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  1. Question Sticky Thread My screen is too dark !! How do I change my colour scheme on the milsurps.com site?

    A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-02-2011 12:35 PM
    change, colour, dark, milsurpscom, scheme, screen, site
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  2. Question Sticky Thread Can I access the milsurps.com site from dial-up, cell phone, iPhone or Blackberry?

    The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...

    Started by Badger‎, 09-02-2009 11:08 AM
    access, blackberry, cell, dialup, iphone, milsurpscom, phone, site
    • Replies: 0
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  3. Question Sticky Thread Sorting/Displaying threads and posts?

    If you are finding it difficult to locate threads and information in any of our Milsurp Knowledge Libraries and wanted to know if they could be...

    Started by Badger‎, 10-13-2006 10:41 AM
    posts, sorting or displaying, threads
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  4. Question Sticky Thread How do I upload or post images on MILSURPS.COM?

    How do I upload or post images on MILSURPS.COM .... (Article by Stevo) To add images to your post on MILSURPS.COM, you have two options: 1....

    Submitted by Badger‎, 10-24-2006 02:45 PM
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  5. Question Sticky Thread How do I report "spammers" or inappropriate posts?

    Since October, 2006, the Military Surplus Collectors Forums have grown consistently from month to month, now approaching almost 1,000 registered...

    Started by Badger‎, 07-03-2007 09:14 AM
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  6. Announcement Sticky Thread Introducing BerryBlab - Native BlackBerry Application for Milsurps.Com!

    Native BlackBerry Application for Milsurps.Com! Click to Enlarge We are pleased to announce the release of full support for the Blackberry...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-09-2010 12:28 PM
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  7. Question Sticky Thread What do the various colors used with members names mean?

    They indicate the type of membership and access privileges that particular member enjoys on MILSURPS.COM Moderators Advisory Panel (click here)...

    Started by Badger‎, 10-15-2006 06:09 PM
    colors, members, names
    • Replies: 0
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  8. Question Sticky Thread How do I use PhotoBucket to display images on MILSURPS.COM?

    (Tutorial provided by MILSURPS.COM member "Dimitri") :thup: My Semi-Long tutorial for anyone else that needs help to get a avatar image they have...

    Submitted by Badger‎, 10-25-2006 08:52 AM
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  9. Question Sticky Thread How do I post pics? - A tutorial by Wally

    (Tutorial provided by MILSURPS.COM member "Wally") :thup: I've noticed that there are still alot of people that don't know how to post pictures so...

    Submitted by Badger‎, 04-04-2008 08:21 PM
    pics, post, tutorial, wally
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  10. Question Global Thread Help: What Happened to all my pics I attached to posts?

    My apologies for the delay in giving everyone a thorough update, but I was up and down almost 36 hours addressing the outage, and I needed some...

    Started by Badger‎, 12-21-2021 12:16 PM
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    01-14-2022 08:48 PM Go to last post
  11. Question Global Thread Help: How do I upload pictures to my posts for storage on milsurps.com?

    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator Harlan (deceased). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-06-2011 03:38 PM
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    • Replies: 13
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    11-20-2021 04:50 AM Go to last post
  12. Question Global Thread Help: What is good forum etiquette and how do I deal with other members who make me angry?

    Hello folks … :) I'd like to remind everyone to re-read our Forum Rules & Site User Agreement (click here), particularly the section which covers...

    Started by Badger‎, 01-02-2017 01:32 PM
    • Replies: 8
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    07-25-2021 08:29 PM Go to last post
  13. Question Global Thread Help: Where can I discuss politics and gun legislation issues?

    Why have a separate Social Groups area? Over the last 10 years, we’ve received many requests to permit broader public discussions amongst members,...

    Started by Badger‎, 08-08-2016 10:35 AM
    • Replies: 9
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    07-19-2021 05:12 PM Go to last post
  14. Question Global Thread Help: Why am I having a problem uploading pics to attach to my posts?

    There are some members who seem to experience site time-outs, or other problems when uploading pics as attachments to their threads and posts. It...

    Started by Badger‎, 04-26-2016 05:25 AM
    • Replies: 7
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    07-19-2021 05:05 PM Go to last post
  15. Question Global Thread Help: How do I find threads with questions that have never been answered?

