Forum "Eating" Posts
#1
Forum "Eating" Posts
I've seen others complain about this and experienced it more than once myself. Generally, it occurs when composing long posts, or taking an "abnormally" long time with the "reply" window open.
I suspect that the forum software is timing out as once you attempt to post the response things simply "hang" and the post never saves.
I'm wondering if there is a "time out" setting in the forum software--I think I've seen that type of thing in forum software I've set up (Simple Machines Forum).
As a workaround, one should always either compose in Notepad or a word processor OR at least do a copy of the text before attempting to post a long response or if you've had a window open for a long time.
I suspect that the forum software is timing out as once you attempt to post the response things simply "hang" and the post never saves.
I'm wondering if there is a "time out" setting in the forum software--I think I've seen that type of thing in forum software I've set up (Simple Machines Forum).
As a workaround, one should always either compose in Notepad or a word processor OR at least do a copy of the text before attempting to post a long response or if you've had a window open for a long time.
#2
yeah the forums has been known binge eating some posts. I'll pass this on to admin, since I have no clue about a time out setting.
To copy and paste is a good idea, I also just hit the back button and try sending again.
To copy and paste is a good idea, I also just hit the back button and try sending again.
#3
This behavoir happens on my both my new Dell i7 running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit (Explorer 9 Beta) as well as my home laptop running XP Pro (Explorer 8).
#5
I have a 10 gig fiber connection at work, so I don't think it's the Internet (perhaps Al Gore is flipping the Internet switch on and off--that jolly prankster?)