# Site Feedback **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=8 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 9 --- ## [And a new irritating Discourse message](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-new-irritating-discourse-message/969861)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-a-new-irritating-discourse-message/969861 "2022-08-18T16:42:39Z")
I tried a very short message in reply to a post and got this box from Discourse: ​​​​​​​​Body seems unclear, is it a complete sentence? With an “OK” box. Except Discourse isn’t asking a question. There is no optio… --- ## [Flagging Thread: "You Are Not Permitted to View Requested Resource"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flagging-thread-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-requested-resource/969550)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flagging-thread-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-requested-resource/969550 "2022-08-13T16:17:51Z")
I tried to flag a thread \[the Anne Heche thread with a suggestion to change the title to indicate she is brain dead\] and I got a message, something like: “You Are Not Permitted to View Requested Resource” then a button … --- ## [Discourse did not welcome a new member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402)
**Author:** [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-did-not-welcome-a-new-member/969402 "2022-08-10T10:36:25Z")
I noticed a new member joined recently, and made their first post here: Discourse didn’t put its standard “please welcome this new member” banner above it. \[Moderator Note - Link to post fixed\] --- ## [Sudden unwanted upward scrolling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-unwanted-upward-scrolling/968779)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudden-unwanted-upward-scrolling/968779 "2022-08-07T19:25:32Z")
I’ve observed this annoying quirk both on Firefox on a desktop computer, and in Safari on an iPad. In longer threads (yesterday it happened in a mere 31 post thread though) I’ll be scrolling down the thread skimming / b… --- ## [Honor your Loved Ones With the Chicago Sun-Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honor-your-loved-ones-with-the-chicago-sun-times/968476)
**Author:** [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honor-your-loved-ones-with-the-chicago-sun-times/968476 "2022-07-24T17:38:55Z")
Honor your Loved Ones With the Chicago Sun-Times When my adblocker drops out, I’m seeing these ads wall-to-wall. Is there any sinister significance? --- ## ["Unfortunately, your browser is too old to work on this site. Please upgrade your browser to view rich content, log in and reply."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunately-your-browser-is-too-old-to-work-on-this-site-please-upgrade-your-browser-to-view-rich-content-log-in-and-reply/967880)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunately-your-browser-is-too-old-to-work-on-this-site-please-upgrade-your-browser-to-view-rich-content-log-in-and-reply/967880 "2022-07-21T19:06:06Z")
This just happened overnight. I see nothing on this site which requires this. Why was there no notification? What I had been using was Firefox which I haven’t upgraded because they changed the UI. I am temporarily pos… --- ## [Unwanted change in text editor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-change-in-text-editor/968181)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwanted-change-in-text-editor/968181 "2022-07-19T01:13:20Z")
It seems that the latest update or so of Discourse decided to restrict the width of the button toolbar to half the screen\* width, and add a scroll bar. The previous solution was better, where all the buttons actually fi… --- ## [Weird "Reply" window behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-reply-window-behavior/968028)
**Author:** [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-reply-window-behavior/968028 "2022-07-15T22:15:43Z")
I use Brave browser, Chromium based. A few iterations ago they added a “feature” where it’s trivial to accidently click wrong on a tab and instead of it coming to the front it is moved to a newly opened window. When thi… --- ## [User avatars not sliding down anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-avatars-not-sliding-down-anymore/967513)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-avatars-not-sliding-down-anymore/967513 "2022-07-13T20:19:31Z")
On my android tablet, user avatars are no longer sliding down alongside long posts as I scroll. Is this a change to the software, or have I accidentally changed something on my end? I looked through preferences and coul… --- ## [Feature suggestion about Topic muting/ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feature-suggestion-about-topic-muting-ignore/966938 "2022-07-06T10:25:23Z")
It would be nice if you could also Mute a Topic for a certain period of time, like if you know you’re getting a bit too upset and need to cool down, just like with the poster Ignore feature. This may have been brought u… --- ## [Quote and formatting functions have suddenly broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-formatting-functions-have-suddenly-broken/966170)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-and-formatting-functions-have-suddenly-broken/966170 "2022-06-25T21:57:12Z")
As of about an hour ago, these functions have suddenly gone wonky. \[Started happening around noon EDT, June 14.\] I can only quote by highlighting text, then pressing the “Quote” popup. Once I’m in the Reply box, hitting… --- ## [Bring back “user location.”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-user-location/966418)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-back-user-location/966418 "2022-06-18T12:23:06Z")
I’d like to see a return of user location and have it displayed next to or under the username in thread posts. I don’t believe I’m alone in lamenting the demise of this feature. Knowing where posters reside helps put man… --- ## [Bug when quoting posts with a numbered list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-when-quoting-posts-with-a-numbered-list/943540)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bug-when-quoting-posts-with-a-numbered-list/943540 "2022-06-16T13:59:57Z")
If you quote a post that includes a numbered list, it is turned into a bullet point list in the reply. something something else and another thing --- ## [Logoff/password issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logoff-password-issue/965089)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logoff-password-issue/965089 "2022-06-04T12:46:02Z")
I have stayed logged in on my phone since the switch to Discourse, and have my username and password saved to my Google account. Today I found that I had been logged out, and my saved password was being rejected. I click… --- ## [Dark theme mostly white in Chrome all of a sudden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-theme-mostly-white-in-chrome-all-of-a-sudden/965506)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-theme-mostly-white-in-chrome-all-of-a-sudden/965506 "2022-06-01T21:12:56Z")
