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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON THIS SITE.!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON MARTIN'S SITE.HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A HEALTHY, WEALTHY PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.PAT. ;D
this board
loads up v slowly suggestion; make the board freestanding of the main site as at vbulletin.com for example
Congratulations on 30k +
Martin & the team..... Congratulations on hitting the 30,000 member mark!! ;D All the hard work is paying off. At this rate we'll be begging to find a "Non Deal" and to spend a small fortune on something, just to remember how things used to be!! ;)
How do I get a NEW icon to appear
When I start a new topic, My post does not get a NEW icon.....? why's that
Thread start date...
Hi there, I do hope this hasn't been asked before, but is there a possibility to add the start date of a thread to the forum front pages so we can see at a glance when a particular thread began? (i.e - where it says 'Started By' in the main forum list - could the user name and date be shown?) This would aid in seeing which…
Sticky overload
Am I the only one that get's fed up scrolling a whole screen down to read the useful stuff in this forum? 9 stickies in this thread is a bit of a joke isn't it?
Shift site charity money to tsunami disaster?
There is currently £6,000 ready to be donated to the sites charities. I am considering giving it to the tsunami disaster appeal instead. However as the original vote was a site use vote, I wanted peoples opinions before i do this? Any thoughts (to see the sites charities go to…
Does this affect this site?
Webmaster/Mistress: Does the following affect this bulletin board? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4117711.stm As I know that YaBB is PHP based, are you aware of the above problem?
Search problems on site?
Am I the only person having problems searching this site?! Whenever I try a search the site always crashes, all I want to find is the thread on GTA 3!!!!
Help us bring back some old missing threads
We're accessing the old chat forum back-up so we can bring back the more important threads that disappeared in the re-shuffle. The NI board is being sorted and we've got Pal's pension FAQs. Can any of the regulars join me in a quick brainstorm? I'm sure there'll be some I've forgotten. :)
Chat Forum Maintenance
Advance warning to site users: The chat forum is being upgraded over the next few weeks and there may be a period, hopefully over the Christmas holidays, where members will be unable to post new messages. We hope to still have the forum up though so you will still be able to read current posts. As regular site users will…
A suggestion re Grab it board
With a large number of the threads in the Grab it while you can forum turning into lengthy conversations about the deals, the new deals are becoming swamped (I've just had to trawl through almost 2 pages of bumped threads to find some of the new deals. I hate to think how many I'd miss out on if I was on dial up :( ) If…
Deleting pm's
Hope I'm not missing something really obvious here...but is there a quick way to delete multiple pm's all at once....seems to take forever to delete them one-by-one ???
Grab it while you can board
Despite your best efforts with the sticky there are still too many topics that need to be elsewhere cluttering up this board. These include thing like a dull Woolworths sale and other normal sale/reduced price offers (like the gamecube games at Special Reserve) which should be on the cheap buys board. I feel like posting…
Suggestion for new forum - Loyalty Points Forum (merged)
I was wondering what the team and other members thought about having a forum for loyalty cards. Its just that the posts for these get lost in other forums and maybe need a forum of their own. What do you think?
How do I find my own posts ??
Is there a quick and easy way to find my own posts??? i must have missed something really obvious.......
Search function absolutely c*&p
Have always noticed with the search function on the forums on this site.Either it takes a long time to search, almost a minute or the next instant you press the Search button,it gives you an error page, i.e This page cannot be displayed. Just for info I access the net with newish PCs and a fast broadband connection,so they…
Alternate Martin Images
Hi guys, As it's the season of giving, the techie team is sneaking in the images that didn't quite make it onto the front page. These were done by one of the more graphically talented members of the MSE team and we'd like to thank them for providing some seasonal mirth. ;) Merry Christmas to all, Webby
www.Canbarsed.co.uk - question
As I am aware we are not allowed to post affiliate links etc. Can someone therefore tell me why cantbarsed are allowed to continually post in the Online Discount Vouchers advertising their site? Examples of their posts:
No need for the comma now
The techie boys have done a top fix. All the links to articles have a comma at the end - which many browsers often miss off. Now even if you miss the comma at the end is missed, it should still get you to the right page martin

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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland to cut overdraft rates for millions but hike them for others – here's what's happening and full help
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Applied for South West Trains 'boundary fares' compensation? Act now to claim it
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
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