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forum keeps logging me out
hiya, wonder if anyone can help please :) since upgrading to IE9 when logging in here after a while it keeps logging me out, i've been ticking the 'remember me' box but it still keeps doing it, i then started logging me in typing user/n etc manually & ticking the 'remember me' but it still keeps logging me out & am having…
Adverts
Not sure if correct area but why are some words in posts being "infiltrated" by making them into adverts? Take this thread in the OP, 3 words have been converted to red with a double underline and when hovered over they are adverts, the words in the post are: - boiler in the second paragraph, advert for boiler quotes. job…
New - log in or register for the forums via Facebook
You can now log into or join MSE's forums using your Facebook login details. It'll make joining and logging into the forum swift and easy. It also lets you post MoneySavingExpert.com user comments to your Facebook wall, though this is optional and won't happen automatically. Click the buttons below to do it, or see below…
Facebook Connect
Hi Folks, We’re quite close to being able to rollout Facebook Connect to all our users. We’re giving it to our trusted user group to test first, spot roadblocks and speed bumps and to hopefully let us know any issues and problems. We’ve provided a light Q&A below to hopefully help get you started (and please do read these…
Can't Change Signature
I wasn't sure if this should go in here or on the Labs board so apologies if it's the wrong place! I'm trying to edit my signature so it says 'been smoke free for 5 months' but I keep getting an error that says Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? All I want to do is change the 4 to a 5!!
'Forum rules' page
I just mentioned this in a report, but thought I'd put it here in case it's just me ... The forum rules page does not display anything except the header/footer when I open it. Is it the same for everyone, or just me?
Seperate House buying/renting forum for Scotland
I see time and time again on the House Buying forum advice being given, then days later as the conversation progresses posters discover that what they've advised isn't valid because the OP is in Scotland and not England/Wales. Can we not have a seperate house buying forum for members in Scotland? Rules, processes and…
Problems Accessing MoneySavingExpert site
Has anybody else found problems accessing the moneysavingexpert.com site lately? Both this morning, (Mon 27th Aug) and yesterday morning, I couldn't access the site (other sites no problem) and received messages such as 'Diagnose Connection problems' (there didn't seem to be any) and 'server is taking too long to respond'…
Thread deletion
MSE can you tell us why so many threads are getting deleted over on the parking forum ? Is it that we are getting the backs up of private parking operators and they are pressurising you to get rid of us ? Until answers are provided from MSE then rumours are going to be rife thus causing more threads to be speculative as to…
Links censorship gets unbearable!
First it was google (why on earth?!). Luckily stopped now. Now it is mediafire... And even old valuable links have been censored, not only newly posted. What's the point? Is it something that new owners dictate? And I don't understand why, say, mobiles.co.uk gets blocked while e2save/osps/cpw are fine? This makes…
Possible Questions and Chat area for Comps Forum?
This is a suggestion that has cropped up time and time again, over in the Comps Forum. So after seeing the very useful Skip Button thread I thought I would put it here too. Basically atm, any Questions are only allowed in the very long Comps Discussion thread on the Main board... The odd general chit chat thread gets…
Blocking Google?
Google .com now results in !!!'s For real? Who thought that was a good idea?
purchase of lease extension
MSE states that the freeholders costs in obtaining advice both legal and from the Valuation surveyor to negotiate the price are excluded from the costs borne by the leaseholder. The leaseadvice.org site states "both your own and the landlord's "reasonable" legal and valuation costs, except any costs which are incurred in…
Blocked Twitter links
Noticed a couple of new comp posts with links to twitter have been !!!ed today. Is there a reason why? Thanks :)
Blocking Blogs!? Why!
Seemingly it's ok for Martin to blog, but the rest of us are now banned from posting our blogs then? We have a nail art thread which has dozens of us participating. Most of us post our efforts on our blogs then share the links with our friends on the thread. We were a litte surprised to discover that links to blogs are…
Benefits board
I am really worried as I have found myself slightly addicted to troll-watching on this forum, tuning in almost every day, desperately searching for certain names that I know will supply me with my fix. Whilst I am rarely disappointed, it invariably leaves me feeling empty and slightly sick. I had to claim benefits myself…
MSE's Split Ticketing Application - 404 error
Not sure who needs to know, but http://splitticket.moneysavingexpert.com/ returns a 404 error. This is MSE's train split ticketing application, described here... http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2012/05/moneysavingexpertcom-split-ticket-app-hits-top-ten-on-app-store
Thread Subscribe
Hi, Does anyone know how to turn on thread subscribe by default? I have posted a few comments on various threads and realised that I was not getting emails notifying me of replies. I now see that by default I am not subscribed and I have to turn it on when posting each reply. Would be really useful to have this…
Is there a forum for proper money savers?
I'm sick of people being too soft on debt on this website. Where's a site that actively discourages all debt and isn't scared to tell people off when they make stupid decisions regarding money? I'm not trolling, just in a stressed out mood and sick of too many posts advising people on using lower rates credit cards rather…
Advertised offers expired BEFORE I received weekly email
Hi, I received the weekly email today (Friday 17-8-12) at 12.22 In the email there were 2 offers I was interested in. The first offer was the O2 Family and Friends Railcard Discount. However, I found out that this had expired on Wednesday. I was able to take advantage of the 20% discount code, but was disappointed to find…

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