# Nominating a thread for "Threadspotting"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 9, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694 "2005-03-09T18:11:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/1 "2005-03-09T18:11:06Z")

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How is it done?

For example, my simple question about Woody’s missing gun has taken on a life of it’s own.

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305728&page=1&pp=50](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305728&page=1&pp=50)

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/2 "2005-03-09T18:43:14Z")

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On the Straight Dope front page it says “Send your submissions for Threadspotting to [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com).”

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/3 "2005-03-09T19:44:41Z")

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Do-uh! :smack:

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**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/4 "2005-03-09T21:48:37Z")

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I always make sure that my subject line starts with something like “SDMB Threadspotting suggestion” to get it through any filters, and include your screen name.

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**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/5 "2005-03-10T15:18:00Z")

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I just want to mention that I came here with exactly the same question as **DrDeth** about exactly the same thread. I also wish to nominate Case\_Sensitive for the Chairman of the SDSAB Department of Frivolous Literary Deconstruction, and award of the Cecil medal for Meritorious Service to the Message Board.

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**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:** [March 10, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nominating-a-thread-for-threadspotting/293694/6 "2005-03-10T18:36:06Z")

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That’s silly. Why would you award the Cecil Medal to the whole board? I mean, sure, the Board has served Cecil, but it would make a lot more sense to award it to a particular poster.