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Last post by Major Malfunction « Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:00 am
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by Pyrrho » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:31 pm
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Post your suggestions here.

There is no guarantee that your suggestion will be used, we accept no liability for care and feeding of your suggestion...

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I could fix it if someone gave me a boatload of money and I cared.
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How to add videos and images to your posts

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:28 pm
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by Pyrrho » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:40 pm
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For YouTube videos, paste the YouTube video url between the "ytube" bbcode as follows:

[ytube]

To add images:

The usual...

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How do we add ideos and vimages to our posts?
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Private Topics subforum

Last post by Daedalus « Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:57 pm
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by Pyrrho » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:31 am
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I've set up a "Private Topics" subforum for discussion of topics without them being searchable by search engines or visible to guests or...

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There's a palaver?

I guess I don't subscribe to the right channels.
You have to get the frequency from Kenneth.

He has good Benzedrine though.

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Last post by Daedalus View the latest post
Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:57 pm
Changing your email address will deactivate your account

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by Pyrrho » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:35 pm

Because the forum is configured for Administrator approval of user registrations, when you change your email address in your user profile, your...

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:35 pm
The "Opt Out" groups

Last post by Abdul Alhazred « Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:16 pm
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by Pyrrho » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:16 am

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For those who wish to disable display of any given section of the forum, you can join any of the "Opt Out" usergroups. Joining any...

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Great!

Now how about a Bayesian anti-moron filter? :P

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Last post by Abdul Alhazred View the latest post
Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:16 pm
Contact Information

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by Pyrrho » Sat May 26, 2007 9:55 pm

If you have concerns regarding this forum, please direct your emails to

skepticforum@gmail.com

or send me a private message here.

The good...

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Sat May 26, 2007 9:55 pm
Updates and stuff

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by Pyrrho » Thu May 07, 2015 11:10 am
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Maybe this weekend, maybe next week..

Basically the top navigation for the default style template is going to change to match the updated top...

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Science! How does that {!#%@} work?
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Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:33 pm
Please help! Ghost in house

Last post by Phoenix76 « Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:04 am
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by sophiabaslandze » Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:12 pm
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We are a little bit scared and writing with the hope of finding a rational explanation. My friend Gvantsa moved into a new apartment 5 years ago. She...

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Oh shoot!!!!! I thought this thread had buggered off along with the ghosts :roll:

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Tue Aug 22, 2017 10:04 am
Don't log me out

Last post by Pyrrho « Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:19 pm
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by ElectricMonk » Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:15 pm

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Not sure if others have encountered this issue:

Often (not always) after submitting a post or checking a notification, I get logged out.

It's just...

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"Don't tase me, bro!"
Aw, that would have stopped you worrying about getting logged out.

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Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:19 pm
Automatic Ranks

Last post by Major Malfunction « Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:38 pm
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by Pyrrho » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:19 pm
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Keep 'em? Dump 'em? Not worth another thought?

I'd make this a poll but that's too much like work.

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Achievement unlocked. Satan Club Card.
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Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:38 pm
Where the $@#& is Cuckifornia?!?

Last post by Nikki Nyx « Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:54 am
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by Aztexan » Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:10 pm
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I figured someone here would know.

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"Cuck" is an alt-right buzz word.
cuck
A word used by White Supremacists to solicit sex. Because they believe people whom they call cucks...

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Thu Jun 29, 2017 3:54 am
Re: Please don't delete my account

Last post by scrmbldggs « Sat Jun 17, 2017 1:47 am
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by scrmbldggs » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:52 am

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Was it something I said? (jk)

Hey, I hope you find what you're looking for. Bye. :-D

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:mrgreen:

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Sat Jun 17, 2017 1:47 am
Black is Black

Last post by Darren Wilshak « Sun May 14, 2017 11:12 am
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by Pyrrho » Tue May 02, 2017 10:56 pm
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Testing.

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Is a rockers, yes from year of 1977?

