# A question about the format
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [March 11, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566 "2002-03-11T13:40:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@SeaHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaHawk)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566/1 "2002-03-11T13:40:17Z")
The screen have become very wide.
Views, Rating, and Last Post is out of the screen for me.
I can see them but I have to use the right button. This is a bit irritating.
SPMB should do something about this. A shorter subject line is one way to solve it.
does anyone else have the same problem ?
😕
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### Author:  [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566/2 "2002-03-11T13:42:53Z")
There are a couple columns on the Forum display that could be removed, should the SDMB wish to do so. This would help with the width issue somewhat.
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### Author:  [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566/3 "2002-03-12T03:25:13Z")
SPMB? What’s that, the **Straight _Poop_ Message Board**?
😃
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### Author:  [@SeaHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaHawk)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2002, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-the-format/97566/4 "2002-03-12T18:44:29Z")
**they could also remove the rank section since they don’t us it.**