# "Hide My Profile" option will be disabled Sunday, 7/14/2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [January 13, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/978175 "2023-01-13T15:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 56
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/978175/56 "2023-01-16T02:33:56Z")
I am not they (of course), but my understanding is that during their stated ‘test run’ they’re doing it all here, to make sure that they can handle the work load, and get (well ideally) constructive criticism from us, the Perfect Snarkers. What they do in the long run, once the proof-of-concept is done is more unclear. There was the prior threads on reviving the column which… did not meet unanimous approval, due to a large number of factors. > [@A modest proposal for the Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modest-proposal-for-the-straight-dope/944055): > > (Second try. Little Ed, who I rely on to digitally transcribe these messages from the original parchment, stupidly posted the first attempt as though it emanated from himself.) After a hiatus of almost three years, your columnist is thinking about resuming weekly publication of the Straight Dope column. There are three reasons for this: (a) Little Ed’s attempt to short GameStop didn’t work out as well as hoped, leaving the retirement account sadly depleted; (b) global ignorance, alas, hasn’t no… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hide-my-profile-option-will-be-disabled-sunday-7-14-2024/978175)._