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grumbler
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edited 20 April 2017 at 8:42AM in Site feedback
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The following errors occurred with your submission
1. Unable to post your message. Please try again.

:huh::huh::huh::huh::huh:

I just like this Microsoft-style message, absolutely uninformative and, hence, pointless

What I tried to post was:
http://www.barclays.co.uk/Otheraccounts/Currencyaccounts/ForeignCurrencyAccount/P1242557963858
Cheques in all currencies – collection
• ...
• £100 and above equivalent – 0.25% of cheque’s value. Min £16 max £40
Cheques in all currencies – negotiation dependent on foreign bank
• ...
• £100 and above equivalent – 0.25% of cheque’s value. Min £9, max
£60 (plus correspondents’ charge £6 which applies only when
currency differs from that of the country where the cheque is drawn)
...
Then again:

This forum requires that you wait 30 seconds between posts. Please try again in 16 seconds.

If you were "Unable to post", why do I have to wait for 30 seconds?

ETA: I was able to post after clicking "Go Advanced"

ETA2: even worse, as a result of this polite "Please try again" my IP address got banned by "the administrator". I reported this using the suggested online form and deliberately decided not to change the address to see whether any action will be taken to rectify this.
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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    grumbler wrote: »
    ... decided not to change the address to see whether any action will be taken to rectify this.
    :sad: 27 hours and counting... No action.
    :think: What if I were on a static IP and without access to a VPN?
  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,343 Forumite
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    Time for a new bank?
    I was a board guide here for many years, but have now resigned. Amicably, but I think it reflects very poorly on MSE that I have not even received an acknowledgement of my resignation! Poor show, MSE.

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  • grumbler
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    edited 21 April 2017 at 9:38AM
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    what bank?
    The quoted was my reply to some question on the Bank Accounts Board. Barclays is one of very few banks offering onshore currency accounts.
  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,343 Forumite
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    Ah, I see, it was MSE being as helpful as it can be...... Sorry, misunderstood and thought you were trying to communicate with Barclays. I have found that messages sent online to banks can go unanswered for WEEKS, even when they are apparently successfully transmitted.

    (And now noticed that the post is in 'site feedback'. Hmm. One might hope that MSE staff read this thread......)
    I was a board guide here for many years, but have now resigned. Amicably, but I think it reflects very poorly on MSE that I have not even received an acknowledgement of my resignation! Poor show, MSE.

    This signature was changed on 6.4.22. This is an experiment to see if anyone from MSE picks up on this comment.
  • Former_MSE_Andrea
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    Hi grumbler

    Do you only get the problem when you try to post that same message?
    Could you do with a Money Makeover?


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  • grumbler
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    edited 21 April 2017 at 2:41PM
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    Well, after you asked I tried to make a new identical post in the same thread (Quick Reply) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5636168

    And yes, I get the same problem.

    This time I am wiser and ignore your "Please try again". I don't want the VPN IP address blocked too.

    And yes, I posted many other messages later, including in that thread - without any problems.

    ETA: looking at your new thread, it's worth saying that first time I did quote the text directly from Barclays' online pdf document. However, today I copied&pasted the content from my old post here.
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    Thanks grumbler, I suggest not copying and pasting from PDF and see what happens :)
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  • grumbler
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    MSE_Andrea wrote: »
    Thanks grumbler, I suggest not copying and pasting from PDF and see what happens :)
    As I said
    ..., after you asked I tried to make a new identical post in the same thread (Quick Reply) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5636168

    And yes, I get the same problem.

    ....

    ... I copied&pasted the content from my old post here [in that thread].
    I thought it was clear
  • grumbler
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    grumbler wrote: »
    :sad: 27 hours and counting... No action.
    :think: What if I were on a static IP and without access to a VPN?
    Five days and counting...

    The 'administrator' can't care less or simply ignores the reports that we are asked to submit and are wasting our time on.

    I give up and am changing the IP address. Let's hope some unlucky MSE member doesn't accidentally get my old blocked one in the future.
  • sourcrates
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    I had the same problem, it involved copy and paste from a PDF file.

    Apparently the system thinks your a spammer and automatically blocks your IP address.

    I did get a responce from the IT team, they are unable to rectify the problem, you have to change your IP address, I'm not that technically minded so googled my router settings, and (eventually) managed to change it, so unblocking my account.

    Just be careful what you try to copy an paste to avoid it happening again.

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