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I've had my signature removed.
Help I didn't realise I wasn't allowed to advertise a fundraising page for my Guide unit and had added it to my sig _pale_ my sig has now been deleted but the other things in there I don't have a record of. Is there any way I can get these things back???
Similar sites
Does anyone know of a similar website in the USA? Thanks, Rich
long posts and light type
why when i do a long heartfelt post does it log me out b4 i have finished, and i always have to condence it after resubmitting my details........also everthing seems to be going into light type quickly, therefor people dont read posts as readily...!!
So slooooowwwww
:confused: Why is the site so slow :confused: . I find this anytime of the day or night. I am broadband connected and have no problems other than logging on this site. Once you are here then to either post or go to another thread it takes ages :mad: . Other people must be having the same problem?????
Open Office and budget Tracker
Hi..... Are there any clever types out their that know how to import the budget excel spread sheet into Calc....Or even anyone who fancies the challenge of producing a version that works in open office???
Search wildcard
I've been following SRA's directions for searching, but can't use the wildcard :confused: I've been advised to use *, but when I searched on "digger*" (as I didn't know whether it would be Diggerland or Digger Land ;) ) I got nothing. Searched again on "diggerland", and got loads of hits. Has it changed?
Breast Clic Site
I just clicked on to the above site, in order to help women receive free mammograms. I was a bit taken aback that it seems to be a U.S site. However, please dont let that put you off. I have lived in the U.S and believe me medical insurance is not cheap and many people go without necesssary medical care. My own sister has…
multi-quote a message in a post - how???
you know some forums have a button where you can multi-quote messages in a post very easily. how does one multi-quote here? believe it or not, but since being a member for nearly two years i still don't know how to. could someone please explain. thanks as always :)
Changing Log in name.
HI Is it at all possible to change my log in name as my screen name I feel is too easily recognisable. Any advice???? Thanks
Help needed with signature
Hi there, can anyone tell me how I can score out words in my signature, I've seen others doing it and I have no idea :rolleyes: I've paid off some debts in my signature and instead of just deleting them I want to score through them so I can see at a glance how well I'm doing ;) Thanks in advance xx
Logout set to so quick
Is there a reason why logout is set so quick? It seems to be about 5 mins but when you want to type (and spell check) a reply I often get timed out. It might be that I'm a slow typer (actually it's because I'm a crap speller). Why not 15 minutes - then you get to consider your replies rather than rushing to just get in…
Multi quotes.
Can any one please take the time to explain to a computer novice like me how you multi quote when repyling to various posts on a thread? Thank you in advance SL
Logging in
Every time I log in I get 'logged out' again when I look at a different thread. I tick the 'remember me' box but it never does! Any ideas?
Emoticons - opinions and advice?
For most of the strictly financial forums the emoticons provided at the forum site are more than sufficient, but at a few like Discussion Time and MSA we cover quite a range of personal, lifestyle, existential, political etc. topics and a wider range of emoticons is useful. At any rate I have found myself using quite a lot…
Money mutterings 17 October
Click reply to discuss this week's mutterings, which will be in the latest email up on site on Wednesday (17 October). To make sure it's the very latest email go to www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttips :smiley:
thanks button
on my messages there is no thanks button only edit or quote. where is it please
Email notifications of new posts
Hi, Is there a known problem with instant email notification of new posts in subscribed threads? I don't seem to be getting any notifications recently. Instead, I need to remember that I have posted something, and come back to it later to check if anyone's replied. I have checked my user profile and it looks ok. I have…
Competition forum help
Hi I have done a search but I couldn't find anything to help me - so apologies if I have missed something. I have recently started comping and just wondered what others do to remind themselves to do the weekly and monthly comps. Is there a way that you can collate all the comps that you want to enter monthly so you don't…
Google Ads
Just a comment really rather than a discussion. I usually type long web names into my Google toolbar, Moneysavingexpert.com is a bit long after all. I'm a simple Geordie :) Most of the 1st page of Google results are related to MSE including the 'pure' web address as the top result. But above that is a Google ad for…
Deleting Account or Previous Posts
Hi, is it possible to delete an account so that previous posts are not accessible?

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