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Timeout? :x

I was editing a post... it took me probably over 30mins to edit. Then when I hit submit... guess what. It was GONE because the forum decided I was being "idle" and no, when I hit "back" it wouldn't let me return to the Edit Post.

So there goes my nearly 40mins of work. THANK YOU!
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I've had this happen before. It's really annoying.
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Post by Heir of Black Falcon »

I think it is an auto feature on most forums of this type. Has happened to me on almost every forum I have ever used, including ones for my school or work. I almost always copy and paste my messages now to avoid this if they are long. Sorry to hear it happened to you.

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Post by Sir Kohran »

It was GONE because the forum decided I was being "idle" and no, when I hit "back" it wouldn't let me return to the Edit Post.
I haven't had that happen to me, but I have lost posts before in a similar way and it is really irritating.

Like Heir says, the best thing to do is always copy once you've finished it, before clicking on anything else.
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Post by Lamanda2 »

Strange. I have had this happen elsewere (On MCN, pretty much every time I would make a post), and it can be incredibly annoying, so I started a habbit of copying my posts there before submitting them.

Now here, when my internet junks out of whatever when I submit a post (No timeouts, yet), I have always been able to hit "Back" and still have my post there. I think I've been pretty lucky with it here, so far at least.

Even so, I tend to copy any large posts I make, just in case.

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On long posts, I always copy to MS Word. There is the security, plus the added bonus of spell check. :wink:

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kelderic wrote:On long posts, I always copy to MS Word. There is the security, plus the added bonus of spell check. :wink:

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The latest version of Firefox has a built-in spell check. Like for instance, your name has a little red line underneath it right now. :lol:
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Post by pacman110011 »

I also copy and paste any long reply to make sure that it is saved, and the latest Internet Explorer also has spell check.
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Dr. J wrote:for instance, your name has a little red line underneath it right now. :lol:
See, that's why there is the "add" function. :D
pacman110011 wrote: and the latest Internet Explorer also has spell check.
Really? I have IE 7, and I don't have a spell check. Is it a setting that must be checked?

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I could be wrong, but I don't think native IE7 has a spell-checker.

There are, however, several spell-checker add-ons for it.
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Dr. J wrote:The latest version of Firefox has a built-in spell check. Like for instance, your name has a little red line underneath it right now. :lol:
I'm not computer-geeky enough to speak with authority on the subject, but my own experience is that using Firefox will also solve the time-out issue. At least, I know that while I would time out on forum posting back when I only had IE, I've never had that problem since using Firefox.
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How do you get fire fox?
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Formendacil wrote:my own experience is that using Firefox will also solve the time-out issue.
I assume most timeouts are simply caused by the user being idle on the forum for longer than the server-set timeout period. This shouldn't be affected by what browser you are using.
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Post by pacman110011 »

Kelderic wrote:
pacman110011 wrote: and the latest Internet Explorer also has spell check.
Really? I have IE 7, and I don't have a spell check. Is it a setting that must be checked?
By the latest Internet Explorer, I meant IE7 Pro.
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