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This is the third or fourth time I have written a post in response to another only to find out I have been bumped off and my post lost!! WTF!!! Its quite disturbing to think, write, proof read and spell check a post, only to have the whole flipping thing lost...just like that... Its enough to keep me from posting at all.

 

I am on at least three other sites, all with thousands of posts, this is the only one that bumps me off like this.....

 

Am I the only one with this problem???

 

Thanks for allowing the vent....

 

CW

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ctrl c before you leave the text box.

 

Are you suggesting I am hitting this inadvertently or i SHOULD be hitting it???

 

You're the first I've heard of. :dunno: The back button doesn't recover your post? What browser are you using? Does it sign you out? or what exactly happens?

 

Pete,

I log in, check my posts, then check new posts. I found one and responded. Obviously I was logged as I was able to get the window to make a reply. The when I click submit, I am brought to the login screen. No I cannot back up to the post. My only option is to log in again and re-post. Which I have done many times. Once it happens I remember to copy paste the entire post before submitting so if it happens again, I only need log in again, click reply again and paste.... Frustrating to say the least...

 

Brandy new Dell Studio lap top with Internet Explorer and vista.

 

CW

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I'm saying copy your post to the clipboard just in case, I do it whenever I have a large post i just typed. its two little keystrokes and it will save you a bunch of time.

 

Thanks, that's pretty much what I have been doing. Only I right click and copy, then re-login and reply (AGAIN) and paste in that window. As a matter of fact, It just did it again on this post.... I copied and saved typing it all over...

 

Like I said before... WHY WHY WHY

:headpop: :headpop: :headpop: :headpop: :headpop: :headpop: :headpop:

 

CW

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I have had that happen once, about half a year ago or so. I hit Submit and it brought me to the forum index, not the login screen. Ever since then I have copied long posts to the clip board before submitting, but it has never happened again.

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I'm running Firefox and I won't ever go back to IE.. Nor have I ever had any of those issues with the lost posts. Good thing about Firefox is the spell checking.. Like if I misspell a word Firefox automatically underlines the misspell with a red line, exactly like MS Word. Then I right click on it and it brings up a list of words that match my spelling... I love the way the history comes up site by site, my bookmarks are super easy, most everything on the toolbars are drag 'n' drop, I have ad blocker ( 0 flash ad's), so many different options that are easily to execute..

 

You guys need to make Firefox your default browser..

 

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

http://www.flexbeta.net/main/articles.php?action=show&id=32

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i have never had that problem and i am using firefox.

the only problem is copying from photobucket. it keeps copying the same picture.

i finally get rid of it by deleting all cookies.

and i don't know why its happening.

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I would try deleting the site's cookies and starting fresh. I'm no computer genius, and I don't know what is going on, but that's where I would start. :thumbsup:

 

 

like pete said clear your cookies and possibly your temp interweb files

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Ya just got to type faster CW :rotfl2:

 

And I don't type very fast myself :(

 

I had this same problem last year, and learned to do the copy and paste.

 

But after about 6 month of other problems, with super long down loads, it turned out to be my cable router box was shot, replaced it, and never had another problem.

 

I bring that up, to check your connection, that's where your cut off could lay.

 

I run nothing but Firefox (Netscape), and have been for over 12 years, all the things JT said and more :yes:

 

I'm far from being a 'puter expert, hell, I'm still looking for the "Any" key on the keyboard :hmm:

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pete, you may want to check your "session timeouts" Should be a server setting, you may want to allow more time or disable it.

 

Just an idea to check, not saying this is the problem.

 

 

Also, if you do make a change, it might be worth mentioning the cookie trick afterwards, as I don't know if this is a setting stored in the cookie or not. So to be safe.....

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Thanks for the replies!! Glad its not just me, sorry others experiencing it as well.....

 

I recently picked this laptop up. Its a Dell studio 17, I tricked it out a bit, but not crazy. I am interested in FireFox if its so good. Any more info would be appreciated.

 

CW

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I like being a guinea pig and use google chrome in XP. *bling-bling* Every now and again I get a "failed to load" screen. Refresh and we are good. Have not had that problem in the month that I have had Windows 7 RC installed on my other computer using chrome. I always copy test to a long post in fear of loosing it all.

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This is actually quite timely... I recently had Google pull out of a gun forum I am on. Saying that they do not want to associate with the trafficking of firearms. BUT they will not stop searching and making money OFF firearms now will they?? TYPICAL hypocritical response!! I don't mind someone with an opinion different than mine, just HATE a F'in hypocrite!!!!

 

SO.. This FireFox and a different search page is in my future..anyone wanna help guide me??

 

I currently have google as my opening page. How do I change this in Vista?

 

CW

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This is actually quite timely... I recently had Google pull out of a gun forum I am on. Saying that they do not want to associate with the trafficking of firearms. BUT they will not stop searching and making money OFF firearms now will they?? TYPICAL hypocritical response!! I don't mind someone with an opinion different than mine, just HATE a F'in hypocrite!!!!

 

SO.. This FireFox and a different search page is in my future..anyone wanna help guide me??

 

I currently have google as my opening page. How do I change this in Vista?

 

CW

Man I hate to tell you this, but Google and Mozilla so far have a partnership together. :dunno:

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