number, even if you don’t click on Numbered List. number one number two number three But what if you want to do a countdown? number ten n… --- ## [Has the site been having slowness issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-site-been-having-slowness-issues/1019117)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-site-been-having-slowness-issues/1019117 "2025-06-10T00:47:00Z")
The last few days, it seems, the site has been slow to load pages for me off and on, and sometimes when I comment it stays gray in some sort of limbo, if and until the comment finally takes. Other sites seem to load as s… --- ## [Difficulty posting from iPhone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-posting-from-iphone/1019165)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difficulty-posting-from-iphone/1019165 "2025-06-04T19:40:20Z")
Something has changed when posting with Safari on an iPhone. The Reply button keeps auto-scrolling out of view. If I’m quick with the finger, I can click it before it’s gone. This is a new problem. I can’t find where in… --- ## ["You were logged out"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-logged-out/1018883)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-logged-out/1018883 "2025-06-02T22:31:20Z")
Not sure if this is an ATMB issue or a site feedback issue, or neither. I just had that happen, a “You were logged out” message. I logged back in with no problem, but if I’ve ever had it happen before it was enough years… --- ## [Has the Related topics system changed? {Yes}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-related-topics-system-changed-yes/1008475)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-related-topics-system-changed-yes/1008475 "2025-05-30T13:00:37Z")
For the past week or so, the suggestions at the bottom of a thread have been more in line with the current thread I’m reading, irrespective of how long ago that thread was last posted in. For example, my suggestions at … --- ## [List of topics pages have changed for me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-topics-pages-have-changed-for-me/1018340)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-topics-pages-have-changed-for-me/1018340 "2025-05-14T05:18:17Z")
I’m on a laptop using Chrome with Vincent as my theme. Last night the list of topics pages (New, Latest, Unread) changed. Before there were five contributing avatars on the right side - original poster first and most rec… --- ## [Avatar shape—theme dependent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-shape-theme-dependent/1018172)
**Author:** [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-shape-theme-dependent/1018172 "2025-05-13T20:45:59Z")
Something just changed in several themes, so that avatars in those themes are cropped to a circle rather than a square. I’m using Straight Dope Light, but I tried some others, and some are cropping to a circle and some t… --- ## [Defective top chrome tagline starting 2025-05-09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defective-top-chrome-tagline-starting-2025-05-09/1018177)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defective-top-chrome-tagline-starting-2025-05-09/1018177 "2025-05-12T11:20:48Z")
Using Edge on Win10 with SD light theme we have a new glitch. New as of this afternoon May 9 2025. Across the top of every topic listing page (New, Unread, Latest, each category listing, etc.) when fully scrolled upward… --- ## [Something un-broken, for a change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-un-broken-for-a-change/1017837)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-un-broken-for-a-change/1017837 "2025-05-03T21:52:29Z")
Whenever there’s a change to the Discourse software here, there’s always a flurry of posts pointing out the various and subtle things that the change broke. This time, though, I think I’ve discovered something that was … --- ## [How do I set it up so I can view this forum in Dark Mode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-it-up-so-i-can-view-this-forum-in-dark-mode/1017721)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-it-up-so-i-can-view-this-forum-in-dark-mode/1017721 "2025-04-30T18:39:35Z")
Dark background with white letters. If it could be done it would be easier on my eyes anyway. --- ## [Has the Android web client gotten worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-android-web-client-gotten-worse/1017400)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-android-web-client-gotten-worse/1017400 "2025-04-23T13:05:37Z")
(Moved from About this message board) I mainly use the android web client on Chrome for SDMB it seems to have gotten worse recently, particularly about caching unfinished posts. It used to be really good at it, you coul… --- ## [Feature in Need of Refinement: # new posts bubble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-in-need-of-refinement-new-posts-bubble/1017365)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-in-need-of-refinement-new-posts-bubble/1017365 "2025-04-22T15:19:58Z")
I bring up threads I’ve posted to previously. Viewing them in a list, I right-click any that I want to revisit and see where the conversation has gone since last peek. After I do that, the thread in list view shows a b… --- ## [Odd new recent behavior of my browser on this version of Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-new-recent-behavior-of-my-browser-on-this-version-of-discourse/1017333 "2025-04-22T04:35:41Z")
The sequence doesn’t happen all that often, so the first couple of times I brushed it off as a fluke. now it’s clearly happening every time. To wit: if someone replies to one of my posts while I’m still on the Board, I … --- ## [The bottom of pages on the SDMB are always in the opposite (dark/light) theme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bottom-of-pages-on-the-sdmb-are-always-in-the-opposite-dark-light-theme/1017164)
**Author:** [@yarblek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yarblek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bottom-of-pages-on-the-sdmb-are-always-in-the-opposite-dark-light-theme/1017164 "2025-04-18T16:06:32Z")
I have an issue that the bottom of every page on the SDMB is in the opposite theme in terms of Light and Dark. I’m talking specifically about the area that comes after the “Powered by Discourse” text that has the “Welcom… --- ## [What's happened to the mouse-over preview on the front (categories) page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happened-to-the-mouse-over-preview-on-the-front-categories-page/1017077)
**Author:** [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-happened-to-the-mouse-over-preview-on-the-front-categories-page/1017077 "2025-04-17T00:55:20Z")
It works on posts inside categories. But not on the home page (which I currently have set to categories). --- ## [The Search in Thread feature is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-in-thread-feature-is-gone/1017071)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-search-in-thread-feature-is-gone/1017071 "2025-04-15T23:56:02Z")
I use search in Thread Games every day. It’s useful to confirm my answer word hasn’t been used recently. Now the magnifying glass is taking me to the Top Level board search. I have to press the three lines button to ge… --- ## [Why my category titles grayed out today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-my-category-titles-grayed-out-today/1017068)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-my-category-titles-grayed-out-today/1017068 "2025-04-15T13:58:46Z")
I use the ‘Straightdope Dark’ theme. Usually thread titles are white unless I’ve read all the posts in that thread, in which case that thread title is grayed out. But the Category titles, on the left column of the main p… --- ## [Any way to search for \*mentions\* of your username distinguished from your own posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-search-for-mentions-of-your-username-distinguished-from-your-own-posts/1016777)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-search-for-mentions-of-your-username-distinguished-from-your-own-posts/1016777 "2025-04-08T20:58:46Z")
In the vBulletin days I could search for “AHunter3” and it would not return all of my own posts as matches or if I remember correctly) even replies to me. So the search results would consist of times people had mentione… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=3)