    Other than someone who fails to say thank you when they get an answer to a question they’ve posted, I don’t think there’s anything more frustrating...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-26-2016 09:16 AM
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    03-28-2020 06:39 AM Go to last post
  16. Question Global Thread Help: What is the Advisory Panel Review & Validation Service?

    <center><img src="images/advisory_panel_reviewed_medium.png" alt="This item has been reviewed by members of the Milsurps Advisory Panel."><img...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-19-2014 10:18 AM
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  17. Question Global Thread Help: How safe from viruses and hackers am I when using the Milsurps.Com web site?

    Today’s Internet exposes computer users and the web sites they access, to a wide range of malicious pieces of infectious software code, designed to...

    Started by Badger‎, 03-03-2016 07:20 AM
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    12-07-2018 03:55 PM Go to last post
  18. Question Global Thread Help: How do I use the classifieds system to buy and sell items?

    We understand you may be impatient to get on with placing your advertisement, but we would ask that you please read this post carefully, in order to...

    Started by Badger‎, 11-15-2012 07:16 AM
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  19. Question Global Thread Help: Why are my images from Photobucket, ImageShack etc. copied to milsurps.com?

    Answer: For your own protection and to help preserve them for future research by all members ... :thup: The reason we capture and store all...

    Started by Badger‎, 03-01-2011 09:52 AM
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    03-03-2011 02:21 PM Go to last post
  20. Question Global Thread Help: How do I show pics from Photobucket, Flickr, ImageShack etc. on milsurps.com?

    The following tutorial was created for the benefit of our members by Milsurps Moderator cafdfw (Harlan). On behalf of all of our membership, I'd...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-12-2011 12:10 PM
    • Replies: 0
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    02-12-2011 12:10 PM Go to last post
  21. Question Global Thread Help: Can I access the milsurps.com site from dial-up, cell phone, iPhone or Blackberry?

    The answer is YES … :beerchug: With the evolution of technology, many of our very active members want to keep current viewing our forums using...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-04-2011 08:34 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 135,289
    02-04-2011 08:34 PM Go to last post
  22. Question Global Thread Help: My screen is too dark!! How do I change my colour scheme on the milsurps.com site?

    A lot of members don't realize that our site supports multiple interfaces, often referred to as Forum Skins. Fundamentally, there are three...

    Started by Badger‎, 02-02-2011 12:38 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 179,602
    02-02-2011 12:38 PM Go to last post
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  1. What do I have to do?

    What do I have to do to get " sufficient privileges" to respond to post and threads. I cannot even respond to moderators to get this answer.

    Started by HD-Ghost‎, 03-13-2017 08:32 PM
    • Replies: 5
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    03-15-2017, 12:04 PM Go to last post
  2. Struggling With The Colour

    The old eyes dont seem to like reading Black on a brown background, any tips on changing the colours to get a bit more contrast ?

    Started by Alan de Enfield‎, 06-30-2010 07:12 PM
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  3. Archaic Browser Warning

    I CAN"T update my browser!:crying: Is there some way to permanently turn off the new header that states the obvious every time I go to a new...

    Started by jmoore‎, 08-09-2010 06:12 AM
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    archaic, browser, warning
    • Replies: 39
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    01-24-2012, 08:21 AM Go to last post
  4. Uploaded pictures

    Years ago I joined another military forum and used to post pictures until they essentially said that all my pictures now belong to them and I can't...

    Started by BEAR‎, 01-31-2017 12:05 AM
    pictures, uploaded
    • Replies: 7
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    01-31-2017, 01:51 PM Go to last post
  5. Embedded Video Player Problems

    Morning Doug, Just today I recently encountered a problem with the embedded video player here, first on an A10 video I posted and secondly when...

    Started by Sentryduty‎, 08-11-2016 10:48 AM
    2 Pages
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    • Replies: 11
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    08-15-2016, 11:53 AM Go to last post
  6. IE versus Firefox

    If I access the forum through Internet Explorer (Windows 8.1) the "quote" function does not work." If I use Firefox, it works. Any idea why? Is...

    Started by Patrick Chadwick‎, 12-30-2015 04:48 AM
    firefox, versus
    • Replies: 7
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    01-01-2016, 06:15 PM Go to last post
  7. Can I use a custom Avatar?

