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Am I allowed to post this and if so where?
Hello there. I am new here and although I have read items on the site often in the past have only just registered. I am currently carrying out research for my postgrad degree at Northampton University. I need to recruit participants to carry out a questionnaire and wondered if this would be something I could post on one of…
What's up with the site today? White pages/kicked out
Site is terrible today, I get kicked out almost every page that loads. Every time I try to post, I get kicked out. Most times the page is white, nothing there at all, not even the header. I have to continually refresh. Tried on 3 separate computers, same with all. Other sites are fine, just this one I'm having problems…
Why was post deleted?
Admin can you let me know why post was pulled.
Changing your username?
Sorry if this is the wrong spot. I was looking for the most likely place to ask this & landed here. Can you change your username? If so, how?
Feedback
Where has it gone??????????
New users first posts validated to tackle spammers/trolls?
Came to this idea due to the influx of trolls/spammers on this site over the past few days. Why not approve a new posters first five posts or so to tackle this?
New feature?
Lovely MSE webmasters Could we have a feature to see what our single most thanked post is? I want to know which of my beauties other people have enjoyed the most. Thanks!
Thanks button temporarily unavailable
Hi folks, The "Thanks" button will temporarily disappear tonight. Between 11pm and midnight. To allow for maintenance. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Ian
Weekly e-mail
Just to start, I'm a massive fan of the site, have been around for years! However, I think the weekly e-mail needs reformatting! It's now so long I skim all the way through, barely reading every bold headline and URGENT tag = information and sensory overload. I think less is more would be a more effective approach to take!…
Annoying Pop Up previews
When your hovering over the thread links you get quite a large pop up consisting of a trimmed preview of the body text of the thread. You then move the mouse off the link but the box persists and you cant read the link text. Happens both with IE and Chrome Im finding this very irritating. Is there a way that these can be…
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please ignore the dimwit :o
Can I delete myself?
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Site keeps logging me out!!
Hi, I am a newbie and i am very frustrated with this site it seems the site keeps logging me out and annoyingly i have re-type my responses. Its not as if i have left the site i am still on the site and browsing around! @mse what is going on? Has anyone else experienced this?
Water board..or should it be water boarding ???
Now I am not trying to sound all moany but is it possible for someone to look at that board and maybe spend some time updating it ? I spend a lot of time answering questions there as it was an area I worked in...However a lot of my ( and the other regulars there) answers are to the same questions ( not complaining as it is…
Mouse function not working on thread titles
Prior to today when I hovered the mouse over a thread title in new post list view I could see the first few sentences of the post. This is not happening now, is it just me or has there been a change on the forums?
Where are the Mods this morning? !
Are the posts from Emutlecippeli suitable for MSE?
Site slow this morning?
Is the site having troubles this morning, some page links are taking an age to open and posting is a nightmare. Windows XP pro and IE8 running
More changes for newbies needed...
I have recently joined another forum and as a newbie - I was not allowed to make any post that had not been approved by a moderator before being posted on the board. This should be implemented on MSE - ok so it means more work for moderators but it will stop the countless spammers and spiteful ones in their tracks. They…
Why are there so many toffee nosed idiots on here?
Bare with me on this post = no so intellectual 17 year old :o I have notice in particular the loan forum, that it seems to be infested with people that are just up themselves and rarely provide any construcive help/criticism when people post loan/debt related issues. I won't name them, but im sure if you look on my thread…
How do I create a signatue and avatar?
There is deffinitely some way of creating a signature and avatar on here, but just can't find it? Could anyone guide me through the links for both, please?

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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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