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324 topics in this forum

1. 

   Bumping old threads

   March 8, 2007 by Palmy

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   My question is: Is it ok to bump old or even very old threads? Is this ok? Or should I start a new thread on the same subject? Thanks

   

   Last reply by Jeff Searle, April 6, 2007
3. 

   Kris Achar text posts

   April 4, 2007 by Dave-Vero

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   Kris's beautiful Plumeria photos show up fine, but my Mozilla Firefox browser doesn't show his texts. Microsoft Internet Explorer does. The problem seems restricted to Kris's posts. Anyone else experiencing the problems?

   

   Last reply by Dave-Vero, April 5, 2007
4. 

   Can't edit

   February 7, 2007 by ania

   • 7 replies
   • 2.6k views

   I am unable to edit my own post. Ania

   

   Last reply by PALM MOD, March 31, 2007
5. 

   cold hardiness data

   March 1, 2007 by Jimbean

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   • 2.2k views

   Should I post the CRDB info on the freeze data collection board? I think it might be useful, but it also might be misleading because not all of what is posted on CRDB is probably accurate. Any suggestions, I mean, I don't want to post what people consider to be useless.

   

   Last reply by AJQ, March 31, 2007
6. 

   Forum: Soils Pests & Fertilizers Topic

   February 19, 2007 by Scott

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   • 2.8k views

   Maybe I missed the announcement of it's departure, But I sure miss it. Any chance of it being reinstated? Thanks, Scott PS:- Thanks for all the great work you do on the Forum!

   

   Last reply by PALM MOD, March 1, 2007
7. 

   Screen Size

   February 13, 2007 by JimR

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   • 2.3k views

   Is there a way to configure the way I view a post so that all of the text can be seen in one screen? It often happens that the width of the text portion of a message is wider than my screen, and I have to scroll back and forth to read each line.

   

   Last reply by JimR, February 14, 2007
8. 

   NEW POLICY RE: EDIT/DELETE

   February 6, 2007 by PALM MOD

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   When a post is edited significantly or deleted altogether, it changes the context of all the subsequent replies. In some cases it renders them meaningless. Because this is occuring with increasing frequency, members will no longer be able to delete posts, and will have only 30 minutes in which to edit. This policy is much more in line with the majority of forums on the web. If you need to correct something factual, post a correction. If you just regret what you said, or the way in which you said it, try apologizing as you would in real life. If you feel it is important enough to delete or edit something after the 30 minutes, PM me, and if it doesn't materially affect t…

   

   Last reply by Alberto, February 12, 2007
9. 

   What happened to Palmtalk last night?

   February 4, 2007 by SunnyFl

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   • 1.9k views

   Was the system (?) or something down last night? I could see the list of topics, but couldn't access any posts. When I tried, I got an error message that it couldn't be found. ??? So - was it Palmtalk? or was it only my 'puter being putzy again?

   

   Last reply by bgl, February 4, 2007
10. 

    Site Skin

    January 25, 2007 by Neofolis

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    • 2.9k views

    Is it just me or has the forum skin disappeared. I've still got the nice buttons for search/member/?? Help Faq at the top but the forum and thread header/footer are just a plain band of blue and it has changed to a monotype font.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, January 29, 2007
11. 

    FORUM SUGGESTIONS 1 2

    December 26, 2006 by PALM MOD

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    Clayton posted a couple of good suggestions in another topic. I thought it would be worth it to start a new topic, specifically for suggestions (I may regret this ), and start it with his post which I will move here.

    

    Last reply by Howeadypsis, January 23, 2007
12. 

    Edit Feature

    January 9, 2007 by Kathy

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    I noticed in Jeff from Tampa/Costa Rica's thread announcing his move that I could not edit my typo, that I instead had the "quote" feature pop up instead of the edit feature. I double checked by doing a "post preview" and I definately get a quote and new post, and not an edit of my original post. Yet Ray/Tampa was able to edit his post in the same thread. I also tried clicking to the far left (and far right) of the "edit" tab to see if it was place sensitive for my cursor. It was not. Are others seeing trouble with the edit feature? I've noticed it before but was in a hurry so didn't follow-up. Moderator, any ideas? Thanks.

    

    Last reply by Bilbo, January 16, 2007
13. 

    Member IPS

    January 9, 2007 by Bilbo

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    • 1.9k views

    I note that many IPS members including myself are not so designated . . . Is this work in progress? Couldnt help but notice Jeff Searle has that designation already tho everyone knows that all that heavy lifting down at Searle Brothers is done by Andrea! Jeff and Andrea . . . seriously I will take up that Salsa invitation when I can get to Florida maybe in 08 en route for CR. Love and regardez to all. Juan

    

    Last reply by Bilbo, January 9, 2007
14. 

    Scam e-mails

    December 29, 2006 by avant gardener

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    Even here there are African scam e-mails . We're not even safe on Palm talk. I just received this appeal in my inbox. Can we do something about this? From :jacob david Abidjan, Ivory Coast (jacobdavid480@yahoo.co.jp) APPEAL FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. Dear , Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your name and contact from our country chambers of industry (internet department). I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with and by the recommendati…

    

    Last reply by Bilbo, January 2, 2007
15. 

