Hi, folks. I'm researching the occult history of Blackpool for my first attempt at writing a whole book. It's a look at the individuals and groups who helped to make Blackpool's esoteric night side from its beginnings to the present day. So far I have contacts and data for the Spiritualists...

CHANGES MADE: 1) The display of Trophy Points beneath avatars has been discontinued. 2) The display of reaction scores ('Likes') in the same location has been discontinued. 3) The contents of CHAT and MAINSTREAM NEWS no longer appear in NEW POSTS searches--you'll have to go and look for these...

This forum needs a way to block someone. Just ignoring someone isn't good enough as they can still see what I post. A user on this board was incredibly rude about my research a month or two back and this has made me very reluctant to post on this board.

If you attempt to access the forum and get an error message advising you your IP address is banned, it means you are arriving at our gates using a connection from an IP address that's been flagged for enough spam / hacking / malware attacks to render it unacceptable. This sort of blockage has...

We've just noticed that a new user customisation has appeared, presumably following the board's last upgrade. If you visit your personal profile page (click on your username in the pop-up window for your profile), you should find a button tagged 'Edit Profile Banner'. Here's mine as an...

I've just received an auto-email from the board, telling me how to re-set my password. I've never requested this. Now, admittedly, the email says if I haven't requested this just ignore the email - which I intend to do - but I'd like to ask why this email was sent? Is it an automated thing, sent...

Would any user who finds his or her attempts to access the site normally blocked by the board please contact a moderator by private message (or contact us directly via the 'Contact us' link at the very bottom of the main page if able). It would not be prudent to discuss details 'in the clear'...

This thread is being established to provide a place for queries and discussions relating to staff (moderator) actions taken with regard to members' posts. Here is an overview of the basic / background conditions in effect ... The forum's Terms and Rules set the basic guidelines for evaluating...

I don't know if this is a problem with all or not, but when I used to mark notifications as "read" they used to grey out. But now I notice that they don't, which makes it a bit confusing when your not sure which ones you've read and which ones you've not read?

With recent headlines about "secretive" hoovering up of UK residents online data, I decided to ressurect regular VPN use on all systems. Choosing the relatively new offering from Firefox (which uses the Nordgard backbone I believe) all is well. However the FT message board is frequently...

Is there a dark mode besides Retro Glare? I use extensions like Dark Reader, but they can slow down browsing.

The current version of this forum makes provision for both semi-automated and manual imposition of penalty actions (warnings; bans). Warnings and bans may be imposed for violations of forum rules, violations of the governing Terms & Conditions, or incidental infractions judged worthy of...

The one about people vanishing? I can't find it anywhere. Not this old one btw https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/missing-persons.1583/

As I am suddenly having a problem with the size of file attachments, I would like to try an experiment, please. Attached are two images. The first is the exact one I have previously uploaded, seemingly without any issues. It was cropped from an original and then compressed using the LitPhoto...

Over the course of the forum's history there have been repeated changes in its software platforms / packages, the formats in which thread and post URLs are recognized, and the places (threads) to which content has sometimes been moved from its original location. Above and beyond these issues...

It's a pub. And it's been here a bloody sight longer than you have.

How can I do so, such as clicking on the link takes you direct to that post?

I was just wondering if there is any sort of protocol in regard to quoting a post in a different thread to the one it originally appears in. Some general threads have posts in them which are relevant to more specifically focussed ones. The general threads tend to trundle on like juggernauts...

Effective immediately ... The forum specifications governing users' ability to edit or delete their own posts have been changed. In past incarnations of this forum there were incidents in which members who'd elected to leave the forum or simply cause trouble deliberately deleted many or all...

As we now have the capacity, I have enabled the tagging function. This has a number of useful functions, but mostly it assists searches and means that titles don't have to be overly complicated (ie to give a precis of everything the thread might contain.) You add tags in the box below the...

Wondered if this might be worth a mention. For a while now, anytime I upload an image, always decompress the file size first. Have been using the Android app, 'Lit Photo' long enough to recommend it. No issues, simply click on the image and it will instantly reduce the file size by up to 90%...

Plagiarism as I understand is the stealing of another person's work. When I was at uni back in 1997 I more or less became a potential criminal overnight for doing my course work. With mechanical engineering and perhaps many more disciplines, at university level you do not have to be correct as...

This probably doesn't require a new thread but I was unsure where to post it. Unless I'm being really thick (possible) am I right in thinking that the subforum about Fortean Times magazine has gone for a Burton? I can see why this would be a necessary step as this forum now has no partnership...

Not a problem or technical issue - It's still early days but I think the search function might actually work this time. Try it, you might like it.