    Is there an option to use a custom avatar... I see Ron has his friendly bears...:clap:

    Started by Brewster‎, 10-15-2006 09:14 PM
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    avatar, custom
    • Replies: 12
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    10-17-2006, 01:52 PM Go to last post
  8. What happened to the 'search' function?

    Tried to look up some old threads, can no longer use the 'search' option. Is it just me or is this something going on with the site?

    Started by gundoc2112‎, 07-12-2015 07:50 PM
    • Replies: 9
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    09-02-2015, 05:39 PM Go to last post
  9. Pics

    How do you load pics here

    Started by Rick4ugarfield‎, 11-20-2016 02:12 PM
    pics
    • Replies: 3
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    11-20-2016, 04:10 PM Go to last post
  10. Scrunched up text at top of banner...

    Ever since I've been on here, I can barely see mu username, profile, etc as it's white text laid on top of a banner. Pretty sure it's not supposed to...

    Started by RASelkirk‎, 11-14-2020 06:22 PM
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    • Replies: 10
    • Views: 21,088
    11-18-2020, 05:50 PM Go to last post
  11. Trouble with Basic Functions...

    Hi All, When I make a post, all the proper icons are showing (Fonts, HTML link, IMG, etc.) but they are unclickable. It's like the whole panel is...

    Started by RASelkirk‎, 07-24-2019 06:04 PM
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    1 2
    basic, functions, trouble
    • Replies: 11
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    08-12-2019, 06:25 PM Go to last post
  12. Testing uploading of pics

    Testing uploading of pics.

    Started by muffett.2008‎, 05-27-2020 05:00 AM
    • Replies: 1
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    05-29-2020, 03:15 PM Go to last post
  13. Question Mark threads as read

    Just wondering if there is a way to mark all your unread threads as read without opening every thread individually. I have nearly 200 unread threads...

    Started by RogueAussie‎, 02-29-2020 09:15 PM
    mark, read, threads
    • Replies: 2
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    02-29-2020, 09:56 PM Go to last post
  14. Quick vBulletin updates 21/8/2014

    Hello Everyone, I applied some quick updates to the site today for security. If anything breaks or stops working, please let me know and i'll...

    Started by zachery‎, 08-21-2014 07:20 PM
    quick, updates, vbulletin
    • Replies: 0
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    08-21-2014, 07:20 PM Go to last post
  15. New big fonts and "buttons" interfering with each other on "Mobile" setting

    Whilst more readable, the "buttons" on the bootoms of the posts and the reply boxes are too big! The "reply", etc. box covers a fair amount of text....

    Started by jmoore‎, 01-03-2011 12:55 AM
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    • Replies: 17
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    01-07-2011, 05:11 AM Go to last post
  16. Replies generated by highlighting text and clicking the tiny "quote" pop-up button

    Lately, the reply box has been appearing to the far right of the screen, usually so far off that it's invisible unless the now enlarged frame is...

    Started by jmoore‎, 06-04-2011 09:22 AM
    2 Pages
    1 2
    button, clicking, generated, highlighting, popup, replies, text, tiny
    • Replies: 18
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    06-17-2011, 01:04 PM Go to last post
  17. Userneame change after side update and I cant see any pictures?

    Too anyone Who can Help After side update My username are changed from "Jsne" to "Jsne1kr091"? And I cant see any photo on My Iphone 12? Or...

    Started by Jsne‎, 12-20-2021 03:46 AM
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    1 2
    • Replies: 10
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    12-21-2021, 01:51 PM Go to last post
  18. Bookmarking FIXED!

    Thanks to USGI for catching and reporting it. :thup: There was an issue with seeing and selecting a post for bookmarking. It is now fixed....

    Started by Badger‎, 02-23-2022 06:11 AM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 12,386
    02-23-2022, 06:11 AM Go to last post
  19. Desktop version

    Can I switch to a desktop version on my mobile device? 44

    Started by XLIV‎, 12-17-2015 08:16 PM
    desktop, version
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 12,152
    12-19-2015, 07:28 AM Go to last post
  20. Problems using "Go Advanced" when posting with the latest versions of the AOL browser

    I can no longer post images or add "smileys", etc. to my replies while using the AOL Gold browser. Everything still works fine if I use IE ver. 11,...

    Started by USGI‎, 01-15-2020 11:56 PM
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 11,797
    01-17-2020, 04:52 PM Go to last post

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