    Important announcement

    November 3, 2006 by bgl

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    • 4.2k views

    Yes folks, we have a new moderator! Dean Ouer, a.k.a. 'dypsisdean' has graciously agreed to take on this job. Mike in Houston is taking care of the technical details right now. On behalf of the Executive Board of the IPS I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dean. Things have been pretty smooth the last few months, and let's keep it that way. In other words, please refrain from offensive statements and anything that may be inappropriate for the Forum. If anyone strays, our new moderator will take swift action! Thank you all! And Dean, welcome to your new job! Bo-Göran Lundkvist Vice President, IPS

    

    Last reply by Kris, December 17, 2006
16. 

    The PalmTalk Forum is back online

    October 28, 2006 by IPSPTAdmin

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    • 1.9k views

    Bo-Göran called little while ago with news the server is down and may have been for couple hours (or more) Looking into the problem, seems Apache can only handle so much traffic at once and we have been exceeding that lately. There is no cure, we are bigger than the machines! Anyway all fixed now, I'll keep a closer eye on the forum for a while to make sure all is up and running and for those of you trying to out number the 'competition' with sheer number of posts, maybe slack off a while on the no content messages. Have a great weekend. Later, Mike

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, October 29, 2006
17. 

    who's running the show?

    August 15, 2006 by palmazon

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    I came across one of RLR's posts while reading an old thread, and seeing his member status offline, it occurred to me: who is taking care of business? I just wanted to extend a thank you...

    

    Last reply by SunnyFl, August 20, 2006
18. 

    Where did the "largest rare palm collection" go?

    July 18, 2006 by BS Man about Palms

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    I was trying to read the latest posts and it seems to have disappeared. Surely it couldn't have turned controversial? Bill

    

    Last reply by SubTropicRay, July 26, 2006
19. 

    Allowable Pic Sizes

    July 19, 2006 by Dypsisdean

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    Admin Guys, Would it "break the bank" to up the allowable pic size to 125? Some are having trouble getting under 100, and I know a lot of mine come in at 110 or so, and I lose a lot of detail taking the next step down.

    

    Last reply by Walter John, July 23, 2006
20. 

    Can some threads get a "shelf life" first?

    July 22, 2006 by BS Man about Palms

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    RLR, Bob (thanks to both of you) and others, What do you think about having some of the threads regarding "Soils, Fertilizers, Pests & Other Problems, SEED GERMINATION" etc., start out in the main area, THEN move to that section after roughly a month or so? I've been thinking about it and some of the threads are asking questions regarding various situations regarding palm health, but some of the "veterans" may not be perusing that area to give answers! I think a good "question" thread should get all the responses it can generate in a month, THEN be archived (more or less) in the appropriate section. Any comments? suggestions? Bill

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, July 22, 2006
21. 

    Some saved Data???

    July 13, 2006 by Palmy

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    • 1.9k views

    http://www.palms.org/cgi-bin....m8.html Can we used what is here? Or will this eventually go down too?

    

    Last reply by Palmy, July 13, 2006
22. 

    Sorry, you do not have permission to edit that mes

    July 6, 2006 by Dypsisdean

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    • 3.7k views

    I am unable to edit my posts. I receive the following message. "Sorry, you do not have permission to edit that message You are currently logged in as Dypsisdean" which is the name under which I posted. Am I missing something? I have edited before without problems. Well, I just checked and was able to edit this post. Apparently it only happens in the Palm Discussion.

    

    Last reply by deezpalms, July 10, 2006
23. 

    Permission to reply to topic?

    June 28, 2006 by DoomsDave

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    • 2.2k views

    I tried to add to a topic under the FAQ section, and got message saying that I didn't have permission. First, why? Second, how can I tell by looking at the topic, so I don't waste time typing? Thanks . . . dave

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, June 30, 2006
24. 

    The new Forum

    June 20, 2006 by bgl

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    • 4.2k views

    Seemed like a good idea to keep all comments in the same location. I'm sure we all agree that Bob and Mike (in Houston) have done an outstanding job in getting this done in record time. THANK YOU!!! Personally I really like the look of the new forum, and even though I havn't yet had time to check everything out, there seem to be more features available on this new forum. I have two questions: I started a new thread hours before we lost the old forum with photos of two different Dypsis with orange crownshafts. Should I repost those in a new thread on the new Forum (easy enough), or will those topics be recovered? And if recovered, will they be "read only" or will we b…

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, June 25, 2006
25. 

    Calendar Graphic Working Now

    June 23, 2006 by Robert Lee Riffle

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    • 1.7k views

    I've no idea why it suddenly kicked in but if you click on "View Calendar" on the main page of the forum (click the bizzie photo) the actual calendar appears with the events in bold red listed on the proper dates. Also, if you entered your birth date in your profile it puts that also in the proper slot--ALONG WITH YOUR AGE {shudder}. Then, if you click on the calendar's event in red you'll be taken to the message (in the chapter news forum) that gives more details. Kinda neat.

    

    Last reply by Zac in NC, June 23, 2006