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I'm tempted to say "it's easy" but: - It's years since I did any proper Web development If it was easy, Invision (no matter what sarky comments from members) would have fixed it; they are a commercial company who rely on reputation... It shouldn't (repeat Shouldn't) be difficult, when merging posts from the same poster, be hard to check "is the text identical to last time?" (bearing in mind "last time" is the same poster within the last 60 minutes; and the first post is already in the DB otherwise you would not be merging...). If so, quietly drop... If it is difficult, bury a hidden token in the post (needn't be large, again, it's the same poster in a short time period) which flags "this is the same post, repeated..." But, I suspect, if it was easy, Invision would have already sorted it...

We have similar issues although with buildings, not boats. Living in a Conservation Area (CA) with many Listed Buildings (LB), there are extra hoops to jump through, and some work requires Planning Permission where it wouldn't outside the CA / LB area. 15 years ago the justification might be "It's rotten and needs replacing" now it's "I can't afford the heating bill and more energy efficient alternatives are available" - trying to argue "I don't care what the Department for Energy says, you ain't having Solar Panels on that roof" is sometimes entertaining...

Thanks - logged back in on Saturday Morning and - "all back to normal"

Donation made, and I appear to be an "Ex-Mod"... If you could work your magic behind the scenes, please...

I'm not an expert (they will be along shortly...) but a 10HP outboard might produce enough charge to keep the starter up to speed (see what I did...?) but not much more

Is there a way (for staff) to check if a donor is still current? (In this case, me! I donated a few years ago, got a reminder, in May, a year later [and complied] but I don't recall getting a reminder this year. It could, of course, simply being my brain getting addled now I've retired...) Happy to renew if I have not.

The problem (or part of it) is photo's have got so Bl***Y big! Not many years ago a 10Mb limit (per post) was not unreasonable, now a 100 Mb limit risks tripping on 4 images from a high end phone. When sending a mail (but not when posting on a site) my phone warns "Big, Reduce to 70%?" (not an exact quote, but you get the idea...)

Been caught by both of these - with care (which assumes you know it will happen...) you can leave a hanging return on the previous post...

(Have not hidden the other figures as open to all...)

Which is why the Mods work as a team - it's rarely a "one person" decision. Which can't be done with a team of volunteers... 🙂

The Mods have had a long and hard think and much online discussion (and every time we think we've got somewhere, another posting pops up; including, but not limited to, those above...). The consensus is: - (as has been mentioned in the thread) potential legal issues if The Forum say "Tony (or any other member) is the definitive authority on..." Stifling discussion (and it is a discussion forum) Much more work to administer (for the Mods) Our feeling is that we don't need a change, just a robust attitude to the T's and C's. If an experienced member gives advice and the questioner ignores it; not our problem. If an experienced member and the questioner engage in a (polite) "oh yes it is" / "oh no it isn't", well, that's (sort of discussion). If either party start using questionable language (which could include reference to age, gender etc) then it's not a technical decision to step in, it's back to T's and C's (provided someone reports it!) Thanks All - Keep up the good work - The Mod Team

A young boy playing a pipe as he walks out of town? Alternatively (for those of a Pratchett disposition), a cat called "Maurice"...

Tony I agree, and, if it came down to a "no, you're wrong, that's only for the 13 diode alternator" we would ask.

The Mods exist for a reason - if any member believes that another member is breaking, bending or stretching the rules of the forum, please use the "report" option hiding under the three dots top right of each post (on a PC, the option may be in a different place on a mobile) rather than making public accusations. This includes, but is not limited to, accusations of "AI Plagiarism", offensive language, "spam" and many other categories. The Mods may appear slow to react, but we have access to tools and other options not available to members. If we are slower than you would wish, it is because we talk to each other behind the scenes to reach consensus agreement rather than a Mod working alone. Thank you for your understanding - The Mod Team

Gentlemen (and ladies)... Could we possibly stick to the original post - while the Mod's consider whether to hide the whole thing (which would be a shame at a technical level) or unpick every response for quoiting and re-quoting things better left unsaid... Thank you - on behalf of "The Mods"

Plates will be in one of the cupboards... The OP has (wisely) blanked out the Index Number

I'd lay a small sum of money that the key lies on a single source - my Ford Alternator works with my Ford ECU (and my Ford Air Con) to manage the charge correctly, but when I floor it and ask for full chat away from the lights the Alternator, Aircon and ECU talk to each other and agree a plan - Adding a Ford Alternator to a Canal Boat will follow the basics but won't have this "no, after you" that you get in a single vehicle with parts from a single manufacturer.

C'mon! We've had HDMI (for video) for far longer, and between manufacturer's... Turn on the Blu-Ray to play a CD, the TV comes on (It's a CD, no pictures...). Turn the TV off, the Blu-Ray goes off... Turn on BT-Vision - it turns the TV on (because HDMI supports that) but doesn't switch the TV over to BT Vision... Turn on Sky - It turns the TV on (as above) - it would switch the TV to the Sky input but by then the TV has gone to it's "no input" menu On a more practical level, I spent hours (many years ago) debugging a link between two telecoms providers as one had assumed a six-digit decimal number was padded with zero's and the other had assumed it wasn't - if only we had standards...

Thinking outside the box a little (and something for @magpie patrick to think about in his copious free time...) there must be at least some locations where chargers are accessible by both road and water - thinking maybe a supermarket car park with adjacent canal could have chargers lined up along the boundary and offer both cars and boaters two hours free parking / mooring; provided they shop at the store! Either could also charge while they shop. Someone will now say the connectors and charging technology are different...