# Flip This Board **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 16, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763 "2017-05-16T16:33:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/41 "2017-05-23T00:16:18Z")
The increasing attitude in media circles is that “comments sections” are considerably more trouble than they’re worth. If we’re lucky, the new owners won’t notice this place - I’m sure its annual budget is probably less than keeping their staffroom stocked with tea and coffee - but if we’re not lucky, someone will say “Why are we running a messageboard with no real connection to our brand and full of people who don’t - and in many cases can’t - read our product?” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/42 "2017-05-23T00:30:15Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > If we’re lucky, the new owners won’t notice this place Let’s hope so. Meanwhile, I have an account with a tall African animal message board. On the last day, we can diss all the moderators! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/43 "2017-05-23T02:15:27Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Let’s hope so. > Meanwhile, I have an account with a tall African animal message board. > > On the last day, we can diss all the moderators! You really think they’re gonna tell us when the last day is? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/44 "2017-05-23T10:24:36Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > You really think they’re gonna tell us when the last day is? I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/45 "2017-05-23T10:53:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I doubt it. We might get a week or two notice, but I’m still counting on the new owners not realising/caring the boards exist. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763/46 "2017-05-23T13:41:16Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > … > By contrast, the Dope, which doesn’t allow users to post photos online\*, tends to emphasize the use of verbal language, and I think it would be a shame to lose that. > > \*That is still true, isn’t it? I’ve noticed that links to photos often display automatically in Tapatalk, but I haven’t seen that happen while using a PC. You can’t post photos \*at \*the SD but you can sure post links \*to \*photos stored elsewhere. Tapatalk “helpfully” replaces clickable links to media files (pix, vids, etc) with a display link to the same file. So instead of seeing [http://blahblah.com/something.jpg](http://blahblah.com/something.jpg) you see the pic itself. Or the first still of a vid. Whether you want to or not. At least on the version of Tapatalk on my Android this is a setting you can turn on or off. The default is “On” so you see the pic, not the link to it. It’s kinda hard to find that setting though. One thing we’ve learned here the hard way is that the various flavors of Tapatalk for the various brands of device differ a lot. Not to mention the ever-changing latest version for your device that you may or may not have. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flip-this-board/786763.md?page=2)