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Comment editor gone weird?

I've been away so I've not used the forum for a week, but having just done so it seems the editor has gone screwy and no longer allows attachments, images to be uploaded, or indeed line breaks in...

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When I type in bricksetforum.com without "www," I get...

Why?

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Forum Changes - Reviewing Updates and Bugs

It would appear that the Forum has been updated again today. What sort of changes are we seeing?

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Lego friend Jadedanc in need

So I am having a horrible beginning to 2016. My bank acct was hacked and they took everything. I had just gotten my SSI too as well as needing food.  A friend suggested a gofund but I have never asked...

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I Chose This Username Because...

I've always wondered what the reason is behind some of Usernames here on Brickset. My curiosity has gotten the better of me. So I'm asking everyone to finish this sentence:I chose this username because...

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User base

just wondering what the numbers are like from continent to continent on here. I usually post on here at night lying in bed so the conversation is usually quite limited to folk in Europe as they are all...

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Clicking set numbers no longer goes to the Brickset set page?

Hiya,Is it just me or when I now click on a set number it no longer goes to the correct Brickset set page?  This is using Chrome.For example..#9471Edit - scratch that!  Just closed the browser and...

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SKIMWORDS

I'm aware that this feature is a money making/saving exercise on Brickset's behalf but i've recently had some skimword links in PMs. Seems a bit iffy. @drdavewatford; @CapnRex101

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BrickOwl Store

I have recently opened a store on Brick Owl and was wondering if i could promote it on here?Thanks

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Tab/window title and icon

The tab/window icon for the brickset forum is the same as for the main Brickset site.Also, the tab/window title for the main forum page is simply Brickset.This can lead to confusion when I have tabs of...

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"General"?

So... maybe I never noticed it before, but there's a specific forum for "General", with a single post in it now?  I can't post to that group by default (I think I might be able to guess how to finagle...

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Can we close General Discussion Threads

So we have had General Discussion Threads around for 9 months now and we even have our first new one.@The_Mad_Vulcan just started a topic in the forum "General Mixels Discussion Thread" and said:"I...

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Thread Tagging?

So, I mentioned this in the "close the general discussion threads" thread-- how about thread tagging?Essentially, without creating NEW discussion areas, you could tag a particular thread as being about...

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Insert Tags.

Apologies if this has been answered and, apologies for the lack of spacing. Only seems to happen on this device. On another forum I used to frequent, you could quickly insert images to posts by...

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Non LEGO Item trading.

Hello. Is it against forum policy to trade anything else other than LEGO? If not, where should adverts be placed.

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Finally hit a historic milestone!

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Not receiving emails notifications

For the last couple of weeks now I have not been receiving my regular mail notifications for discussions I have taken part in. I have checked my profile and am still flagged to receive all mails. Have...

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Question about giveaways

Does this site do giveaways for sets and other merch? If not, then that's fine.

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Um... What's this?

i just posted a comment and it showed how many posts I've made, I like it, but I was wonder why the others in the screen shot don't have it?

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Block Feature

Why is there still no block feature on Brickset?  I don't have any problems with most posters, but there are a few that will relentlessly post passive aggressive comments on nearly EVERYTHING I say....

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Number of views error?

Just seen that some of the newer threads have multiple comments yet the stub on the home page only indicates 1 view so there must be an error somewhere. It's not really important but just thought I...

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Categories Bug

For some reason, the menu bar on the right is repeating a lot of entries. (I cropped the screenshot since the original failed to upload).

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Forum hints and tips

This discussion will present some useful hints and tips on using the forum software. Its creation was in part prompted by me accidentally stumbling across a cool feature that'll be useful to many, but...

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Directory of Useful Forum Threads

There's a lot of great information in this forum, but it's not always the easiest to find.The purpose of this thread is to serve as a knowledge hub to help new and established members find useful...

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What's the most popular topic you've started?

Among the discussions you have started, which one has the most views and/or which one has the most comments?

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Can't click on "likes"

Every time I try to "like" something I get a "Whoops" You need to enable javascript, message. I am somewhat of a Luddite so I was a bit confused. However I looked up how to enable javascript on my...

