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Archives for August 2008

old threads submitted- is it possible to delete them?
Really sorry if this has been asked before but just wondering if it's possible to delete old threads that are on the User CP? If so, how? Really appreciate any advice given.Thank you very much.
Having trouble posting
I seem to be having trouble posting responses to threads. It comes up that it is scheduled maintenance?? Anyone else?
New Tip Box... on the right hand side
So we've got the new weekly email boxes in the forum now - having first done them on the main site. The team've worked really hard on trying to make it work without requiring any more of the space. Our hope is it lets forumites quickly see what's in the weekly email - and jollies up the page a little Martin
stupid question but....
Hi there Really stupid quick question... In some people's sigs they have an amount crossed through (so you can still read it) - as I update my debts, how can I apply this to my sig also? Thanks!
Aldi/Lidl what to buy?
I seem to remember a buy /avoid thread on here not so long ago.I've looked looked,and then looked some more but can't find it. Can any kind person point me in the right direction,please?
MSE Job Opportunity: Junior IT Technician (temp) required
Junior IT Technician required. MoneySavingExpert.com is looking for a self starting IT technician with at least one year's commercial experience to work in its West London office. The primary role is to provide support to the teams of MoneySavingExpert.com, including maintaining our office-based Microsoft network. This…
Forum down for Maintenance Sat 30th August
Hi folks, We're going to be undertaking a major physical move of the servers this Saturday, 30th August 2008. The main site and articles will still be available but unfortunately, the Forum will be down for most of the day. I'll confirm later times in the week but you can expect the Forum to be down from around 8am until…
Did anyone else get this?
Hello to you all; have been busy trying to get myself on track after BR. Just logged in and had a pm asking to chat from "BBC request" did anyone else get this? Hope everyone is doing as good as they can. Myself have other news! which i'll start another thread for. :D
Advertising this site
I know we're not allowed to advertise our own websites on here, but are we allowed to advertise this site on our own? I work for another website in my spare time but make a loss on the job as I'm doing it for an acquaintance (it's his personal website and it's free for all his users and advert free) and want to use it to…
Making a complaint about a forum member?
How is this done? Feeling really offended and I'm sure a lot of other people do too. I've tried using the link, but it takes me to outlook which I don't have. Any help greatly appreciated!
Separate GROCERY board?
I would like to suggest having a separate board purely for groceries... what does anyone else think?
ganglion?
hi, i had a thread about my ganglion - which i think has been deleted:confused: i didn't ask for medical advise i just asked if others had been left with a scar so i knew what to expect after my operation. could the board guide who deleted my thread please pm me to explain why and what i did wrong?
Offshore & non-residents
Might it be an idea to have an "Offshore accounts and Non-UK residents" board. There's quite a few posts from people in these situations - whether it be UK residents dealing with Offshore accounts, or non-residents dealing with both Offshore and UK accounts, and the situations share a lot in common. But they are all spread…
Just had a very strange PM.... Dodgy?
I've just had a PM from a new member with no posts saying "Is this your thread?" and a link to what appears to be a MSE thread but takes you to a completely different address (Which just has '!!!!!!' in it). It didn't show and said 'page not displayed' so hopefully it didn't work. The member's ID is 'birthday01'. Is this…
Did anybody last week not receive MME email?
Greetings, everybody! Although I've subscribed to MME for around 4 years, this is my 1st. attempt at a thread! I started with MME as above on my Tiscali email, with little problem; however, about 18 months ago, I started missing MME emails, so I decided to add Yahoo email to MME, so began receiving 2 x weekly emails, until…
Money and Health Board
I don't know if there is a board which covers health/illness and money issues. I have looked but I cannot find anything. If there is nothing associated with the above could I suggest that mse may look into it. I realise that many of you may think that illness/health has nothing to do with finance and I respect those…
Competition Time Threads
Can we stop people giving the answers away directly below the link for the competition? I enjoy a challange, and it's spoilt by the answer being directly underneath, as you cannot help but see it when reading about the comp. Can we somehow make users put several blank lines in or some sort of hidden font, that has to be…
TV Forum
I've been thinking in line with Phone, Internet, Mobile etc there should be a TV section, where people can compair TV offers for different TV suppliers, and talking alternatives. Also things like a Sky/Virgin Retentions thread what have you been offered to stay etc? Anybody else agree??
Scrap Metal & Cars
I thought it might be a nice idea to include a thread or section on the best place to scrap your car in your area, as scrap dealers are now going to auction and buying runners to scrap! So if you have a great place in your area to scrap metal and cars let us know especially if your in West London where i have 2 to scrap ;)…
Subscribe? What is it, why would I, and how would I?
Can someone please tell me how I can follow a thread as it progresses? I have so far been remembering the title and searching for it to see what the new replies are - surely there's an easier way. What does 'subscribe' mean? Would this make things easier to follow? I've searched the FAQs but cannot find this information -…

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