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Changing User Name
Is it possible ? I want to be something a little less recognisable - i have a few employment questions i want to ask :-)
Nat west Bank charges!Will they freeze if i close my account?
I have had my account charged six times since i went overdrawn by 56p.I wrote a letter to the bank saying i couldnt afford to pay it.I sent back a list of my incomings and outgoings for financial hardship but they turned me down,during this i was charged again and now i just want to offer a small monthly payment plan to…
Whose best sunflex or smarts systems - for alu folding/sliding doors
I have spent months doing my research on Aluminium folding/sliding doors and have finally shortlisted the: Visofold (Smarts Systems) and SF55 (Sunflex) The major differentiator is price and the minor issue is that Smarts can't offer colour coded / flush fittings handles which would finish the look. Can anyone provide any…
Gordon Brown calls Labour voter he speaks with today a "bigoted woman"
E-mail error?
Martin's A: Pay on a Nationwide card outside Europe and you get the best exchange plus a 1% load - so buy something worth £100 of Rupees and it costs you £10. It's much better than most cards but there are two cheaper (see top travel cards). That doesn't look right to me... £100 costs you £110?
Support
I don't know if it's been suggested before or not, but i've been wondering, if it would be a good idea to introduce a "support" board (note - i place the term "support" in speechmarks, on the understanding that it would be "support" from your fellow MSE-er's, and NOT moderated?) I know in this nanny-state in which we live,…
suggestion to make site easier for beginners
Not being very computer literate, I was a slow starter on this site. I have since learnt to do so many things with the help of other users. Today however I needed to a screen shot and could not remember how. ( I have since found what I was looking for, when I looked to post this) When I first started I used the unofficial…
Benefit board sub section
Hi Team , DT for months now has been flooded with benefit threads , many of which are originally posted in the benefits secftion , but not specifically asking a question , so therefore moved to DT. The threads have become tiresome & repetitive, and as a result DT has lost its appeal . Woud it therefore be possible to have…
Benefit threads a new board. Please could one of the mods read .
Okay . I'm probably going to get shot down in flames for this but whats happened to DT recently ? It used to be interesting ,with a variety of subjects and opinoins . Now it's just seems to one benefit thread after another. My question is, would it be an idea to have a seperate benefit discussion area leaving DT for other…
I want to make a formal complaint about a certain board guide on OS who moves or clos
I want to make a formal complaint about a certain board guide on OS who moves or closes any threads she doesn't agree with & I'm not the only one who is fed up with her little Hitler abuse of power She closed this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2419575 Her reason for doing so was I did say someone…
Forum Change. Showing Thanks Count?
Did the number of times you thanked someone for a post show before the changes? I haven't been posting for very long so I'm not sure. I like to thank someone who has taken the trouble to post something that I find useful. Now that we can see the figures, mine shows loads and some people only have a few. Am I being…
A technical problem logging in - Advise please
I have been a member for a number of years under my deb1home screen name, but for the last three days have been unable to log in, I have requested and received two replacement passwords but even using these I still cannot log in. I have had to register under a new name. I have emailed the tech help but i am wondering what…
Council Tax Rebanding
Following advice from Martin on the telly I contacted my local council about 18 months ago to ask about rebanding for our council tax.. Well after much ado I now have two cheques equalling about £1500 (nice holiday getting booked this week). Our council tax was re-banded from D down to C. We now pay just under £200 less…
Changes to Forum Search
Is it just me...since the upgrades the way we search the forum has changed, its so long winded now. My concern is that this will put people off searching if previous questions/issues have been posted and will lead to even more duplicated posts/threads.
I am sooo addicted to MSE Forum - are you?
Oh dear, I found this site about 3 months ago and now I am so addicted. I really need to turn off my computer and do some housework before my OH gets home! Is this normal?
Forum technical issues
Hi everyine, The forums have changed! Although not much. You may notice forum internet addresses now say .php where they used to say .html. That should be the only difference you'll notice. Everything else should work as before. If you do notice any technical glitches relating to today's change we'd be grateful if you'd…
Spam button disappeared?
There seems to be no Spam button on the Music Moneysaving board. Why is this? I tried to report an advert post by a new user and noticed there was no Spam button. Is this because of a gremlin in the work or just an oversight?
Closing old threads after say 1 year?
I have noticed we keep getting old threads dragged up that are now pretty much useless. They get dragged up either by newbies or spammers. Could we not try and reduce this by having an automatic closing of all threads that are over say 1 year old?
Can we please get rid of the email signup overlay on the main site
Apart from it being a bloody nuisance having to click past the overlay (for a newsletter I already get) every single time I visit the site, I can no longer send someone a link to a specific page section. For example, I send someone: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-restaurant-deals#harvesterice It should take…
How to bookmark a thread
Hi all, I am new to this forum.........so, can anybody can tell me how to bookmark a thread?

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