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Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:10 pm
Forum Mission Statement
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admin »
Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:25 pm
Mission Statement:
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Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:25 pm
Belated Happy Birthday to the Forum
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:45 am
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I can't believe I let an significant birthday slip by unnoticed. The TexasCHLforum was born nine years ago last Sunday. At 7:42pm on Dec. 22, 2004,...
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Thanks to Charles and all the Moderators. I use the forum often and recommend it to all of my CHL students and anyone else interested. There is...
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Last post by troglodyte
Fri Dec 27, 2013 9:35 am
Disposable or Fake Email Addresses
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:13 pm
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Forum rules require that all Member use a legitimate email address for registering and in their Member profile. We continue to have people violate...
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Same here. I've used this email address since 2005.
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Last post by jmra
Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:47 pm
Are our email addresses shared with third parties?
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pewter99ta »
Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:25 pm
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My apologies if this isn't the correct place for this. I received an unsolicited email from Chris Dixon at McMillan Merchant Solutions...
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I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that they got my email address from the TX DPS published email list of instructors.
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Last post by Crossfire
Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:02 am
Locked Topics
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Oldgringo »
Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:24 pm
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From time to time, I see a topic that has been LOCKED without explanation. So, why was it locked? Inquiring minds....you know.
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Thanks Skiprr. I must confess that I have not committed all forum rules to memory. That explains a lot.
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Last post by Oldgringo
Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:37 am
Troubling times and a decline in civility
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:43 pm
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To say that we’re living in troubling times would be a gross understatement. Hardly a week goes by without some revelation about the Obama...
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Agreed sir.
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Last post by Moby
Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:20 pm
Do old threads/posts linger forever?
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puma guy »
Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:11 pm
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This may have been asked and answered, but I was curious if old threads stay around forever or is there a process that deletes them after a while. I...
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Hopefully everyone on the forum has read that one.
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Last post by jmra
Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:31 pm
Forum is running SLOOWWWWWW
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Teamless »
Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:03 am
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Since yesterday about 16:00, the forum has run extremely slow (for me)
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It's called bandwidth exhaust . It occurs when there is more demand on the system than the system can handle. At least, that's what Century Link told...
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Last post by Oldgringo
Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:23 pm
How do I delete my account?
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by ldavidson » Mon Oct 07, 2013 1:38 am
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I see no way to do so in the User Control Panel.
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Has anyone ever googled their username? You will be surprised.
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Last post by philip964
Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:14 pm
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Oct 06, 2013 2:11 pm
Sorry for unannounced downtime
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Oct 02, 2013 3:10 pm
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I apologize for the Board being down today. An update that should have taken seconds and that would have been virtually undetected didn't quite work...
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:cheers2: Thank you for this great opportunity to learn!
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Last post by CHLLady
Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:12 pm
Rule Reminder: The Forum is Non-commercial!
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Charles L. Cotton »
Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:13 am
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It seems that we are seeing an increasing number of Members using the Forum primarily if not exclusively to sell items or post firearms training...
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I do like this site the most and appreciate the fact that it is not overrun with ad's and jerks trying to message you to buy their products. Also I...
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Last post by OrangeAnimal
Sun Sep 15, 2013 1:22 pm
My post was deleted??
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adwmac6 »
Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:39 pm
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I am wondering why a response I posted to a item for sale was deleted. The seller posted a used item for a price much higher than it was being sold...
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You now know the guidelines for this forum. Apparently the moderator failed to notify you. It happens.
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Last post by Keith B
Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:12 pm
Offer to purchase
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H D Stone »
Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:41 pm
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New member so I hope this is the right section. I read rule 13 which says I must have 45 posts before posting anything for sale in the Market Section...
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Welcome to the Forum! You can make an offer on a firearm and you can also post a thread that you are wanting to buy a certain firearm.
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Last post by carlson1
Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:27 pm
need a feedback forum
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superchief »
Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:28 pm
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we need a feed back forum in the for sale area for good/bad transactions.
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I would also add that after the last couple of years, I feel like I've gotten to personally know many of the regular contributors here. If you are...
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Last post by hpcatx
Tue Jul 02, 2013 1:14 am
Virus warning - started today
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AEA »
Fri May 31, 2013 12:36 pm
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onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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Wont let me open it. Only our IT guys can get into it.
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Last post by nightmare69
Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:52 pm
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:33 pm
Signature line rule -- Things are changing!
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue May 21, 2013 4:07 pm
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As noted several times, we've had numerous requests to to make some changes to help those who read the Forum on mobile devices. These changes...
