# NEW POSTERS, PLEASE READ **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [February 21, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755 "2000-02-21T02:41:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/1 "2000-02-21T02:41:00Z")
This is the forum in which to comment on Straight Dope columns by Cecil Adams. If you start a new topic, please include a link to the column you are discussing. To do this simply go to the column online, copy the url from the space above, and paste it into the message box. Thank you. Jill ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/2 "2000-02-25T20:53:00Z")
So, what column are you discussing? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/3 "2000-02-26T01:14:00Z")
[http://don’tmockthemoderator.com](http://don'tmockthemoderator.com) ---
**Author:** ![Wes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Wes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wes)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/4 "2000-02-27T02:53:00Z")
What’s going on here?? That URL doesn’t work! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/5 "2000-02-27T04:34:00Z")
That’s because the URL is _a joke_. Jill [www.Idon’tusesmileys.com](http://www.Idon'tusesmileys.com) ---
**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/6 "2000-02-28T02:41:00Z")
Tough crowd. ---
**Author:** ![tagerine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e36b37/32.png) [@tagerine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagerine)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/7 "2000-03-03T02:51:00Z")
well, if you ask me ( which i don’t think any of you did ) i think smileys are great. i have yet to discover how to use them, but they do provide a slight sense of satisfaction every time i see them. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/8 "2000-03-03T04:02:00Z")
tagerine, go [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/smilies.html) to learn about the smilies. * * * Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99. _SD chat:_ **\** Kat’s here! the board must be down! ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-posters-please-read/755/9 "2000-03-03T06:07:00Z")
[[i think smileys are great. i have yet to discover how to use them, but they do provide a slight sense of satisfaction every time i see them.]] Hmm, a “slight sense of satisfaction…” I knew that’s what I didn’t like about them. Jill