PCN Newbies Thread

IDontLikeBeingRippedOff

Hi,

I am new to the forum -

I see lot's of posts saying I should read the newbies thread but I can't find a link to it anywhere

Can someone please point me in the right direction

Thanks

Umkomaas

Look for this:

knightstyle

If you are using a phone it may not be visible. Use a laptop/computer or pad to access the full advice on what to do next.  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-thankyou#latest
Follow the advice carefully, abbreviations are also explained there CMs post 7th Nov. 2016.
Whatever you do do not divulge the drivers name, do not contact debt collectors and never phone, always email or write to the scammers.

Coupon-mad

My signature says where it is, under every post I make.

It's hard for us to understand how people coming to the forum don't see the top threads but it's usually because people are on a phone.

Forums just do not work well on phones.

casheye

In defence of the OP I also ran into problems locating the newbies thread, even when viewing this website on a laptop. Even though the thread is a sticky it doesn't always appear at the top of the first page.

Redx

How strange !!  It could explain why some people don't see it , although it's ALWAYS there on my tablet and desktop computer , lol 😁👍

Trainerman

Redx said:

How strange !!  It could explain why some people don't see it , although it's ALWAYS there on my tablet and desktop computer , lol 😁👍

Mine too !

Coupon-mad

Mine too!  Haha!  And I wrote the thread.

I've had this problem since early 2020.  Do you know what caused it?  I do.

It was the new forum updates that mean if you are reading a thread and you hit 'Dismiss' it means you can never see it on the thread list again.  Daft.

I have to go via Crabman's forum sticky to see my own NEWBIES thread...

No idea how to ever reinstate a 'dismissed' thread.

KeithP

Mine currently looks like this...


Notice that there are only three Announcements showing.

That is because in the early days of this forum software, experimentation led me to click on that cog-like symbol to the left of the thread title. If like me, anyone is daft enough to click on that and then click on the resultant 'Dismiss' then that thread loses its 'stickiness' and gradually drops down the forum. This means for me, the NEWBIES thread is currently on page 218 and sinking - I have it bookmarked so can find it easily.

Now, can you believe it, clicking on 'Dismiss' is not undoable. Crazy, but that's the functionality that MSE have bought into.

Le_Kirk

KeithP said:

Notice that there are only three Announcements showing.

That is because in the early days of this forum software, experimentation led me to click on that cog-like symbol to the left of the thread title. If like me, anyone is daft enough to click on that and then click on the resultant 'Dismiss' then that thread loses its 'stickiness' and gradually drops down the forum. This means for me, the NEWBIES thread is currently on page 218 and sinking - I have it bookmarked so can find it easily.

Now, can you believe it, clicking on 'Dismiss' is not undoable. Crazy, but that's the functionality that MSE have bought into.

Mine too (although it is a couple of other announcements that are missing) and, when I asked about it, was told there was nothing they could do BUT if I logged out I would be able to see it.  I asked what would happen if I them wanted to make a post as I was logged out - no response to that!