# Image test **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 23, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383 "2003-07-23T15:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/1 "2003-07-23T15:15:00Z")
[http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers.jpg](http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/2 "2003-07-23T15:16:27Z")
img src=\<“[http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers](http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers)”\> ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/3 "2003-07-23T15:18:02Z")
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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/4 "2003-07-23T15:18:58Z")
The [IMG] code has been disabled here; is that what you’re trying to do? Interesting pic, though. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/5 "2003-07-23T15:19:54Z")
[http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers.jpg](http://martianginhonky.com/borrowers.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/6 "2003-07-23T15:21:09Z")
It’s disabled? Didn’t know that, never mind. Why is it disabled? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/7 "2003-07-23T15:34:11Z")
To prevent misuse, mostly. That, and to keep whatever board speed our end users enjoy at an acceptable level. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/8 "2003-07-23T15:34:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Torgo \* > \*\*Why is it disabled? \*\* To prevent misuse. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/9 "2003-07-23T15:35:59Z")
**Coldie** beat me to it 🙂 And gave an additional reason to boot. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/10 "2003-07-23T15:38:00Z")
It’s been disabled for some years, Torgo. Due I believe, in no particular order, to copyright, bandwidth, troublemaking and hovercraft issues. ---
**Author:** ![Torgo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Torgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/11 "2003-07-23T15:48:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hawthorne \* > \*\*It’s been disabled for some years, Torgo. Due I believe, in no particular order, to copyright, bandwidth, troublemaking and hovercraft issues. \*\* Rats. I happen to own one that’s full of eels and I wanted to post a picture of it. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/12 "2003-07-23T15:54:38Z")
[FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1956119#post1956119) > [@](#): > > Q: Why can’t I do (some vBulletin action)? > A: We have disabled the following features at our message board. Some were disabled because they were abused in the past; some because we thought the usage might become abused in the future; some to protect the privacy of our members; some due to site speed considerations; and some for other reasons. Below is a list of disabled features: > [ul] > [li]post attachments[/li][li]e-mail to friend[/li][li]“rating” threads[/li][li]editing own posts[/li][li]deleting own posts[/li][li]close threads[/li][li]delete threads[/li][li]post polls[/li][li]private messaging[/li][li]site calendar[/li][li]viewing who’s online, and IP addresses[/li][li]avatars[/li][li]images in post[/li][li]HTML[/li][li]displaying logged in users[/li][li]show users browsing fora[/li][li]Ignoring of moderators[/li][li]Members list[/li][li]“shouting” in titles (all uppercase titles)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/13 "2003-07-23T15:57:49Z")
See, all you have to do is post your question here. Arnold will helpfully find the relevant FAQ topic and then highlight the specific pertinent part. Now **that** ’s service, SDMod style! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/14 "2003-07-23T16:25:08Z")
Yeah, but he scowls while he does it. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/15 "2003-07-23T19:10:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*Yeah, but he scowls while he does it. \*\* Hell, _I_ scowl when he has to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/16 "2003-07-24T04:32:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*Yeah, but he scowls while he does it. \*\* I now picture Arnold as Filch from Harry Potter. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/image-test/190383/17 "2003-07-24T11:39:58Z")
I was thinking more along the lines of Mad Eye Moody, **Lobsang**. Always vigilant, always vigilant!