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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 20:48:08 GMT
OK, an alternative suggestion has been made, which I've implemented - there should now be a new button on the menu bar between 'Bookmarks' and 'Messages' called 'Recent'.
This approach should mean it is also visible in the (deprecated) proboards mobile app.
(I'll probably remove the existing link to recent posts from next to the logout link in due course)
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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 20:25:40 GMT
One slight request - any chance "Recent Posts" could be one of the TABs so I don't have to keep going to the home page to navigate to the page? elliotn (or indeed anyone who is familiar with the proboards html templates) We have the following defined in the 'Forum Wrapper' <body> section: <p id="welcome"> {if !$[current_user.is_member]} Welcome Guest. Please $[login_link] or $[register_link]. {else} <span>Welcome $[current_user.name].</span> $[recent_posts_link] $[logout_link] {/if} </p> but it only renders the recent_posts_link on the home page. Any thoughts as to where else that header bar is defined ?
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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2017 12:15:07 GMT
WiseAlpha have an interesting offer too imo, corporate bonds paying anything up to 8% over the next 2-4yrs. Coupon payments every 6 months which can be reinvested. As mentioned by jonboy73 above, Wisealpha offer steady looking fixed term investments, and as mentioned by msa have launched a 1 year bond returning a headline rate of 8% - but remember to deduct 1% for annual fees on all investments here. The subsequent discussion of the WiseAlpha bond following these two posts has been extracted from this thread, and moved to a new thread (WiseAlpha Bond February 2017) on the WiseAlpha Board. As SteveT reminded us in one of the moved posts: "WiseAlpha Investment Bonds are unsecured debts of WiseAlpha Investment Limited that are not negotiable on the capital markets.
WiseAlpha Investment Limited is not regulated by the FCA and does not offer any regulated services. WiseAlpha investment bonds are issued by WiseAlpha Investment Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands"
The volume of posts on these particular bonds was swamping the thread which was intended to be a brain storm of investment ideas. Detailed discussion of any particular investment idea is better conducted on a separate thread (on the platforms own forum board if such exists).
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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2016 12:48:43 GMT
Apparently we are now live in the Tapatalk directory, and a search for p2p should pick us up.
As to whether it is remotely sensible to use Tapatalk given the well documented security flaws is another question altogether, and one that should be given careful consideration.
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Post by Admin on Sept 10, 2016 12:43:25 GMT
Thanks to a tip from a forum member, the Tapatalk banner I refered to in the previous post is actually called the "Tapatalk Smartbanner" and appears on Firefox (and I believe Chrome) browsers by virtue of a setting within this forum. We currently have "Enable Tapatalk Smartbanner" set to Yes, and the help text for that option explains:
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Post by Admin on Sept 10, 2016 12:20:30 GMT
wickedxuk portlandbill bhafcseagull cooling_dudeGiven the advice that the forum moderation team received concerning the security loopholes in Tapatalk, no further effort has been expanded since January. Several hours were spent in January (by unpaid mods) but stalemate was the result with Tapatalk saying the problem is at Proboards end, and Proboards saying the problem is at Tapatalk's end. And neither were prepared to escalate the matter beyond front line customer service reps. No further action with this issue is planned for the time being. Sorry. Annoyingly when I open the forum in Firefox on my Android tablet, I sometimes get a banner up asking me if I want to open the forum in Tapatalk, which given the security concerns I always decline. Doesn't happen everytime though. Those that are interested in using Tapatalk and are not concerned about security type issues it might be worth researching this with google to see if its possible to bookmark the forum in such a way you always get the option to open it in Tapatalk. It is also worth noting that some of the functionality of the forum is missing from the mobile clients.
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Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2016 16:11:26 GMT
Admin Is it possible for all this text to be sent directly to FCA, in case individuals did not email it themselves? Whilst it is very likely that one or more members of FCA staff are keeping an eye on this thread, it is up to individual lenders to make their own reasoned case to the FCA. TBH this thread is more a brainstorm of headlines that need fleshing out, and in some cases opposing points of view are being articulated by different posters which makes it impossible to tell which is the prevailing view amongst lenders.