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Last post by Darren Wilshak View the latest post
Sun May 14, 2017 11:12 am
Why the moderation?

Last post by Darren Wilshak « Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:15 pm
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by robinson » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:02 pm
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I just posted and it said the post has to be reviewed first. Is it just me?

Or is it the topic?

Never saw this happen before.

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Important topic.
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Last post by Darren Wilshak View the latest post
Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:15 pm
Cyberstalking

Last post by fromthehills « Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:03 am
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by Pyrrho » Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:26 am
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I've had some complaints about cyberstalking going on here. I've reviewed the posts in question and I do not agree that the poster is cyberstalking...

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It's aliens

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Mon Apr 24, 2017 3:03 am
What, where, or why about no Uploading Attachments...

Last post by scrmbldggs « Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:04 am
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by Scott Mayers » Wed Oct 05, 2016 5:13 am
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Hi Pyhrro,

Is there a reason we cannot use the Attachment function on this site? I like to be able to upload diagrams or pictures sometimes to help...

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It is. With one of these .

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Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:04 am
Who you deem credible

Last post by Aztexan « Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:46 am
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by Angel » Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:13 pm
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Is there a list of who skeptics deem
credible?

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I've been referred to* on this forum as tremendously more than credible, believe me. No one is more credible than me, trust me. I tell you. I'm so...

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Last post by Aztexan View the latest post
Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:46 am
User Account Removal

Last post by Angel « Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:29 pm
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by Pyrrho » Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:23 pm
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A-number requested that her user account be deleted and I have honored her request, including removal of her posts.

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:lol:
The speed of I . Hehehe
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Last post by Angel View the latest post
Mon Aug 29, 2016 3:29 pm
special karaktrz

Last post by JO 753 « Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:27 am
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by JO 753 » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:31 am
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I hav a list uv the codez for special karaktrz but I be to slow in the haid to figure out how to make them work here. Wanted to do 0169, the copyrite...

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YOU are a special karaktr, Austin!

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Last post by JO 753 View the latest post
Fri Aug 12, 2016 2:27 am
Thanks ratingz

Last post by Aztexan « Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:47 am
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by JO 753 » Sun Jul 31, 2016 8:58 pm
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A few questionz about the thanks ratingz

If a post gets to 11 thanks, woud it show 110%?

I notised that a thanks I did today wuz only worth 9.09%!...

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God this place is weird
"They're all mad save thee and me, and even thou are well south of a fruit bat."

I think it's called guanophrenia

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Last post by Aztexan View the latest post
Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:47 am
Lior Suchard and his predictions

Last post by Matthew Ellard « Wed May 11, 2016 4:28 am
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by udaydattani » Tue May 10, 2016 1:54 am

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Hi All,

I am new to this forum, and joined specifically to know if somebody has any ideas about how the "mentalist" Lior Suchard does what...

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I did it myself once, and I'm pretty sure I didn't invent the idea. I love reading about how magic tricks works because I realise how stupid I can...

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Last post by Matthew Ellard View the latest post
Wed May 11, 2016 4:28 am
Search?

Last post by Pyrrho « Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:28 am
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by Gord » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:40 am
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I tried searching for "big bang" but all the results I received were from Dec. 11th 2012 or earlier. I know the phrase "big bang"...

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You are welcome. It was rough work, pushing those two buttons.

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:28 am
Missing post

Last post by Pyrrho « Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:07 pm
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by Jjmail » Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:04 pm

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Hi

I submitted a post yesterday 4/6 to the healthcare thread and as of yet have not seen it posted.

Does it take more then a day for review?

Did...

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My apologies. There were a lot of spam posts yesterday and I missed yours. It should be visible now.

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:07 pm
"Malicious Website Blocked"

Last post by gorgeous « Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:55 pm
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:00 pm

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Getting this every time a page opens here.

Well, I can't upload a pix, so you're on your own.

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gremlins at work....

