# About this board?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-board/81976>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 16, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-board/81976 "2001-09-16T15:47:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![CaelNCSU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CaelNCSU](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaelNCSU)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-board/81976/1 "2001-09-16T15:47:01Z")

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How did it start (AOL I SAW???) Who is this Cecil character?

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**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-this-board/81976/2 "2001-09-16T16:23:25Z")

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Go to the Straight Dope faqs [here](http://www.straightdope.com/faq/officialfaq.html) for the official story on Cecil. And read Cecil’s columns [here](http://www.straightdope.com).