# Letter R not showing on forum pages **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 21, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525 "2003-05-21T10:20:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/1 "2003-05-21T10:20:58Z")
I just noticed this happening this morning. In the “last post by” column, any Rs are showing up as blank “can’t find this character” squares. The letter R in “search this forum” on each page isn’t showing up either, but the Rs in hyperlinks like “Mark this forum read” and “Straight Dope Home Page” are OK. It’s happening in Internet Explorer as well as Opera. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/2 "2003-05-21T10:37:37Z")
The hamburglar been in by any chance? ---
**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:** [May 21, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/3 "2003-05-21T10:56:12Z")
Can’t see anything wrong, **Tansu**. IE6. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/4 "2003-05-21T12:35:21Z")
Seems OK now. Must have been just me. Sorry for posting a redundant thread. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/5 "2003-05-21T15:24:22Z")
The p oblem is not showing up fo me eithe . Pe haps you need a new p esc iption for you eyewea . ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/6 "2003-05-21T17:45:59Z")
That Noodles, what a ca d. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/7 "2003-05-21T18:00:21Z")
Pirates took all the "r"s cuz they go: “Arrr, Me matey!” ---
**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:** [May 21, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/8 "2003-05-21T20:20:44Z")
“It is an R, R, greater thing that I do than I have ever done.” ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/9 "2003-05-21T23:28:02Z")
dr[sup]3[/sup]…RDRR…Har De Har har. Get it, Bart? ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/10 "2003-05-21T23:41:00Z")
Who is this **A nold Winkel ied** cha acte anyway? Do we have a new Administrato ? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/11 "2003-05-21T23:45:23Z")
I don’t know what all of you could be talking about. I’m positive that the SDMB is functioning okay now. How could anyone be in doubt of that? I don’t mean to be impolite, but I think it’s kind of silly. Yes, two days ago that new icon was causing the SDMB to load slowly. But now that it’s gone, the effects have vanished with it, and the SDMB is loading okay now. In fact, the loading time actually seems to be a bit less than a few days ago. Don’t be blue, be happy. The SDMB is as fast as always. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/12 "2003-05-22T03:45:36Z")
(Psst… only people whose name doesn’t have a bunch of that specific glyph in it can make that joke.) ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/13 "2003-05-22T17:11:05Z")
What new icon? I don’t see anything… F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/14 "2003-05-22T17:47:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\*What new icon? I don’t see anything… > > F\_X \*\* Oh you missed all the fun, **Flammy**. Seems vBulletin has a nifty feature that can put a bullet on the envelope icons next to threads in which you’ve posted. They turned this on for a day, but unfortunately, it caused extreme server lag, so they turned it off again. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/15 "2003-05-22T17:51:36Z")
The R icon was removed because it was defective. R 2.0 has many new features over the previous model. Soon all the letters will be upgraded! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/16 "2003-05-26T04:48:16Z")
Thanks for the explanation, **Q.E.D.** Definitely hope I wasn’t getting whooshed there, if you know what I mean. 🙂 Extreme server lag? Not a good thing. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-r-not-showing-on-forum-pages/176525/17 "2003-05-26T13:15:04Z")
Hey! **L 2.0** just came out. I love the new features, but the interface isn’t as good as the original. Maybe they’ll send out a patch we can download.