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Post by Admin on Sept 1, 2016 12:03:36 GMT
As some of you will already be aware, the FCA is currently reviewing its regulation of P2P lending and equity crowdfunding platforms, and their call for input published in late July has been discussed on a previous thread. The FCA have now approached the forum directly to try to understand what risks forum members see for investors on such platforms. They have said they will value some first-hand insights into how the crowdfunding market works from an investor perspective and believe that we are likely to spot emerging problems first. If you would like to provide evidence to the FCA’s policy team about their regulation of crowdfunding platforms, and what you think needs to change, you can email directly to crowdfundingcfi@fca.org.ukFor a sense of the issues that the FCA is concerned about, you can read their Call for Input here. However, you don’t need to respond to the specific questions in the paper – you can focus on whatever you think is most urgent, e.g. • Are there investment opportunities on p2p lending or equity crowdfunding sites that are unsuitable for anyone without substantial knowledge, experience and expertise? • What specific changes could the FCA make to the rules that the platforms are subject to, to help increase your confidence in the sector? Finally, if you have evidence of specific cases where platforms are acting inappropriately, you can use the same email address to report this to the FCA. Remember that many of these platforms are still in the process of being authorised; if you have any evidence that the FCA should take into account in assessing firms for authorisation, consider sending this to them. Just a quick reminder that the FCA's Call for Input web page requested that comments are received by Thursday 8th September.
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Post by Admin on Aug 25, 2016 22:59:26 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 25, 2016 22:57:54 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 25, 2016 10:16:54 GMT
For information - a representative of Orchard Lending Club made this post a short time ago in the thread on their board which jjp2p hijacked. Hello all, This was not part of any marketing or promotion effort from Orchard Lending Club, however the user did belong to one of our sister companies. We have briefed our staff on how to behave online to avoid any further such instances in the future. We appreciate the feedback and support provided here, and apologise for the confusion caused. Thank you, OLC. Hopefully that draws a line under this particular episode.
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Post by Admin on Aug 22, 2016 18:03:12 GMT
The forum staff believe that jjp2p (the OP on this thread) is a member of staff at "Orchard Lending Club" and posted without requesting their account be flagged as a "Representative of Orchard Lending Club" contrary to forum rules. We asked orchardlc to confirm this forum account belongs to a member of their staff last Friday but we have not had a response. In the meantime, it would only seem fair to alert forum members to the probable connection, whilst further investigations are conducted.
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Post by Admin on Aug 22, 2016 18:01:31 GMT
The forum staff believe that jjp2p is a member of staff at "Orchard Lending Club" and posted without requesting their account be flagged as a "Representative of Orchard Lending Club" contrary to forum rules. We asked orchardlc to confirm this forum account belongs to a member of their staff last Friday but we have not had a response. In the meantime, it would only seem fair to alert forum members to the probable connection, whilst further investigations are conducted.
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Post by Admin on Aug 13, 2016 18:21:15 GMT
As some of you will already be aware, the FCA is currently reviewing its regulation of P2P lending and equity crowdfunding platforms, and their call for input published in late July has been discussed on a previous thread. The FCA have now approached the forum directly to try to understand what risks forum members see for investors on such platforms. They have said they will value some first-hand insights into how the crowdfunding market works from an investor perspective and believe that we are likely to spot emerging problems first. If you would like to provide evidence to the FCA’s policy team about their regulation of crowdfunding platforms, and what you think needs to change, you can email directly to crowdfundingcfi@fca.org.ukFor a sense of the issues that the FCA is concerned about, you can read their Call for Input here. However, you don’t need to respond to the specific questions in the paper – you can focus on whatever you think is most urgent, e.g. • Are there investment opportunities on p2p lending or equity crowdfunding sites that are unsuitable for anyone without substantial knowledge, experience and expertise? • What specific changes could the FCA make to the rules that the platforms are subject to, to help increase your confidence in the sector? Finally, if you have evidence of specific cases where platforms are acting inappropriately, you can use the same email address to report this to the FCA. Remember that many of these platforms are still in the process of being authorised; if you have any evidence that the FCA should take into account in assessing firms for authorisation, consider sending this to them.
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Post by Admin on Aug 9, 2016 14:21:29 GMT
It has now come to light that some of the content on the wiki to which the OP linked may have been posted via Tor / The Dark Web. For the benefit of those who haven't heard of Tor before here is wikipedia's explanation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)Forum members need to form their own view as to how they feel about this.
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