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PM notifications have changed

Last post by 600X « Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:03 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

Last post by dr_st « Sat May 06, 2017 12:37 pm
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by rkawakami » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:38 pm » in Forum Announcements
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The forum software has been upgraded to phpBB version 3.1.3. Currently it should be at a stable point for layout changes; you may notice that the...
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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
Forum Announcements board

Last post by JaneL « Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum donations for upgrades

Last post by MikalE « Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:16 pm
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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Last post by MikalE
Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:16 pm
FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

by BillMorrow » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

Before posting, check the
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

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Politics

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:43 pm
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by kyokurider » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:14 pm

WHy that mccain sponsored thing on the website??, what does politics have to do with this website?

what a very wrong thing to do i am sorry, but i...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:43 pm
Project category in the forum

Last post by usernotabuser « Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:20 pm
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by r2d2 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:39 pm

Hi,

I am just wondering if there is a category in the forum where members can write about their thinkpad projects. Where they can share an...

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Last post by usernotabuser
Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:20 pm
email notification

Last post by JaneL « Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:30 pm
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by malachont » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:07 pm

Hi all..

Is it possible to set up an email notification that will alert me whenever there's a new post to, say, the marketplace group, based on...

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Last post by JaneL
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:30 pm
Everything Marked As Read Automatically

Last post by bobstockler « Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:07 pm
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by bobstockler » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:32 pm

If I log in and then immediately log out, without reading any messages,
everything is automatically marked as having been read.

Is that the way it's...

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Last post by bobstockler
Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:07 pm
Where did my Question Go?

Last post by Tin Star « Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:05 am
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by Tin Star » Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:56 pm

Earlier this week I posted a question in the 6x forum. I have a t61 and need to remove the ultrabay dvd and use it as an external dvd on another...

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Last post by Tin Star
Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:05 am
Random Downtimes

Last post by underclocker « Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:09 pm
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by kunfuchopsticks » Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:06 pm
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I experience random down times of this forum, typically lasting from 1 minute to 45+ minutes. Is this a server provider issue?
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Last post by underclocker
Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:09 pm
PM problem...i can't send them

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:37 pm
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by x3ss » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:37 am

I've looked thru the rules and didn't find something about mi problem.

I recived a PM from a fellow romanian and i can't send him one back; i get...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:37 pm
error pop-up in firefox... (small pic)

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:24 am
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by sarbin » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:40 am

just today i'm seeing the following pop-up error in firefox:

i think, but can't be sure, that this coincides with the new LogicBuy scrolling ad...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:24 am
"view new posts" feature changed?

Last post by Marin85 « Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:41 am
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by Marin85 » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:49 pm

I have recently noticed that those threads I haven´t read show new posts even after leaving the forum and then opening it again and without any new...

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Last post by Marin85
Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:41 am
Can't send PM (DEBUG MODE error), please help

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:35 am
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by ulrich.von.lich » Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:11 am

Hi,

I was trying to send a PM to a forum user TPCollector and got the error message below:

Failed sending email :: PHP ::

DEBUG MODE

Line : 234...

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Last post by ulrich.von.lich
Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:35 am
5K7K100_Revised.rar

Last post by jhaglund « Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:57 pm

by jhaglund » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:57 pm

Forgive me if I am mistaken in posting this here, but I did not want to clutter up one of the series-specific boards. If someone can provide me with...

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Last post by jhaglund
Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:57 pm
Perhaps a mistakenly locked topic?

Last post by Radioguy « Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:31 am
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by Radioguy » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:37 pm

It would seem that way.

Someone locked it without a post stating the reason, but more importantly, the link that a member posted was for a user...

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Last post by Radioguy
Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:31 am
Extra Line in Signature

Last post by sparta.rising « Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:32 pm
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by sparta.rising » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:03 am

Does anyone know why my signature has an extra line at the end? There are no new lines after the after the XGA . Any way to get rid of this?

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Last post by sparta.rising
Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:32 pm
Renaming the "Linux" Forum to "UNIX"

Last post by wswartzendruber « Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:38 pm
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by wswartzendruber » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:19 pm

Since the Linux forum talks about BSD in it's description, I believe it would make more sense to call it UNIX instead of Linux. Linux is a UNIX clone.

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Last post by wswartzendruber
Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:38 pm
Losing my unread posts

Last post by stkris « Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:19 am
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by stkris » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:23 pm

When I surf to I get the colourful icon notifying me of unread posts on several of the foras.

