# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=5 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [Banner changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-changed/996706)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banner-changed/996706 "2024-01-28T03:59:38Z")
The top of my page now has PRIVACY. I don’t remember this before. Did I set something different. Accidentally. --- ## [How to Post a Photo to My OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-photo-to-my-op/995930)
**Author:** [@Caribbean\_cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caribbean_cruiser)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-post-a-photo-to-my-op/995930 "2024-01-15T19:18:15Z")
Is it possible to upload a small JPG image to my opening post? I keep getting an error message. --- ## [What happened to "blur spoiler"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-blur-spoiler/995958)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-blur-spoiler/995958 "2024-01-12T11:44:39Z")
It has disappeared as a menu option. You now have to type in the tags by hand. This change sucks. --- ## [Limits on words/characters per post, and on consecutive posts by the same poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-words-characters-per-post-and-on-consecutive-posts-by-the-same-poster/995015)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-on-words-characters-per-post-and-on-consecutive-posts-by-the-same-poster/995015 "2024-01-11T02:03:07Z")
Is there a limit to the number of words or characters in a post under Discourse? Does Discourse prevent a single poster from posting more than a certain number of posts in a row? IOW, if I want to create a fairly lengt… --- ## [Is adding preferred pronouns to the chat boxes possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adding-preferred-pronouns-to-the-chat-boxes-possible/995336)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adding-preferred-pronouns-to-the-chat-boxes-possible/995336 "2024-01-04T18:00:17Z")
OK theres a debate about using pronouns here and a debate on doing this from a year ago … but what im asking is can the option get done technically on the board or will ya have to rewrite stuff ? --- ## [Any way to reset the default thread pointer to a given date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-reset-the-default-thread-pointer-to-a-given-date/994940)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-reset-the-default-thread-pointer-to-a-given-date/994940 "2023-12-22T18:25:05Z")
When an older thread is rezzed, it invariably points either to the first post (if I never viewed it before, or it predates the switchover from vBulletin–I think on that latter score), or to whichever post I had last read… --- ## [Discourse losing poll results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-losing-poll-results/986624)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-losing-poll-results/986624 "2023-12-02T23:46:07Z")
I posted a poll in the Poll only, no discussion titled Craft I’ve piloted, April 22, 2023 It included a bunch of likely and unlikely things someone might have piloted/ridden/driven. The top choice was a bicycle, which w… --- ## [Default view now sorted by "Replies". How do I change this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-view-now-sorted-by-replies-how-do-i-change-this/993732)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-view-now-sorted-by-replies-how-do-i-change-this/993732 "2023-11-26T20:03:09Z")
I use the Straight Dope Light Interface. I’m used to seeing the most recent posts first wham I go into a forum or view a list of the latest posts, etc. So, sorted by “Activity” Today, I discovered the default view whe… --- ## [Quote and reply functions not working, and page displaying oddly, one thread only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-reply-functions-not-working-and-page-displaying-oddly-one-thread-only/992535)
**Author:** [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-reply-functions-not-working-and-page-displaying-oddly-one-thread-only/992535 "2023-11-26T18:04:50Z")
In the Discussion Thread for the Hamas Attacks Israel Thread, and in that thread only, I’m having multiple problems: The thread is sometimes displaying with text from posts overlapping portions of the page where it shou… --- ## [Not getting notifications for a thread I'm tracking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-notifications-for-a-thread-im-tracking/993543)
**Author:** [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-notifications-for-a-thread-im-tracking/993543 "2023-11-22T21:18:26Z")
What am I doing wrong? I’m playing Botticelli over in Thread Games - hosting this round, as a matter of fact - but, even though I have the thread set to “Tracking”, I’m not getting the New Reply notifications (that littl… --- ## [Request: show BELL button (for Tracking/Muted) by thread title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-show-bell-button-for-tracking-muted-by-thread-title/993021)
**Author:** [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-show-bell-button-for-tracking-muted-by-thread-title/993021 "2023-11-16T12:06:45Z")
There is a BELL :bell: button that allows you to change a thread to Tracking or Muted status (the latter meaning you won’t see it again in any list of threads). Currently, to access this button from a list of threads I … --- ## [SDMB Edit window question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-edit-window-question/993094)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-edit-window-question/993094 "2023-11-14T18:49:16Z")
Why does the edit window let you make and submit your edit and THEN tell you it’s too late. It already knew that when I opened the edit window. Maybe there should be a clock or timer that ticks down the seconds left to m… --- ## [Can the Blur Spoiler setting be moved back up under Hide Details?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-blur-spoiler-setting-be-moved-back-up-under-hide-details/992454)
**Author:** [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-blur-spoiler-setting-be-moved-back-up-under-hide-details/992454 "2023-11-13T07:13:52Z")
I noticed there’s now a Build Poll setting option added to the other options, and it’s sitting right under the Hide Details, which means the Blur Spoiler is sitting at the bottom now - I keep accidentally hitting the Bui… --- ## [Adding images to a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-images-to-a-post/992536 "2023-11-03T17:08:55Z")
In the thread about people’s projects many of the posts have embedded images. I don’t think my Ingur links work that way although it has been awhile since I tried. What’s the trick? --- ## [Notifications dropdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifications-dropdown/992305)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notifications-dropdown/992305 "2023-10-31T19:59:44Z")