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Last post by gorgeous View the latest post
Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:55 pm
Bot alert

Last post by Gord « Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:29 am
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by Poodle » Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:48 pm

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Pyrrho - I'm pretty certain that noface0711 is a bot of some description. Two posts so far, and both word for word copies of earlier posts by others...

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One did not realize until now that one can even report one's own posts.

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Fri Mar 18, 2016 2:29 am
Things that appear in your notifications

Last post by zeuzzz « Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:51 pm
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by zeuzzz » Thu Mar 10, 2016 11:29 pm

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Noticed earlier that a load of threads I have posted in are not appearing as notifications when other people reply in them ... maybe this has always...

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^ A notification pyramid scheme? Genius.

Thanks for the feedback. I will just make sure I subscribe to topics from now on, as everything in Control...

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Last post by zeuzzz View the latest post
Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:51 pm
Bogus login fail.

Last post by Pyrrho « Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:52 am
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:02 am
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About once a day I have to re-login in. Then I get this:

"You have specified an incorrect password. Please check your password and try again....

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I am updating the forum tonight.

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Fri Feb 26, 2016 12:52 am
Forum Borken!

Last post by JO 753 « Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:39 pm
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by Major Malfunction » Wed May 15, 2013 8:21 am
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Forum is borked.

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Email link iznt working.
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Last post by JO 753 View the latest post
Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:39 pm
videos

Last post by JO 753 « Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:59 pm
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by digress » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:13 pm
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i dont see a topic for it but ever since you made changes to the forum skin a few months ago whenever i use /ytube it doesnt work and when i use...

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Hitting the thanks button wile a Youtube wuz playing stopped the video and zapped me back to paje 68.

So I hid the Delorean in an abandoned mine...

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:59 pm
Footnote

Last post by Sebastian878 « Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:21 pm

by Sebastian878 » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:21 pm

I'm a little confused about a footnote on the article 'Crackpot Earth and Crackpot Ideas.' Great article by Dr Prothero but on the paragraph about...

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Last post by Sebastian878 View the latest post
Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:21 pm
Registration and Login Problems

Last post by Scott Mayers « Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:11 am
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by Pyrrho » Fri May 22, 2015 10:55 pm

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If you are unable to log in, try using your screen name.

Previously we were using a separate login name and username. That was a third-party...

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I'm having trouble registering on some new sites. One happened to be this same problem from the PhilosophyNow site that uses the same phpBB software...

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Last post by Scott Mayers View the latest post
Wed Jul 08, 2015 9:11 am
Linking to individual posts or citing dates of posts?

Last post by Pyrrho « Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:14 pm
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by Matthew Ellard » Mon Jun 08, 2015 6:24 am

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I do not fully understand all the changes to the forum's format.

Am I able to link to individual posts within previous discussions?

If not, what...

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If it's any consolation, with the upgrade I had to give up my beloved anti-spam module.

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:14 pm
K-12 subforum?

Last post by Pyrrho « Fri May 01, 2015 10:57 pm
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Fri May 01, 2015 3:41 pm

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A place kids can post and the brutes have to be patient, if not nice. Just a suggestion.

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Well, that sort of subforum would get us into the realm of COPPA regulations and all that. Real name, street address, phone number, etc. have to be...

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Last post by Pyrrho View the latest post
Fri May 01, 2015 10:57 pm
I can't add certain users to ignore list

Last post by Gord « Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:45 am
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by Cadmusteeth » Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:41 pm

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Hey Pyrrho, I've been trying to add a certain user to my ignore list but I can't since they have their privacy feature on. I know I could just not go...

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TESTES
Don't let him push slap you around!
fify

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Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:45 am
Subforum Summary

Last post by mr wolf « Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:37 pm
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by mr wolf » Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:40 pm
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Hi, is it possible to have on the bottom of the subforum index page the last say 10 threads, ordered by last post date, from all over the website?...

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33.jpg

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Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:37 pm
Tapatalk

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by corymaylett » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:26 am
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How about installing Tapatalk? It's an easy mod, and would make the forum a whole lot more friendly for mobile device users.

