# Question about the FAQ

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848 "2022-09-19T18:42:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/1 "2022-09-19T18:42:26Z")

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I just encountered the SDMB FAQ. It includes the statement,

> Rather than posting “+1” or “Agreed”, use the Like button.

Is this a C&P error, or ominous forshadowing of horrors to come?

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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:** [September 19, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/2 "2022-09-19T18:44:29Z")

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I assume you mean this: [FAQ - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/faq)

It is mostly a boilerplate from Discourse. I don’t think **Ed Zotti** ever tweaked this at all and **Jenny** probably never got a chance.

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/3 "2022-09-19T18:46:15Z")

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Thanks for linking.

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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:** [September 19, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/4 "2022-09-19T18:48:16Z")

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Your Welcome.

I moved this to ATMB as it is more about us than Discourse.

I’ll alert @engineer_comp_geek and @Ed_Zotti.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/5 "2022-09-19T19:06:55Z")

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That’s the default Discourse FAQ. The “real” SDMB FAQ is at the top of ATMB. Don’t worry. We’re not moving to Discourse’s user-moderated reputation system.

The terms of service are also just boilerplate.

We should update those.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/6 "2022-09-20T00:40:39Z")

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> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> We should update those.

+1

(Agreed)

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/7 "2022-09-20T07:33:04Z")

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[![](https://i.imgur.com/sOCp6Il.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/sOCp6Il.jpeg)

(couldn’t resist!)

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**Author:** ![Mr.E](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.e/32/8932_2.png) [@Mr.E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.E)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/8 "2022-09-20T23:26:20Z")

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> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> We should update those.

Yeah!

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-the-faq/971848/9 "2022-09-22T19:06:03Z")

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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> Your Welcome.

😲