There’s something weird about the notifications dropdown that I’ve noticed for a while. This is the dropdown you get if you click on your avatar on the upper right of the page. Let’s say I have two notifications (from … --- ## [No preview pane anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-preview-pane-anymore/991468 "2023-10-14T00:54:36Z")
I don’t have a preview pane any more. Did something break on the website or is it my problem only? --- ## [Automated tagging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497)
**Author:** [@FeRDNYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeRDNYC)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automated-tagging/989497 "2023-09-09T13:58:31Z")
Over in the Cafe Society rules post, a recent update from @What\_Exit reads: Just FYI, over at discuss.fedoraproject.org we’ve had less-than-stellar experience with automated tagging. The main problem is that the keywor… --- ## [Slow site loading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-site-loading/989149)
**Author:** [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-site-loading/989149 "2023-08-28T21:09:06Z")
Since late last night (August 25), when I go to load the main SDMB page, it’s been taking at least 30 seconds, and sometimes longer, to load. I’m wondering if there’s an issue going on, and if anyone else is experiencin… --- ## [Has the SDMB's web address changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmbs-web-address-changed/989119)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmbs-web-address-changed/989119 "2023-08-27T18:58:12Z")
My bookmark to the SDMB no longer seems to work. It just conked out. Little back-and-forth balls (latest Firefox, Windows 10) forever. Not even a 404, just … nothing. My bookmark’s address is: https://boards.straigh… --- ## [How did I come to start tracking \*hundreds\* of threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-come-to-start-tracking-hundreds-of-threads/988688)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-come-to-start-tracking-hundreds-of-threads/988688 "2023-08-26T22:48:40Z")
This is weird–a few weeks ago, when I last logged in, I had only 15-20 threads I was tracking (I keep it low and manageable). I logged in today, just for a moment, and now it looks like I have several dozens or more, go… --- ## [I don’t get the give suggested threads anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-get-the-give-suggested-threads-anymore/987918 "2023-08-20T05:50:14Z")
There used to be five suggested threads at the bottom of each thread, showing threads that had been updated or maybe similar in context. Today they aren’t there any more. Anyone else with this? --- ## [Straight Dope (as opposed to SDMB) home page: link "Newsletter" is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-as-opposed-to-sdmb-home-page-link-newsletter-is-dead/988674)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-as-opposed-to-sdmb-home-page-link-newsletter-is-dead/988674 "2023-08-17T06:39:28Z")
On the page https://www.straightdope.com/ there is a link “Newsletter”. That link is dead and apparently has been dead since at least 18 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315200659/https://www.getrevue.co/p… --- ## [Help me understand (and maybe control) notifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-and-maybe-control-notifications/988196)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-and-maybe-control-notifications/988196 "2023-08-08T03:13:22Z")
I haven’t bothered about this since the transition to Discourse, but the situation with notifications is kind of annoying, and I would like to find out more about how it works, and maybe change my settings (if possible). … --- ## [Broken Link to Straightdope.com in mobile view](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link-to-straightdope-com-in-mobile-view/988057)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-link-to-straightdope-com-in-mobile-view/988057 "2023-08-07T15:18:31Z")
I use Straight Dope Light as a theme. When I’m on my phone (Safari browser on iOS 16.5.1 (c)) the button at the top of the screen to go to the main Straight Dope site is broken. It is the icon that looks like a house. … --- ## [Missing links to New and Unread Topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-links-to-new-and-unread-topics/987916)
**Author:** [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-links-to-new-and-unread-topics/987916 "2023-08-02T17:45:26Z")
I generally browse the Straight Dope by picking a thread with unread posts on the home page, reading those, then scrolling down, where there is a list of suggested topics, either Unread (has posts I haven’t read) or New … --- ## ["Last visit" indicator in a forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visit-indicator-in-a-forum/963899)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-visit-indicator-in-a-forum/963899 "2023-07-31T20:00:18Z")
In each forum there’s a thin red line followed by “last visit”. This useful feature seems like a really simple thing to ascertain by Discourse. But apparently it’s not, as it can be wrong by several hours. Recently I was… --- ## [What's the best way to post an image here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-post-an-image-here/987339)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-post-an-image-here/987339 "2023-07-22T11:09:12Z")
I’ve been using my twitter account, but I have little confidence that the links won’t break in a couple of years or months. What image hosting site plays nicest here (and at other places)? Consumer comparisons, online re… --- ## [Again with the image issues. Has something changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-image-issues-has-something-changed/987130 "2023-07-17T17:47:04Z")
After a struggle, mostly due to the fact that I never imagined it could be so easy, I learned how to add images to a post. It seemed that all I had to do was paste the link from the image hosting site into my post, an… --- ## [How to embed a signature in the bottom of a post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-a-signature-in-the-bottom-of-a-post/986656)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-embed-a-signature-in-the-bottom-of-a-post/986656 "2023-07-07T17:26:43Z")
I’m a 99er. Been away for a while- but was still posting after this current regime and format took control. I cannot find how to create a signature to my posts. Poked around some but haven’t seen the instructions. Are … --- ## [Sharding & Sub-Threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharding-sub-threads/986310)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharding-sub-threads/986310 "2023-07-01T13:14:23Z")
I’m not sure what all features the board software supports, or how much power we have to request features, but I have been thinking about an issue with massively centralized conversation sources (MCCS) like the SDMB. (A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=6)