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Lengthy Replies Only to Not Have Them Post!

Harpa — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:10:35 GMT

Anybody have that happen?

One was a recipe!! How does one transgress on a recipe!? One was on beauty!

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muttmom — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:12:09 GMT

Go back and scroll down. Maybe you used a banned word.

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lyn in MI — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:24:05 GMT

Harpa - I've had that happen to me. I think we only have a certain amount of time to submit our post, or it times out due to inactivity. I now write long posts on my iPad notes and then I copy and paste to reply.

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Vivian — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:28:33 GMT

I use my iPad most of the time. I have found that the longer my post, the less likely it is to go through. I really wish that webmasters would acknowledge the fact that many of us no longer use our old computers and they need to deal with iPads, iPhones, etc.

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Harpa — Tue, 13 May 2014 13:46:26 GMT

On 5/13/2014 muttmom said:
Go back and scroll down. Maybe you used a banned word.

They used to give you a warning that something was not allowed. But now it just abruptly doesn't post, and all that you've written is lost, and you never know why.

Yes, good idea, lyn!

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Funloving — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:20:53 GMT

Actually I believe it times out. You only have so long to post and if it takes a while you lose the post.

What I do is cut what I write in the Post a Reply box. Then I refresh the thread and paste it again. This seems to do the job.

I'm famous for long posts so had to learn the hard way after losing many posts.

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ginabfly — Tue, 13 May 2014 14:41:07 GMT

You may have waited to long to click Submit, I've had that happen to me after waiting too long. If I happen to take awhile submitting the post because I'm doing other things and get distracted, or whatever happens to be the case, I'll usually copy the text before clicking submit so I have it copied in case it doesn't post. It's so frustrating when it happens!

If you used a "bad" word, it would warn you about it.

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springers — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:47:41 GMT

Sometimes its good for me, I get so mad I finally get off the board. Yes, it is very frustrating.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 13 May 2014 15:49:20 GMT

It's happened to me. I think because I'm so into my long (probably too long and wordy) post that at the end; I mistakenly hit cancel instead of submit.

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MarenSeattle — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:06:55 GMT

I get a message (in red!) when my post contains a forbidden word. Some of the words are almost funny -- like they're using a filter targeted to 12 year olds

Interesting that it may "time out" as some have suggested. Every time I get one that doesn't post, I vow to always copy what I've written just in case. I never remember to, but maybe I'll be extra vigilant now, especially with longer posts.

It's SO aggravating! I feel for ya!

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:09:42 GMT

If I type something long I always copy it before I submit it. That way if it doesn't go through I just paste it and don't have to retype the whole thing.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:36:28 GMT

You may have hit ""cancel"" rather than submit. It's easy to do since they're side by side.

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Wackers3 — Wed, 14 May 2014 01:18:21 GMT

It has happened more times than I care to remember and it infuriates me every time. I have figured out one trick - if you hit submit and it doesn't immediately show your post, hit your backspace button and it will likely be there and then hit submit again. This has worked for me most of the time.

The trick is waiting to see right away if your post is there and before going anywhere else, click on backspace and you should see your post there. Hit submit.

I've only had one time this didn't work and it was a lengthy answer that I took awhile to finish due to some short breaks but other wise, it's worked every time.

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brewhaha — Wed, 14 May 2014 01:35:31 GMT

Was it a marijuana brownies recipe?

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BellaCarro — Wed, 14 May 2014 01:42:30 GMT

On 5/13/2014 Vivian said: I use my iPad most of the time. I have found that the longer my post, the less likely it is to go through. I really wish that webmasters would acknowledge the fact that many of us no longer use our old computers and they need to deal with iPads, iPhones, etc.

Most do. Just not Q webbies.

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Harpa — Wed, 14 May 2014 12:24:19 GMT

On 5/13/2014 brewhaha said:
Was it a marijuana brownies recipe?

No, brew! I wouldn't want all that gooey chocolate diluting anything!

wackers, thank you for the practical suggestion!

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happygolfcartrider — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:22:51 GMT

Why not just keep things short and sweet, the long post's are such a bore and no one reads them because they take to long.

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just bee — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:56:02 GMT

On 5/14/2014 golfcartrider said:
Why not just keep things short and sweet, the long post's are such a bore and no one reads them because they take to long.

Oh, that's right. Today's reader can't consume or comprehend more than 150 characters at one time. Makes me wonder if Leo Tolstoy could even get published today.

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willdob3 — Wed, 14 May 2014 14:02:34 GMT

Yes, I've had it happen repeatedly with both short & long posts. I now copy my posts before submitting. Saves a lot of frustration when the post disappears.

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just bee — Wed, 14 May 2014 14:09:32 GMT

On 5/14/2014 willdob3 said:
Yes, I've had it happen repeatedly with both short & long posts. I now copy my posts before submitting. Saves a lot of frustration when the post disappears.

I just wrote a scathing post in Word and tried to copy and paste it on a Viewpoints thread -- then discovered this: "The commenting period has closed."

Now that's frustrating!