And I click one of them - and all the posts have the...

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Last post by stkris
Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:19 am
Question about PM's

Last post by spuddog « Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:04 pm
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by spuddog » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:24 pm

Are there any set times when PM's are sent and received? Sometimes they seem to be sent immediately and other times it takes awhile.

I do not mean...

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Last post by spuddog
Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:04 pm
Number of posts in profile

Last post by Paul Pennington « Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:00 pm
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by Paul Pennington » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:47 am

Just wondering why the number of posts I have made to this board is not showing up with my messages.

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Last post by Paul Pennington
Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum Preferences

Last post by gongo2k1 « Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:32 pm
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by eecon » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:44 am

Is there a way to change my Forum settings so a thread's postings are listed in desending order (latest to first)?

I must be blind tonight because I...

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Last post by gongo2k1
Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:32 pm
Just wanted to say thanks - New ThinkPad Fan

Last post by Gumusluk « Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:40 pm

by Gumusluk » Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:40 pm

Hi

I just wanted to say Hi and thanks to loads of your members who have contributed to this Forum.

I found it a few weeks ago, whilst I was trying...

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Last post by Gumusluk
Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:40 pm
Do the current forum groupings make sense?

Last post by awolfe63 « Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:53 am

by awolfe63 » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:53 am

Do the current forum groupings make sense?

The T500 and W500 are nearly identical. The W500 and W700 are worlds apart. I understand that there is a...

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Last post by awolfe63
Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:53 am
Suggestion: feedback in the marketplace? No services?

Last post by stgreek « Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:38 pm
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by xsauronx » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:32 pm

Ive traded on ebay a few times, and Ive traded regularly on a tech forum at forums.anandtech.com for *years* and have noticed that not only AT, but...

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Last post by stgreek
Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:38 pm
Saturday forum work

Last post by sarbin « Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:48 am
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by JaneL » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:35 am

You may notice a bit of housecleaning and organizing going on this morning in the forum. We'll try to keep the dust level to a mininum.

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Last post by sarbin
Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:48 am
private message ?

Last post by Harryc « Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:57 am
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by sarbin » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:53 am

odd...
i got an email notification of a new pm.
i loaded the forum and the indicator said 1 new pm.
i open my inbox and nothing new is there.
:? :?

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:57 am
Access to Threads: Bookmark, Watch, Subscribe

Last post by crashnburn « Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:23 am
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by crashnburn » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:56 am

Right now the only way to mark a certain thread is to say Watch it.

Now, for some reason I cannot lookup a list of the THREADS I am watching to or...

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Last post by crashnburn
Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:23 am
Firefox 3 log in problem

Last post by underclocker « Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:32 am
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by seaweedsl » Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:51 pm

I just upgraded to 3 last night and can't log in for messages or profile, thought it does seem to accept my log-in for the forums.

I type the name...

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Last post by underclocker
Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:32 am
New forums naming suggestions

Last post by JaneL « Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:07 am
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by Puppy » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:40 am

The ThinkPad X300, X200 Series forum should be renamed to ThinkPad X300/X200 Series to be similar to other ones delimited by slash. Yes, I'm bit...

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Last post by JaneL
Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:07 am
Forum Reorganization

Last post by mattbiernat « Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:42 pm
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by JaneL » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:36 pm

Just a heads up that we're in the process of moving some things around to make room for the new models. Be careful where you step, and don't fall in...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:42 pm
Location field requirement

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:12 am
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by qviri » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:24 pm

From the rules forum (emphasis mine):

Please enter at least the city and /or state that is your home or current location.

From a recent thread :...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:12 am
TechDEALS posting comments...

Last post by qviri « Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:48 pm
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by underclocker » Wed May 28, 2008 7:31 am

Please let us post comments/replies to TechDEALS. We can provide good feedback for others on the deals .

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Last post by qviri
Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:48 pm
Pictures

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:16 am
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by rckrchrdsn » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:18 am

Are we allowed to put up pictures of sale items? I thought I read we shouldn't post pictures in general. I would be willing to take some and forward...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:16 am
Forum milestone - 30k

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:36 am
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by hart22 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:20 pm

Well there are now 30,000+ registered users in the forum, and there was no mention at all about passing that mark. (Unless my search skills are...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:36 am
Old forum offline?

