# New tag, maybe temporary added: iran-strikes-2026 {also handy How To's in second post} If I missed a good discourse trick please add it **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Tags:** iran-strikes-2026\ **Created:** [March 5, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225 "2026-03-05T15:19:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/1 "2026-03-05T15:19:11Z")
#iran-strikes-2026 This is a quick link to the bombing campaign by the US & Israel in 2026. It will cover any expansion that happens, if it happens. If this somehow dies down, I’ll probably remove the tag a few months later. Currently only 4 tagged, I’ll tag as more threads appear. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/2 "2026-03-05T15:19:29Z")
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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/3 "2026-03-05T15:30:49Z")
You can uncheck a pin topic for yourself by just clicking the pin icon. 📌 If you’re looking for a pinned thread, you personally unpinned try this: [https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=in%3Apinned](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=in%3Apinned) **Handy how to’s for the SDMB.** **Steps to Mute a Tag or Category** (Forum) Click your user icon next to the menu. Click the last Icon for Profile Click Preferences Click Tracking _The lower right hand box is for Muted Tags._ Enter _ **tru** _ and you’ll be prompted for trump. Click trump. Click Save Changes . * * * * * * > **How to Reply as a linked Topic** > > Click Reply, in the upper left corner of the reply window is the reply type button, _looks like a curving arrow point to the right_. > > Choose **Reply as linked topic** and it starts a new thread. As an example, you can choose GD, IMHO or The Pit for it. > > That is actually the best method. * * * * * * ### To determine or change Theme: - Click on your Avatar next to the Menu. (Upper Right Corner) - Select Profile (The last symbol on the right) - Select Preferences again ⚙ (The gear symbol) - Click on Interface. (Should be the second to last choice.) * * * * * * ### To determine or change your Email preferences : - Click on your Avatar next to the Menu. (Upper Right Corner) - Select Profile (The last symbol on the right) - Select Preferences again ⚙ (The gear symbol) - Click on **📧 Emails** - There are 4 dropdowns, set these as you wish. Save Changes * * * * * * So click the Search button 🔍 In this search box, click the _sliders_ button on the far right. Click ▶ Advanced filters Include some search words, from your example I’m using _solar_ _Truck_. In **Posted By** , enter the name of the poster Include a **date range** if possible to narrow it down. I selected **Posted** _after_ & _01/01/2020_ Below _I read_ is a pull down box that says _any_, pull down and select _I created_ or _are the very first post_ * * * * * * All this should narrow it down a lot. This gets no results as Truck apparently wasn’t in the thread, but I removed _Truck_ and got only 4 hits including this thread of course. [What I used in the end](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=solar%20%20%40Sigene%20after%3A2020-01-01%20in%3Afirst): solar @Sigene after:2020-01-01 in:first * * * * * * @me is a shorthand in searches for @yourusername, a way to avoid using advance search. * * * * * * 1. Click the Link button 🔗 2. Paste the URL (link) into the “Link or Topic” field 3. Type out a description in the Link Text field. 4. Click Insert Example: [SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/4 "2026-03-07T14:27:35Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > You can uncheck a pin topic for yourself by just clicking the pin icon. 📌 I’ve don that at least six times. The pin is still there. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/5 "2026-03-07T14:33:16Z")
When you click the pin it should go from pushpin symbol pointing down to pushpin symbol pointing up. Next time you load the forum, the pinned topic should no longer be at the top. Are you seeing the pin flip? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/6 "2026-03-07T14:47:56Z")
Oops – never mind. I figured it out. I was clicking on the pin directly above your post (where it says “This was pinned globally…”) vice the pin on the thread title. 😳 I need to stop posting before I’ve drunk at least one cup of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/7 "2026-03-07T14:49:34Z")
I know that feeling, if a flag is at all complicated pre-coffee I just wait until after I’ve had it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-tag-maybe-temporary-added-iran-strikes-2026-also-handy-how-tos-in-second-post-if-i-missed-a-good-discourse-trick-please-add-it/1028225/8 "2026-07-28T17:29:56Z")
Testing something in this thread, because I needed a non-current thread to test it… Do non-moderators have access to the “do not bump” option? And can we retroactively un-bump one of our posts, or someone else’s?