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enhancement request - show set name on hyperlinks

One of the features I really like on the forum is the links to Brickset.com that come up when a hashtag is used with a set number, like #10188. I noticed that the hovering over the text displays a link...

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Post "likes" behaviour

Might I propose some changes to the behaviour of liking a post, hopefully not too difficult to implement:- When a post is already liked by you, can the text be changed to "Unlike" instead of "Like" ? I...

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Parts ID Thread has vanished?

Hello.Where did it go? http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/513/master-thread-help-identifying-parts

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Is there an issue with new sign-ups?

I recommended brickset and the forum to an acquaintance last week and he tried to sign up. He got a message in red on the forum registration page saying something along the lines of "you are not...

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MOC Posts

I don't know if it's just me but there seems to be a lot more MOC posting going on lately - is it worth considering expanding the MOC thread into a MOC Catagory? I only suggest this as it looks like...

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Forum not recognising threads as read

For approximately 24 hours now, none of the threads I've looked at are updating as been read. When I click Participated Discussions I still see the same number of discussions with posts yet to be...

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Questions about the forum

While I have been on the forum for a little while, I don't know much about it. Here are some questions I have about it.1. Who are the mods? I know only of Huw and drdavewatford. 2. Is linking a set...

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Oh no, mark all viewed!

I hit the Mark All Viewed button by accident and now I completely lost track of everything in here! Can this be undone?

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Thread not bumping properly

I noticed that the interview with @Huw (http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/26802/huw-interview) doesn't get bumped up the list when a new post is added. In the thread itself, the most recent post is...

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Only Lego talk?

I see a few threads around about Chinese knock offs, but are legitimate discussions about other brands frowned upon here?  Like say Mega Construx for instance?  And if it is ok would it just go in off...

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How do I delete my account?

I just made this account to start commenting on threads here. However, I soon remembered that I had actually made an account last year and just forgotten about it. So this account is kind of useless....

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Hashtag/set number links on the forum don't work

For the last couple of days, whenever I click on a link in anyone's post that has the hashtag and set number, it no longer leads to the set in the database. So when someone included #75523 in their...

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How to not-post when you accidentally hit 'quote'?

@Huw or someone else...When scrolling on my mobile I sometimes accidentally hit a "quote" link somewhere on a page and then a new post for me is created that I can't get rid off. This is so annoying!...

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What is Level 3?

So I get the notification that I was promoted to level 3.  What is level 3?  Or levels 1 and 2? 

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Search not working

I cannot search for anything, I get a "union" error.It does allow this sort of joke though ...

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Rename this category?

I’ve noticed recently a lot of general topics being started here that have nothing to do with discussing the operations of the forums. Would renaming this section help? Maybe something more specific,...

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Hiding Forum Categories

I used to have some of the forum categories hidden (e.g. USA Shopping, News, Shopping elsewhere etc.), but about a week ago, all the categories suddenly started being shown to me. Now, I've tried to...

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Not staying logged in today - is it just me?

Hi. Is anyone else having trouble staying logged in to the forum?I don't usually have to log in (having clicked 'keep me logged in') for weeks but today I've had to log in 5 times already.I use a login...

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Photos

How do you post a picture?ThanksD

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Moderator list

The forum moderators are @CapnRex101, @DrDaveWatford, @rocao, @Matthew, @yellowcastle, @Huw.If you require discussions to be closed, merged, deleted of whatever please contact @CapnRex101‌ by PM in the...

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Twitter Integration seems buggy.

Hey there,After linking my twitter account, and then using the twitter checkbox in my forum post.  It throws an error.  Which I thought meant the post didn't go through (but it did).  So I tried twice...

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Is there any way to update an old post?

Is there any way to update an old posts by the author?

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Auto load of most recent thread posts

I’ve noticed a quirk with the feature that brings you to the most recent unread posts in a thread automatically. Most of the time it works fine. I get brought to the beginning of the posts I’ve not...

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Links missing at bottom of discussion?

Didn’t there used to be links at the bottom of each discussion in the format “Home > current forum name” like there still is at the top? I used those links all the time, so their absence is painful,...

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