# What are the rules of the road here?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 12, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794 "2003-12-12T16:58:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mhernan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mhernan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mhernan)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794/1 "2003-12-12T16:58:55Z")

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As a virgin sdmb doper I need soma guidance.

1. What is the size character limit of a message, if any?
2. If a lose a message, it disappears before I finish can I recover it in any way?  
3Can I import messages from my MS Word?
3. Can I use the word Fuck? if used inappropritaly, that is?  
5.How can lose 15 minutes of deadfully hard work when composing a message? Did I just slip and clik on the submit thread or junk the thread by some switch? where does the messag go from here -here being the “About this message board?”
4. Where is the spell checker button?
5. Teacher can I go to the bathroom?
6. If my rock and roll career goes flat, can I be a baker if I need the dough?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794/2 "2003-12-12T17:43:02Z")

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[ol]  
[li] Big. It’s a big number. You’ll probably never need to worry about it.[/li][li] No. We recommend composing any replies you absolutely do not wish to lose in your favorite text editor.[/li][li] Yes. Simply Copy & Paste to the reply window.[/li][li] Yes, with moderation. That is, if you meant to type _appropriately_, not _ **in** appropriately_.[/li][li] Our server often is not able to keep up with the traffic. Sometimes posts will disappear into the ether.[/li][li] There isn’t one. Again, we recommend using a text editor.[/li][li] Yes, if you wash your hands afterwards.[/li][li] No. The Pillsbury Dough Boy has a flour-fisted lock on the dough trust. You’ll need to liberally grease his cookie sheet before you can bake up that career. He uses the ginger-bread man brigade as bagmen. At yeast, that’s what I hear; it’s all oven town.[/li][/ol]

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**Author:** ![Mhernan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mhernan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mhernan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794/3 "2003-12-13T14:43:44Z")

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Thank you thank you thank you

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**Author:** ![Mhernan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mhernan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mhernan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-of-the-road-here/218794/4 "2003-12-13T15:03:50Z")

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