bgh61
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Post by bgh61 on Aug 19, 2023 21:31:06 GMT
My browser (Firefox) does not seem to have saved my TSF password leaving me with the only way to enter the site as my introduction email login link!! Strange because the password saving works for hundreds of other sites without problem. Also this stops me sending images of things with any post because your image host asks for password which should have been saved..... I probably used an autogenerated password for security in which case firefox not storing it makes things impossible (nobody can remember these).
So any help - how to reset password for example - would be welcomed. I will be forced to write it down then and not rely on the browser.
Also one question I can only see how to replay to a thread not to a particular message in a thread so if someone has asked a question or I want to comment on a message it seems impossible (reply button only at end of thread and not at message level as with Reddit and other forums I use)??
Sorry to be difficult I have been away on holiday for 2 weeks after joining TSF and now want to contribute... so a bit frustrated.
Brian
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khj
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Post by khj on Aug 19, 2023 21:40:01 GMT
Also one question I can only see how to replay to a thread not to a particular message in a thread so if someone has asked a question or I want to comment on a message To reply to a specific post, click on the "Quote" button for that post. You can then remove lines from that quote to focus on the specific sentence(s) you want to address. |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Aug 19, 2023 21:47:11 GMT
Using the ‘Add image to post’ does not require a password. In regards the Firefox issue I cannot help you with as I do not use their browser.
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Admin
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2023 21:47:15 GMT
Brian ( bgh61 ), If you want to reset your password, use the forgot password option on the log in page -- I have no visibility on Forum passwords. In regard to image posting, this thread will explain the methods for posting images. As you review that thread, the reason you can't sign in to the TSF Image Host will become clear, as will the remedy. |
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bgh61
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Post by bgh61 on Aug 19, 2023 21:50:05 GMT
Also one question I can only see how to replay to a thread not to a particular message in a thread so if someone has asked a question or I want to comment on a message To reply to a specific post, click on the "Quote" button for that post. You can then remove lines from that quote to focus on the specific sentence(s) you want to address. Thanks khj that explains my problem with posting to a message I understand now.
Now I only need some method to create a new manual password!
I asked firefox and the problem seems to be that the TSF site uses the Proboards general access for its password creation and that cannot be stored by firefox until a physical login occurs to TSF so it never got related to my TSF user account simply because I only used the introduction email link to login and provide my introduction post. So how do I set a new password without knowing the old one??
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bgh61
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Post by bgh61 on Aug 19, 2023 21:54:48 GMT
Brian ( bgh61 ), If you want to reset your password, use the forgot password option on the log in page -- I have no visibility on Forum passwords. In regard to image posting, this thread will explain the methods for posting images. As you review that thread, the reason you can't sign in to the TSF Image Host will become clear, as will the remedy. Thanks for your clear explication!
I will try to password reset since I cannot remember the old one and it was not stored.
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khj
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Post by khj on Aug 19, 2023 23:26:05 GMT
I couldn't reply to your question regarding the password because I am not admin at this site.
Now I see admin's reply to you, I can give some background regarding ProBoards login (not the image hosting, that's a separate issue that admin has already addressed).
If you only have one forum account on ProBoards, ProBoards makes that your default user account. When you sign for other ProBoards forums, you can use that main user account to sign into all your other forum user accounts, regardless of what password was assigned to each of those forum accounts. However, you would have to go to your ProBoards forum dashboard to do that. Your first saved auto-generated password may have been linked to your ProBoards dashboard rather than TSF. I no longer use Firefox after one update was incompatible with a critical program I was using; but I would guess that Firefox saved your password to your ProBoards dashboard main userid, not your TSF URL. That may be the problem you ran into.
Actually, I had always thought this was a useful feature -- especially for those of us who are admin/members on multiple ProBoards sites. I am admin on one site, that I am embarrassed to say, I apparently mistyped or misrecorded my password! However, I can still get onto that forum by logging in through the ProBoards dashboard using my original ProBoards password. But now you have mentioned the issue with the auto-generated password not being saved for your intended site, I can see there are drawbacks to their approach.
Best wishes on getting your login issues resolved, looking forward to reading your posts and seeing pics of your stamps!
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