3... 2... 1... and you're back in the room. If you're able to read the message, then I've been able to post it and the transition betwixt boards old and new has been largely successful—hurrah! The first thing you've probably noticed is the decor—all a bit Excel 98, isn't it? Well, you may rest...

As you know by now, the shutdown of the FTMB and our migration to a new site was largely motivated by legal concerns - most particularly compliance with recent stricter regulations regarding personal data and protecting personal data. As a result of such changes in our operating environment, a...

Basically what title says. Need to speak to someone in private and cant work out how to contact admin. Can someone direct me please.

This new thread is being established to contain general queries about this website and members' issues arising with regard to its use. For issues relating to the forum's technical implementation, its functionality, and / or how to utilize its features, it would be more appropriate to post in...

Dear All, As you may or may not recall, back in the mists of time, many long-term users were required to 'update/change' their original usernames to facilitate one of the previous board changeovers. As a consequence of this fact many members' names still bear vestigial numbers, digits, prefixes...

will everyone stop liking my posts please, im starting to feel like katy perry

Following another politically-inspired spite-fest overnight, and given the proliferation of such discussions in the past couple of years, I have decided to segregate all the political threads with absolutely no Fortean angle into their own dedicated forum, called Politics. I will start shifting...

Hi all, I've just realised that I haven't received any emails from the board since Friday - not a single topic notification. Anyone else experiencing this? Carlos

What is the nature of Trophy's (they seem to be somehow awarded?) but why and for doing what? How are they related to points. Thanks, Jim

Does this new site not allow animated gifs as avatars anymore?

We no longer have to fiddle about with back ground colours - go into the "plus" sign above the reply box, and there's the spoiler control. Just click it, add a title if you like, and then type between the spoiler code brackets... Good eh? Please use when discussing TV series, movies etc that...

"Spammer's Gate" is locked, and I have no "mark as spam" button, so here: [ [ gone ] P_M ] Kellyban's comment is clearly wedding photography spam. This might be a good thread to keep around so others can flag spam if/when they come across it. (The mods do a great job, but something's...

I have investigated the copyright situation. It's not clear-cut (of course), but the general gist is that if certain publishers were so-minded they could probably rip us a new one, given the sheer amount of their material that's been lifted wholesale, albeit usually accredited. And, to be frank...

This thread has been distilled down from a 20 page, 600 post epic which kicked off 15 years ago. In that time we've had a number of major software changes that have rendered a lot of posts redundant, plus about 12 pages of off-topic meandering. What follows is all appropriate to the current...

I have just realised that my email address attached to my account is now old and defunct. However looking on my profile I can't see where to change my email address. That said I can see where I can add details of my fax and pager numbers!! Can anyone tell me where I can change my email...

Here's a question: is there any purpose of having personal details, such as age and gender, on our profiles? I used to think there was - if I post something, people's reading of that post can be justifiably coloured by knowing that it was written by a 39-year-old man. Folk may think I'm...

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i have an avatar that i would like to use, but its too big. So i was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make it smaller, or could maybe do it for me??:D ;) its one of those moving ones, if that helps any....:D

Seems the old one got the chop but no matter we can start again. ------------ Obviously get yourself fixed up with firewalls and virus checkers - you can get free ones so there is no excuse. Also install a couple of spyware checkers. When it comes to browsers give FireFox a whirl - its...

Speed of the board has been pants this afternoon, I've had a few time outs (even on the front page). Anything going on? (Before anyone asks I checked other websites at the same time and they fine so it wasn't my connection).

Folowing the closure of the "Where have you lived?" thread, we thought it would be useful to open a thread about how much info the membership think is appropriate to post to the net, as we're thinking of adding something about the subject to the guidelines. So, what do you think?

Instructions for how to overcome broken internal links and find MIA threads and posts can be found here: HOW TO FIND Threads & Posts Using Their Internal (Database) IDs https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/how-to-find-threads-posts-using-their-internal-database-ids.66946/...

I remember someone wanting more smilies not so long ago, i think it was a hug smilie someone said was needed. you can get free smilies here! http://mysmilies.com

While we have the user moderators in place, we think it would be good to sort out the board by merging redundant threads and moving misplaced ones. Since we are fully occupied processing new threads which wind up in the wrong forum, and holding down jobs and family life, some help in...

Click on 'control panel'. Along the top you will see a list of options. Click on 'edit ignore list'. Add a user name. Posts by that user will magically vanish. Sorted. :) Oh, and do not feed the trolls.

:eek!!!!: Hey, The first book i ever read that got me into all things fortean was a book by Daniel Cohen. I was in the 4th grade. I would really wanna see this book again but the thing is i forgot the name; i think it was something like: America's very own monsters or America's monsters...some...