I think this web site is just fine without all the blinking lights and flashing headlines. The HSW web site is way too commercialized and I hate their pop up ads!! Straight Answers is Straight Dope! If I want flash I’ll go to another web site and be dazzled. Please don’t give in to the temptation that “kick it up a notch.” Besides for those without a high speed connection it is nice to have a text only site available.
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Umm . . . What are you talking about?
Some thread or other in either “Comments on Cecil’s Colums” or “Comments on Staff Reports” compared this website to another, jazzier one. I suppose this is an attempt to follow up.
JW-you got it right! I jut clicked on a link to comment on the article and this is where I landed. If this isnt the right location…hmm oh well life is too short to get upset about it!
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, terrific422, glad to have you with us.
No big deal. The “comment on article” button leads to this forum, which is intended for comments on the specific article. Your comments are about out site in general, and so technically belongs in a different forum. One could argue for or against several of 'em, but I’m moving it to “About this message board” which seems reasonable to me.
You might want to take a quick look at our Rules of the Road or FAQ etc, read the forum descriptions, etc. It’ll make life a li’l easier for you here. Most of the rules are designed to help members get to what they want to see, avoid what they don’t want to see, and be more efficient.
So, welcome, and enjoy!