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so what do people think of the forum software? OK to use?

How about the categories- what's missing?
 
One thing I could complain about is that it is difficult to scroll large attached or linked images as the forum software creates separate scroll bars for them. Thus I have a vertical scroll bar on the browser and vertical/horizontal scroll bars on the image(s). The problem is that all three aren't visible all the time and I have to move each one repeatedly to see all parts of the image. This can be a little frustrating.

However I don't know if there's anything you could do about it without changing the whole forum software.
 
Lately it looks that when I get an alert and try the link it doesn't really take me to the specific post in question the way it previously used to.
 
Same here. Just had three posts deleted from the 'M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS Developments' for supposedly being off topic and I can't even tell at the moment which ones they were.
 
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For some reason, yesterday all my private messages, and a host of other forum features, such as access to the Senior Members Only section has disappeared for me.

Nothing on my side has been changed.

Edit: I even get this following message, in red, when posting this post

"This message is awaiting moderator approval, and is invisible to normal visitors."

And my access is now "Unclassified" instead of "Senior Member"
 
"Kaiser Bill" (registered March 27, 2006) isn't your correct account.

kaiserbill (one word, lower case, registered Jun 7, 2006) is the correct account. You've accidentally logged into an older account you registered before.
 
I picked that up afterwards, but couldn't delete the message.
I have no idea why I was logged out, as this forum is one I always stay logged in on.
Thanks Paul.
That other redundant account can be deleted, as I never used it.

It is nice to know though that I have been on this brilliant forum for almost 20 years. :)
It really is an outstanding piece of work from you.
 
overscan (PaulMM) said:
"Kaiser Bill" (registered March 27, 2006) isn't your correct account.

kaiserbill (one word, lower case, registered Jun 7, 2006) is the correct account. You've accidentally logged into an older account you registered before.
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O RLY ? didn't knew such things were possible. The Internet is full of surprises...
 
A question on appropriate section(s) in which to post threads on small arms.

This relates to both the Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects and Secret Army Projects. The latter says "Unbuilt and cancelled tanks, APCs etc." The former says "Unbuilt and cancelled projects of missiles, bombs, guns, and other weapons."

I read the 'Gun' in "Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects" as referring to aircraft cannon armaments? Was that the original intention ... or just my idiosyncratic take?

I ask primarily because we have threads on infantry small arms projects appearing in both Secret Army Projects and Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects. Is one of these sections more appropriate for such subjects? Or is either section acceptable?
 
I didn't really think that use case through.

The intention behind Secret Army Projects was to cover tanks, APCs, etc. Vehicles, really. It was established along with Secret Naval Projects when people wanted to discuss tanks and ships, neither of which fit the existing forums.

The intention behind Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects was indeed intially intended to cover airborne weapons, but then extended to cover e.g. naval guns, tank guns, SAMs, ATGMs etc.

I don't find small arms at all interesting, so haven't ever placed much thought in where they should go. My feeling is Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects makes most sense, as they definitely aren't vehicles. However, what about towed artillery versus self-propelled artillery?

Open to other ideas?
 
I keep getting this error trying an answer a question in Chinese airborne radars
 

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The link has a Chinese character in it - might be causing issues?

Delete everything after and including the &, its not needed for the link to work (its just there to tell Google what you searched for to get to the link).
 
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The link has a Chinese character in it - might be causing issues?

Delete everything after and including the &, its not needed for the link to work (its just there to tell Google what you searched for to get to the link).
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No dice but I really appreciate you responding. I just posted the books isbn and some information.
 
Works fine on Chrome / Windows 11, but the pasted URL magically replaces the Chinese characters with unicode escape codes like %E4%B8%80%E8%B7%AF%E5%89%8D%E8%A1%8C
 

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