# Everybody duck - New guy practicing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533 "2003-03-15T04:44:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/1 "2003-03-15T04:44:56Z")
Hi. My regular message board went on hiatus for about two weeks. Things got too nasty and they put us all in timeout! I wasn’t one of the main instigators, but it made for some good reading. Thought this was a good chance to check out some other ones. ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/2 "2003-03-15T04:48:15Z")
So why is this thing telling me that the website is not responding; then posts the message anyway? Twice? ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/3 "2003-03-15T04:55:06Z")
Either you clicked “submit” twice, or you’ve fallen victim to a bit of server weirdness which has happened around here recently, **Phax**. Welcome to the SDMB, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/4 "2003-03-15T04:57:09Z")
Yes, I submitted twice; but only because I didn’t think the first one worked because it said the website wasn’t responding, etc, etc, etc,… ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/5 "2003-03-15T05:03:54Z")
There are a number of ways to try safeguarding against that happening. If nothing seems to happen after clicking “submit”, go back and preview your post again (for posting in an existing thread) or open a new window, and check to see if your thread is showing up in SDMB. I try both of these. Still got caught out a few times, mind, but it might help. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/6 "2003-03-15T05:05:03Z")
Forgot to add: 99.98% of the time, clicking “submit” means your post _has_ gone through. ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/7 "2003-03-15T05:12:09Z")
Thanks. This is similar to the one I was using, but just different enough to keep me off-balance. I’ll figure this thing out though. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/8 "2003-03-15T05:44:29Z")
I locked off the duplicate thread for you. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/9 "2003-03-15T14:59:56Z")
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **Phax** , and keeping you off balance is one of the things we do best. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/10 "2003-03-15T19:25:16Z")
Where’s the duck? Your subject line promises everybody a duck! That’s false advertising. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/11 "2003-03-15T19:42:12Z")
Maybe **Phax** was only warning **ducks** that he was practicing. While I have the highest of regard for **Why a Duck** , **Duckster** , and **Duck Duck Goose** , and the other waterfowl of their ilk, I think that it’s egregious discrimination to only warn them! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/12 "2003-03-16T02:18:47Z")
I heard this post twice - apparently ducks’ DO echo! ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/13 "2003-03-16T04:54:26Z")
This was just my special way of saying that I’ve landed here; something that ducks don’t always do gracefully. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/14 "2003-03-16T05:12:41Z")
Okay. Phax has passed the first test. Do you think he is ready for the BIG test? (You know, the one that leaves so many people upset and crying.) I think he is very ready… ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/15 "2003-03-16T05:14:20Z")
Lay it on me. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/16 "2003-03-16T05:20:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phax \* > \*\*This was just my special way of saying that I’ve landed here; something that ducks don’t always do gracefully. \*\* You’re not doing bad so far, no belly flops I can see. Hope you hang around here longer than that two weeks hiatus, **Phax**. ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/17 "2003-03-16T05:40:26Z")
I’ll probably stay around. This board is bigger than the one I was on - it has more features to it and it’s a lot more interesting. It got to the point that the same 6 to 8 people were doing most of the posting, mainly so they could back-stab each other. Everyone else was leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/18 "2003-03-16T06:02:29Z")
Well, you get groups of people who know each other, go to th’ Dopefests, etc. – but the sheer size of the active membership here stops what you’ve just described. I know what you mean, though. ---
**Author:** ![Phax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Phax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phax)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/19 "2003-03-16T06:32:02Z")
I’m curious to see what they come up with when the message board comes back online. Probably lots of new rules. Thanks for the welcome, Ice Wolf. Zoe - I’m ready for the big test. I’m a big boy, I think I can take it. And Shade - I loved your comment - just can’t think of a single clever thing to say in response. It’s after midnight here, so I’m outta here. ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533/20 "2003-03-16T13:47:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Phax \* > \*\*I’ll probably stay around. This board is bigger than the one I was on - it has more features to it . . . \*\* Wow! You wouldn’t believe the number of threads we get about how we need all kinds of new features, and how the Admins are evil punishists for turning the one off that they have. My favourite feature was the old fortune-telling button. But I can’t find the thread about it, and it never worked right, anyway. I hope that thread wasn’t lost in the Winter of our Missed Content. Note, the ‘fortune-telling button’ was actually the ‘Preview Reply’ button on the new thread page, now called ‘preview post’. A while ago somebody started a thread about how the button wasn’t allowing him to preview replies to threads he started, and how it would be a great feature. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-duck-new-guy-practicing/161533.md?page=2)