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And occasionally, new shiny things tend to break the old trusty things. :(
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Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:59 pm
Pyrrho...time zone flipping on this site...?

Last post by Scott Mayers « Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:02 am
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by Scott Mayers » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:57 am
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Okay, I just posted that our the time indicated zone 0 (6 hours from here from England down to Nigeria. Yet it didn't post here. Now it is indicating...

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Wasn't this how World War One started?
How do you mean? Propaganda and misinformation?
No, blocking sites on the Internet.
I wasn't aware that the...

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Last post by Scott Mayers View the latest post
Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:02 am
Area of server indicates UTC-0 (England to Nigeria)...

Last post by Austin Harper « Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:46 pm
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by Scott Mayers » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:46 am

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The time zone indicates that your server is in England or in line with this. 6hrs away from North Dakota's time zone UTC-6 as opposed to UTC 0 . Is...

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The Mouse That Roared a one of my favorite films. I can't believe how many of my friends have never seen it.

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Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:46 pm
Borked page bottom.

Last post by scrmbldggs « Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:22 pm
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by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:30 pm

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borked.JPG

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Works.

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Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:22 pm
A question about the avatar

Last post by A-number « Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:06 pm
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by A-number » Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:34 pm

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Tue Feb 17, 2015 3:06 pm
Update Imminent

Last post by Gord « Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:26 pm
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by Pyrrho » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:41 pm

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I will be locking the forum in about 10 minutes to begin the update process.

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I only need one. I hide inside it.

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Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:26 pm
Couldn't access forums

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:30 pm
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by Gord » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:31 pm
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My laptop runs IE8. I couldn't access the Skeptics Forum from it when I tried earlier this week. Is it a problem with IE8?

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skeptic.JPG

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Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:30 pm
Weekend update

Last post by A-number « Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:00 pm
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by Pyrrho » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:48 am

I will be updating the forum software on Friday night or Saturday morning, depending on my mood.

Downtime should be about an hour, give or take a...

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Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:00 pm
Hide posts from ignored users

Last post by scrmbldggs « Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:04 pm
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by Pyrrho » Fri Dec 26, 2014 6:46 pm
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I've installed a modification to the "ignore user" function.

You'll find the option in your User Control Panel:

What it does:...

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Ouiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
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Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:04 pm
phpBB server intrusion

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:52 pm
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by Pyrrho » Sun Dec 21, 2014 11:07 pm
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The main site for phpBB was shut down recently because of a security breach. Details are currently posted there:

We use phpBB forum software...

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"abced", guaranteed to block OCD hackers.

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Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:52 pm
Italics

Last post by Gord « Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:07 am
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by Major Malfunction » Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:41 pm

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I've noticed italicised text seems to be disappearing from the forum universe, leaving only its influence on the spacing of words.

Testing, testing...

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Now can we fix all the mexicans ?

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Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:07 am
access denied or jammed to certain threads

Last post by Gawdzilla Sama « Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:40 am
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by A-number » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:36 pm
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Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:40 am
Server outage

Last post by kennyc « Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:11 pm
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by Pyrrho » Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:44 am
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The problem was a faulty memory module in the AE-35 unit. Pixy fixed it.

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I read "Server outrage" and immediately thought "Good thing we didn't mention the dirty fork!"
I read "Sewer outage"...

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Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:11 pm
Photo got swapped/ Not a problem / Just a note

Last post by kennyc « Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:52 pm
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by Matthew Ellard » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:21 am
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Howdy Pyrrho

I made a post and loaded up a photo of children at Auschwitz. Somehow this photo has been replaced with a lovely point of view photo...

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,,,,
Your sarcastic comments are rapidly losing their wither...

Whither goes the wither?
Shall we make a path
shall we clear the way?
or shall we...
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Mon Oct 06, 2014 9:52 pm
About the [ytube][/ytube] feature...

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by A-number » Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:42 pm
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