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I didn't know about the 80 character line length until today.
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Last post by OldCurlyWolf
Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:37 pm
Yet Another Tapatalk Request
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iShoot »
Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:38 pm
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I have really been trying to read this site on my Android phone, but it's a terrible experience.
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Sorry, but no chance at all.
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Thu May 23, 2013 3:46 pm
Market Section Posting
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon May 13, 2013 7:15 pm
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Members please remember that the Market Sections are provided as a courtesy for our Members who occasionally want to post items for sale. In addition...
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I think I have sold all I am selling.........unless something unexpected happens!
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Last post by AEA
Mon May 20, 2013 8:07 pm
pm mail
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powerboatr »
Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:45 am
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For some reason my created private mail when i press send, it goes to the outbox and just hangs there for minutes before it goes out, or never sends...
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well that makes sense
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Last post by powerboatr
Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:50 am
password issues
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gigag04 »
Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:56 pm
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I have had to reset my password 3x/day for the past 2 days. Everytime I try to access the site on a new computer, it doesn't recognize the most...
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This^ I use it, love it.
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Last post by hpcatx
Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:37 pm
Migration to VirtBiz Complete
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Charles L. Cotton »
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:38 am
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Well, you already know this, but the migration to the new web host (VirtBiz) is compete and everything seems to be working fine. Please report any...
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Hi OldCannon. Yes, I think I understand what you're saying. Sorry if I was unclear. I mean that it could have something to do with the URL used by...
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Last post by ChrisFromDallas
Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:38 am
Timed Out
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OldGrumpy »
Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:24 pm
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What is the time limits before you are automatically timed out? Logged in and went down hall to check something with co-worker. Came back and the...
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Make sure you don't have some program that is deleting cookies periodically. If so, then it will cause you to have to sign back in again.
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Last post by Keith B
Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:03 pm
TexasCHLforum moving to dedicated server
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Charles L. Cotton »
Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:20 am
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The TexasCHLforum has outgrown shared hosting and will have to move to a managed dedicated server or VPS. For quite some time now, the site has far...
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It wasn't really a false alarm. It seems that images that were posted or embedded in a post are showing up fine. However, if an image was made an...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:06 pm
TexasCHLforum.com moving to new server
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:37 pm
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A test migration is being done now and assuming everything goes well, the TexasCHLforum will be moving to a new server tomorrow morning. The plan is...
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That doesn't sound good. LOL
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Last post by Keith B
Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:59 am
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:05 am
Tone down the rhetoric
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:38 pm
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Recent political events are disturbing and understandably result in highly emotional posts and threads. Over the last several days, I've seen...
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:thumbs2:
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Last post by Maxwell
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:38 am
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Last post by Wes
Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:38 am
Certificate Error???
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03Lightningrocks »
Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:26 pm
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Hello Charles. For some reason my Internet Explorer started warning me of a certificate error when I come to the site through a link on email...
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I am not sure what any of this stuff means but it sounds to me like you folks are on top of it. :mrgreen:
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Last post by 03Lightningrocks
Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:59 pm
Market Section rule modification
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:44 am
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In response to Member complaints, Rule 13 has been modified to require an asking price on all for sale posts.
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After this past weekend of call duty, I think I could have backed down the nastiest pit bull with my growl. :banghead:
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Last post by Keith B
Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:31 am
Login
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Richard_B »
Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:00 pm
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If for some reason I am not logged in when viewing a discussion thread and wish to comment, I, of course, need to login. Once logged in, however, I...
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Simple answer
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Last post by Teamless
Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:17 pm
Promotion of websites/blogs
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Jan 07, 2013 6:26 pm
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The Moderators have been discussing the promotion of other websites and blogs that do not fall within the rule dealing with commercial websites....
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The well-thought out rules (and letting folks know about them) is why this forum is so good.
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Last post by Heartland Patriot
Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:25 pm
Symbols beside the topics .. what do they mean
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mikey1969 »
Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:13 pm
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Can anyone tell me what the symbols are beside the topics ?? ... some move and some are static ?? . and there are lightbulb shaped ones too ........
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That should be a sticky. . . or added to the FAQ! I've been around a long time and never bothered to ask, but never fully decoded all of the icons.
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Last post by fickman
Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Duplicate (kind of) Forum Name
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Redneck_Buddha »
Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:04 pm
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I've recently noticed that a user bitterclinger signed up a few days before I did. In order to minimize confusion and in deference to the user who...
