# I Am Officially An SDMB Idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665 "2008-08-03T02:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/21 "2008-08-03T18:49:37Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] I thought I was the only one who had “User CP”. [/QUOTE] Right-- mine says User ITD 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/22 "2008-08-04T00:39:49Z")
Duh. I wondered why I never got any. Turns out I didn’t have them turned on. Fixed now! Duh. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/23 "2008-08-04T01:19:34Z")
[QUOTE=Danalan] I’ve had one private message. Just one. I always figured private messages were pretty much the province of the popular kids. [/QUOTE] Sign up for Feud notifications; you’ll get lots of practice dealing with PMS. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/24 "2008-08-04T01:27:26Z")
I don’t mean to give you PMS, **Scarlett**. Just PM’s. Heh! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hokkaido\_Brit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d26b3c/32.png) [@Hokkaido\_Brit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokkaido_Brit)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/25 "2008-08-04T12:46:06Z")
Well, I decided to put on my PM mode since I never did before, inspired by you, and what do you know, I found that you can opt to have 😛 smilies and things that I never knew how to make before! :rolleyes: You are going to hate me until the shine wears off! :eek: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/26 "2008-08-04T20:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] Right-- mine says User ITD 😃 [/QUOTE] Funny - mine says User PITA ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/27 "2008-08-04T20:49:32Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Up in the top right corner, where it says: Click on the private messages link… [/QUOTE] Is this a joke? I thought we could only have 50 PMs total?! ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/28 "2008-08-04T21:15:35Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] Is this a joke? [/QUOTE] See post #18. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/29 "2008-08-04T21:18:36Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] See post #18. [/QUOTE] It was a very vague “HA!” I can’t be blamed. ---
**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:** [August 4, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/30 "2008-08-04T21:23:37Z")
[QUOTE=ShelliBean] Funny - mine says User PITA [/QUOTE] Damn hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/31 "2008-08-04T21:40:09Z")
[QUOTE=Danalan] I’ve had one private message. Just one. I always figured private messages were pretty much the province of the popular kids. [/QUOTE] You’ve had one more than me. (And no, don’t PM me in sympathy to get my PM count up, please!) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/32 "2008-08-04T21:46:24Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] Up in the top right corner, where it says: > [@](#): > > **Welcome, Squink.** > You last visited: Today at 09:20 PM > Private Messages: Unread 932, Total 933. Click on the private messages link… [/QUOTE] Dude, you might want to have a mod edit your link, I can see your private messages. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/33 "2008-08-04T21:59:00Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Dude, you might want to have a mod edit your link, I can see your private messages. [/QUOTE] The link (if it were in the message) would point to [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/private.php](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/private.php)? – so it would point to the PMs of whoever was logged on to the computer. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/34 "2008-08-04T22:07:52Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] I can see your private messages. [/QUOTE] And I can see your underpants. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/35 "2008-08-04T22:22:23Z")
yeah, I didn’t know about PM’s either - then a Doper asked why I hadn’t replied. Then I didn’t know I could get an automatic notification - I finally turned that on a couple of months ago… Trust me, you are NOT alone in your Message Board ignorance - we need that fought as much as the General Questions we all know and love! ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665/36 "2008-08-05T00:10:58Z")
Holy guacamole, I had no idear! I’ve now turned mine on. So the next time I get hauled into The Pit somebody can tell me so I can join the fun while it’s still fresh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-officially-an-sdmb-idiot/458665.md?page=1)