This morning, my SDMB pages as viewed in Chrome on my Mac turned from the all black dark theme to a mostly white theme with patches of black (like the banner is a strip of black.) It looks fine in Safari. It looks fine … --- ## [New glitch in the right-side thread scroll bar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-glitch-in-the-right-side-thread-scroll-bar/964425)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-glitch-in-the-right-side-thread-scroll-bar/964425 "2022-05-25T02:46:23Z")
I’m seeing a glitch in the right-side scroll bar. It’s happened several times, but I’ve only noticed it recently. Background: When viewing a thread, the scroll bar that appears to the right of the thread shows with th… --- ## [Last post is blanking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-post-is-blanking/964584)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2022, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-post-is-blanking/964584 "2022-05-20T01:47:04Z")
It’s been happening only on my laptop for a long time. I just figured that it was a problem with one of my computer settings or possibly my HD+ screen (1600x900), but now it’s happening on my desktop, too. I’ll scroll t… --- ## [It's been \[time\] since \[user\] posted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-time-since-user-posted/964531)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-time-since-user-posted/964531 "2022-05-19T15:16:13Z")
Why is this even a thing? It’s just noise injected into a thread. No one has ever responded with a "Thanks for commenting after \[time\]! NO ONE CARES! We’re happy that \[user\] commented, but we could have cared less, n… --- ## [Post marked with red line on left](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-marked-with-red-line-on-left/964564)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-marked-with-red-line-on-left/964564 "2022-05-17T20:41:45Z")
My cat walked across my keyboard while reading a thread topic. Now the post I was reading is marked with a vertical red line on the left. What did she do and how do I undo it? --- ## [I love Discourse's ability to mute threads!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-discourses-ability-to-mute-threads/962392)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-discourses-ability-to-mute-threads/962392 "2022-05-06T20:35:46Z")
Every now and then, there’s a thread that just won’t die, that is on a topic I don’t like, or has a title that just bothers me. I love the fact that Discourse lets me mute those threads so I never see them again in my f… --- ## [Need a button to jump to "last visit" point in a thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-button-to-jump-to-last-visit-point-in-a-thread/962797)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-button-to-jump-to-last-visit-point-in-a-thread/962797 "2022-05-05T03:16:56Z")
@codinghorror I’ve got a request for a new “feature” that doesn’t exist as far as I know. I think it would be widely well-received. Problem: When I get a notification that someone has responded to my post or quoted it,… --- ## [Strange new "OneBox" behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-onebox-behavior/962853)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-new-onebox-behavior/962853 "2022-05-03T04:27:31Z")
“OneBox” refers to the previews that appear in a post when you post a link, showing the headline, a picture from the link, and a few lines of text. Something new has been appearing: There is now an additional picture n… --- ## [Uploading images and scrolling up jank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-images-and-scrolling-up-jank/951365)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-images-and-scrolling-up-jank/951365 "2022-05-01T23:12:55Z")
Created a new thread not to pollute the old one with tech talk. It costs money to host photos. Not going to happen. (And i can scroll up just fine.) One of the Discourse sites i use is funded by donations, and the ow… --- ## [Discourse malfunction {and how to look up your Discourse Theme}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discourse-malfunction-and-how-to-look-up-your-discourse-theme/963765 "2022-05-01T18:43:05Z")
As you post a reply, you’ll find that the “minimize the composer panel” function is on the fritz. Instead of minimizing, it now always just deletes, instead. Can discourse be contacted about this to rectify this? --- ## [Email responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962921)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962921 "2022-04-18T14:09:32Z")
Trying one more time. I’m new here. I keep getting email responses to my posts. I went into preferences and checked off “never” for receiving email notifications. I saved that. I keep getting tons of emails when I post.… --- ## [What happened to the Log Out icon? {in Sam’s Simple theme}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-log-out-icon-in-sam-s-simple-theme/960416)
**Author:** [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-log-out-icon-in-sam-s-simple-theme/960416 "2022-04-15T19:04:35Z")
What happened to the Log Out icon? Why was it removed? Who chose to remove it? I was away for 10 days and since coming home found I now have to go through the icon to Preferences to log out. It used to be prominently di… --- ## [Today I learned I can do a partial edit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-i-can-do-a-partial-edit/962394)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learned-i-can-do-a-partial-edit/962394 "2022-04-15T14:16:51Z")
I’ve never seen anyone mention this before (that doesn’t mean nobody has), but I discovered today, totally by accident, that if I want to correct a small typo in a post I made that I don’t have to edit the entire thing b… --- ## [Email responses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962792)
**Author:** [@mglambo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mglambo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-responses/962792 "2022-04-14T21:34:10Z")
I selected “never” for receiving emails related to my posts. I saved the selection of never. I keep getting emails. Help! --- ## [Ignore list and "suggested topics"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-and-suggested-topics/962732)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignore-list-and-suggested-topics/962732 "2022-04-13T12:15:26Z")
I have one user on my ignore list. I do not see topics started by this user, and I do not see this user’s posts in other discussions. However, topics started by this user still appear in the suggestion list at the bott… --- ## [Stopping the auto restarting of youtube links](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-the-auto-restarting-of-youtube-links/962679)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-the-auto-restarting-of-youtube-links/962679 "2022-04-11T22:04:22Z")
This is a question about the Message board but since its purely technical in nature hopefully this is the right forum. Often times I’m scrolling through a thread and play a youtube link. When I’ve watched enough of it … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/site-feedback/2.md?page=9)