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Thanks guys! Let me mull it over. :cheers2:
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Last post by Redneck_Buddha
Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:59 pm
Avatar 6kb
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iflyabeech »
Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:13 pm
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I havent logged on for a while and I noticed my avatar is missing. I tried to add a new one and it says it needs to be Maximum dimensions; width: 80...
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Thanks!
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Last post by Gameover
Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:42 pm
Reset Password?
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snatchel »
Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:13 am
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Can any of the Mods reset my password? I can't remember my password to change it, I am only able to post because it's saved on my macbook. Anyway, I...
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:thumbs2:
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Last post by longtooth
Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:16 pm
Senior Member
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howdy »
Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:18 pm
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I just noticed that I am now a senior member . Is that because I went over 200 posts or because someone saw how old I was.... :smilelol5:
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As one Sr. to another, I've been told it is an appearance thing. :biggrinjester:
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Last post by chasfm11
Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:27 pm
Spoofed IP Addresses and Private Proxy Servers
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Charles L. Cotton »
Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:18 pm
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Disposable email addresses have long been prohibited on the Forum, though we are still seeing them in use. When we find them, the registration is...
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Whew,.......and I was filling out the Dem Party Joining Form! :biggrinjester:
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Last post by AEA
Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:48 pm
email notifications - add message contents?
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Rex B »
Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:44 am
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I subscribe to a dozen or more forums. I use the feature Automatically Subscribe to threads that I have posted in , as I do here.
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:iagree: I would like the contents of the PM to be included in the notification e-mail too.
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Last post by Thomas
Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:20 pm
Spam PM's to Members
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Charles L. Cotton »
Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:03 am
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We have discovered spamming software XRumer that doesn't make posts, but sends PMs. Please report any such PM's so we can delete this new version of...
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You are truly gifted!!
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Last post by Mike1951
Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:56 am
SPAM
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Dan20703 »
Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:04 pm
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Looks like we are under a Spam attack on this site
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I didn't realize we forced Spam on the British. :patriot:
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Last post by WildBill
Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:13 pm
Coming Oct. 1st: Signature line limits
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:04 pm
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The mod that was added to convert photos to links in reply posts is working well and it makes quite a difference for people reading the Forum with an...
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Yes, but Moderators aren't going to spend hours searching for signature lines that violate this rule. We will gradually edit them ourselves by...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:19 pm
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Last post by RHenriksen
Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:40 pm
Board will be down for maintenance tonight
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:27 pm
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I'll be taking the board down at 10:00 pm tonight to load a software update. Hopefully, I'll also be able to load the mod to convert image tags to...
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And... we're back!
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Last post by Skiprr
Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:32 am
Images in Replies
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Charles L. Cotton »
Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:34 am
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I received a request to add a modification to the Forum that would strip image tags from replies. As more and more people read the Forum using mobile...
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I've downloaded the mod p2f-fan posted (thanks!) and I'm looking into installing it. It would convert images to the url, but I'm not sure it does...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:45 pm
PM's stuck in outbox
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KRoyal »
Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:58 am
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Why do some of my PM's go through and most stick in outbox and never go through? Anyone else have this problem?
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AHA! Thank you. I love having an explanation for the behavior.
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Last post by LikesShinyThings
Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:01 pm
fingerprint website problems
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space cat »
Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:54 am
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hi everyone!
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well, in the end it all worked out. i'm not sure why the name fields were locked, but after a computer restart, cache clearing, etc i was able to get...
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Last post by space cat
Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:07 pm
L-1 Fingerprints - Question
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discoqueen »
Mon Apr 09, 2012 1:24 pm
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After filling out my CHL application online, I went directly to L-1 to set up my appointment for prints. What I didn't realize, is that when it...
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Thanks for the reply, I'll do just that!
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Last post by teri
Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:10 pm
Is the Forum infected?
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AEA »
Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:10 pm
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For the last few days while viewing the Forum, when I go back from a post I get a Malwarebytes alert that it has blocked the following IP:...
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I only checked with whois on google and there were of course many links. I only took the real whois site and that got Limestone. I stopped there.
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Last post by AEA
Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:17 pm
Forum Clean-Up and Consolidation
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Charles L. Cotton »
Sat May 19, 2012 1:06 pm
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I've finally taken some time to clean up the forum and consolidate the older sub-forums in the Legislative, Elections and TexasCHLforum Day at PSC....
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Campus-carry has previously been a regular forum, but it was only used shortly before and during the last two legislative session. That's the reason...
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Last post by Charles L. Cotton
Mon May 28, 2012 11:30 pm
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