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:14 pm
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by padova » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:21 am

I used to be able to search the old forum at (which is linked from the main thinkpads.com page) but it is no longer working. It looks like the...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:14 pm
TechDEALs Section

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Tue May 27, 2008 3:15 pm
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by Trekk69 » Mon May 26, 2008 12:38 am

Hey guys,

Is there anyway in the TechDEALs section that the deals could be labeled as USA/International/Canadian etc in the topic subject line?

I...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Tue May 27, 2008 3:15 pm
Longer Signatures

Last post by fuscob « Sat May 24, 2008 2:27 pm
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by iamdmc » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:48 am

Could you make the signatures slightly longer

the BBCode takes up quite a bit of mine and I have to cut out a fair bit

Thanks

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Last post by fuscob
Sat May 24, 2008 2:27 pm
User with bad email address, PLEASE fix!

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat May 24, 2008 1:42 am
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by jonathanmedwards » Fri May 23, 2008 7:32 pm

How do I get rid of the User with bad email address, PLEASE fix! message that always shows up on my posts? My email address is correct.

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat May 24, 2008 1:42 am
ThinkPad Store

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue May 06, 2008 11:05 am
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by ResidentG33k » Fri May 02, 2008 1:06 am

You guys should setup a thinkpad store here, like competitive prices and more choices then Lenovo's Store. I think it'd be a good idea. =)

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Last post by BillMorrow
Tue May 06, 2008 11:05 am
About PMs

Last post by ArtShapiro « Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:08 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:47 pm

I rarely send Private Messages, but have had one sitting in my Outbox for over a half an hour.

Do I misunderstand something about what has to be...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:08 pm
When posting "Links" and URL's...

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:04 pm
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by SaberX » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:04 pm

When you post something , how do make a link so when you click on it , it takes you to a web page?

Say when your selling something and you have...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:04 pm
Glossary?

Last post by JaneL « Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:19 pm
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by NautTboy » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:41 pm

My face is :oops: as i'm typing this. I feel silly. I even try to look to see if there's a glossary.

Anyway, what is the term BUMP
I tried to make...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:19 pm
List watched threads

Last post by selector « Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:36 pm
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by selector » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:14 pm

Is it possible to add a feature to list watched threads?

I had a look on the phpBB forum and there is a MOD available...

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Last post by selector
Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:36 pm
Smartphone-friendly formating

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:04 am
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by lightweight » Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:05 am

In many threads I notice images are limited in part for users of mobile phones. However, I still must scroll horizontally when browsing any thread on...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:04 am
about "another IPS question" locked

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:10 am
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by Marin85 » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:47 am

Hi,
I think that was a little misunderstanding due to my inaccurate EDIT. I didn´t mean to lock the sticky about T60 screens, but just my post there...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:10 am
"Last edited by" inconsistency on edited posts

Last post by PH0ENIX « Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:37 am
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by PH0ENIX » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:09 am

I didn't see this issue discussed before, but I noticed that some edited posts will show the last edited by notification while others don't. For...

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Last post by PH0ENIX
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:37 am
IDEA: Email List for the forums.

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:32 am
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by mikey pizano » Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:03 pm

Hey, since this is a forum and we can't just chat with each other. How about we make a email list. We can either just port our email addresses in...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:32 am
RSS feed?

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:28 am
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by charlienyc » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:41 am

hi. is there an RSS feed for this forum? i have not been successful in finding one yet.
cheers,
-c

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:28 am
Marking All Forums As Having Been Read

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:22 pm
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by bobstockler » Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:25 pm

Whenever I make a post, all forums get marked as having been read.

Is there something in my set-up that causes this, or is it just the way
the...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:22 pm
Editing posts not requiring wait.

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:17 pm
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by tylerwylie » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:50 am

There's a specified amount of time between when users can make posts, this also affects editing posts as well. Since it's kind of hard to spam the...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:17 pm
Locked Duplicate Thread

Last post by JaneL « Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:06 am
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by whizkid » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:22 am

I had a thread locked today.

The moderator did not identify him- or her-self, so I cannot contact that person.

There was no link to the thread that...

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Last post by JaneL
Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:06 am
increasing mailbox capacities?

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:47 am
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by pianowizard » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:49 am

Is it possible to make the PM mailboxes bigger?

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:47 am
ideaPad subforum?

Last post by BigWarpGuy « Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:08 pm
Replies: 2
by mattbiernat » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:50 pm

now that ideaPads are here are we going to have a separate subforum for them?

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Last post by BigWarpGuy
Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:08 pm

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