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Requesting Your Posting Assistance!

Last post by JayTee « Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:10 pm
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by JayTee » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:16 am

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One of the fun jobs of being an administrator is getting to be one of the judges for the monthly AP image contest. We have so many talented imagers...

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Mark, you nailed it.

Steve, if you have an image that you would like to post please go to the astrophotography photos forum and then post your image...

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Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:10 pm
Requesting Or Giving Tips And Tricks

Last post by JayTee « Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:06 am

by JayTee » Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:06 am

As a helpful reminder, we have several different board styles which are selectable in the Board Preferences tab in your user control panel. Some of...

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:06 am
New member PMs suggestion

Last post by ecuador « Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:07 pm
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by ecuador » Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:12 pm

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Hi. Don't see this covered somewhere. I understand how a new member cannot PM immediately, which is OK I guess, but it is a bit awkward (and rude I...

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TSS uses an automated PM for all new members. No need to respond to those.

If a member PM's you before you are at the 5 post limit for PM's you can...

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Last post by ecuador
Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:07 pm
Image resizing.

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:14 pm
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by Gordon » Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:47 am

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I have just added a new extension that will pretty much 'invisible'' to everyone. However in case the questions comes up.

I have added lightbox for...

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I like it Gordon. It kind of standardizes the image view which I like.

Thanks

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Last post by Juno16
Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:14 pm
New ability to "multi quote".

Last post by Gordon « Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:29 am
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by Gordon » Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:44 pm

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We have added a new extension to the forum. By clicking on the 'double talk' bubble on the right side of each post, you can capture that post and...

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It turns out that the Multi Quote extension was causing some problems so it has been removed.

phpBB has a built in multi quote system that works...

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Last post by Gordon
Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:29 am
Signature not loading?

Last post by ram « Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:58 pm
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by ram » Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:10 am

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I used to reference this signature from a URL on my site but it is not loading for some reason - I just noticed it and it seems like the img tag...

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I am seeing it as as yobbo89 and thefatkitty in Chrome but I'm using Mac OS X. The image itself is on a Free BSD system. I am seeing it fine on Mac...

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Last post by ram
Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:58 pm
Killing cookies to sign in

Last post by bobharmony « Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:12 pm
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by Chich » Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:47 pm

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For some reason I could not sign in on my laptop but had no problem on other cptrs. The sign-in page would appear, I'd have my username and password...

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Nice tip, JT. Not as much fun as searching through Firefox for just the TSS cookies, but very helpful.

Bob

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Last post by bobharmony
Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:12 pm
SkySafari custom list sharing

Last post by JayTee « Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:54 am
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by rocdoc » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am

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Do the mods and admins think there may be any merit to a feature that would facilitate sharing SkySafari custom observing lists? I’ve had fun...

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Thank you for your suggestion.

If you are asking for a custom specific forum for these posts, I'm willing to bet they will get used just as often by...

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Last post by JayTee
Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:54 am
Size of images in Gallery

Last post by JayTee « Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:32 am
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by starfield » Wed Jun 24, 2020 1:54 am

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I'm just about to post my first set of Messier images for the Messier challenge. I noticed there is a size limit inside of the gallery. Will the...

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I have not yet posted an image to my gallery that was too large. It doesn't mean it can't be done but I haven't been denied yet. Right now, the max...

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Last post by JayTee
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:32 am
Please respond - how do you use this forum?

Last post by FerrariMX5 « Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:23 pm
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by Gfamily » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:31 pm
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Out of interest, how do you use the forum?
Do you start at the Main Index?
Do you look at specific forums that relate to your kit?
Or, do you (like...

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1) Notifications/Thanks
2) Private messages
3) New Posts/Unread Posts
4) Off topic/Humor
5) My Content
6) Who is online
7) Gallery
8) Reading...
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Last post by FerrariMX5
Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:23 pm
New Feature "Glossary".

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:54 am
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by Gordon » Fri May 15, 2020 1:30 am

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The TEAM has been working on loading information in a new tool we have added to TSS.

It's our Glossary . Basically what this does is, highlights a...

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Awesome.gif

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Last post by GCoyote
Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:54 am
TSS has a new twitter account.

Last post by KingClinton « Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 am
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by KingClinton » Tue May 19, 2020 11:59 am

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TSS now have a Twitter account!
Find us by searching for The sky searchers on twitter or by using our handle @SearchersSky

Please give us a follow...

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Choose who you follow wisely.
Most astro folks steer clear of politics anyhow. If they do post a lot of political trash I just unfollow.
You have the...

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Last post by KingClinton
Wed May 20, 2020 4:56 am
Unable to upload image for my signature

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Tue May 19, 2020 5:00 am
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by Butterfly Maiden » Wed May 13, 2020 3:39 pm

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I sent a PM to Gordon this morning to query this issue, but either the time difference from USA to UK is the reason or he is busy elsewhere, as I...

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Thanks Graeme.

I don't tend to use any cloud storage services, not really trusting them.

For my purposes, I store all my photos on my hard drive...

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Tue May 19, 2020 5:00 am
Editing posts.

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:09 am
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by NGC 1365 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:39 am

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How do you access your posts to edit mistakes, ie spelling and so on.

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Thanks Graeme, not crucial, just wanted to fix my bad spelling, but good to know for next time.

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Last post by NGC 1365
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:09 am
Upload a file

Last post by helicon « Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:33 pm
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by Gulf Coast Guy » Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:05 pm

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Is it possible to upload a file (.zip.pdf etc.)?

GCG

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swf files? That's good.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:33 pm
Forum theme for guests

Last post by smp « Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:34 pm
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by ARock » Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:39 am

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Hi all!

I prefer a light background with dark foreground for my forums, and use the prosilver theme when I am logged in. But, I also view the...

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Wow. Did not know about this possibility. Thanks very much for sharing!

smp

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Last post by smp
Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:34 pm
Bookmarking

Last post by Don Quixote « Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm

by Don Quixote » Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm

Here is another feature I have just discovered .

I have been frustrated in no easy finds of threads in which I have been involved.

With Bookmarks ,...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:25 pm
Print View

Last post by Makuser « Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:26 pm
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by Don Quixote » Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:51 am

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I am not sure how many have already availed themselves of this useful option but I will bring it to your attention anyway.

I have found this feature...

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Hello Mark. Now here is some good news that we can use . This should be a very handy tool for us now that we know about it. Thanks for sharing this...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:26 pm
The Gallery #1

Last post by Gordon « Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:55 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:30 pm

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Is it possible to give a link to my gallery to people without a logon to the forum?

I thought it would be a good way of showing my images to others...

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Sorry I missed your post.

I have just set the permissions so members can share their images / albums to 'non-members'. Non-members can view the...

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Last post by Gordon
Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:55 pm
How can I put the link to my blog?

Last post by StarGazer45 « Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:45 pm
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by StarGazer45 » Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:30 pm

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Hello all!

I would like to put my blog in my posts but I do not know how to do it. Can anyone help me please?

By the way, the blog is mostly in...

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I can now go to my blog from the link!

How did you put the link to your blog (by the way, it's very interesting) below every post so that people can...

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Last post by StarGazer45
Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:45 pm
The Gallery #2

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:32 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:33 pm

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Is it possible to have a gallery for general images and then a seperate one specifically for my Messier images?

Regards

Graeme

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Ah, the Gallery tab.

Found it now.

Thanks

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:32 pm
Google Translate.

Last post by ARock « Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:23 am
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by Gordon » Sun May 26, 2019 10:15 pm

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We have just added a new feature. Google translate.

Since we wish to make it easy for all of our members to enjoy TSS, we added a feature that will...

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Nice feature !

Once in a while we (might) get someone posting in a language different from English. Is it possible to translate those posts to...

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Last post by ARock
Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:23 am
New addition to the forum extensions.

Last post by JimMinCT « Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:21 am
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by Gordon » Sat Sep 14, 2019 5:52 pm

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We have added a new extension to the forum that allows you to notify a member to take a look at and or reply to a post.

This extensions add support...

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@fatboy1271 Okay you should be all set to go now. Sorry for the confusion.

Does that explain why mine didn't work in my earlier post?

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Last post by JimMinCT
Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:21 am
AF.net Cross Posting

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:00 am
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by JayTee » Sat Oct 05, 2019 11:28 pm

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As discussed in another thread we ( the team ) feel that if you want to provide information that is already contained over at AF.net, instead of just...

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That is a great thought, JT. I copied all my AF blog posts into a document the other night. I don't know if they are worthy of re-posting over here,...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sun Oct 06, 2019 6:00 am
New Feature -- Post Numbers!

Last post by smp « Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:36 pm
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by JayTee » Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:32 am

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Our posts now have numbers so that you can reference a particular post number later on in a thread if you need to backtrack. The number is located on...

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Thanks very much for this, JT!
I've been wishing for this for some time (believe it, or not).

smp

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Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:36 pm

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