08-03-2002, 03:07 PM | #1 |
Dúnedain Ranger of the North
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Grr... THANK YOU VERY MUCH ENTMOOT!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ENTMOOT!
I just spent 45 minutes writing a detailed post in the 'Discussion of the Rangers' thread in the Middle Earth Forum, and when I submitted it, it said I wasnt logged in and my post was lost. So I log in, even though I had just logged in before opening the reply box, and it said I was logged in when I submitted my post, it then gave me a BLANK reply box. Screw it, I'm tired and since this is the third time it has done this to me in posts (once I was able to recover the post by using my browser 'back' button, but the other two times I got 'Page Expired'), I guess I know better in trying to write long posts here. I didn't see any forum to post about problems with the site, so I'm doing it here.
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08-03-2002, 03:37 PM | #2 |
The Original Corruptor
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Notepad.
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08-03-2002, 04:34 PM | #3 |
Elf Lord
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poor soul
on the page expired thingy i'm pretty sure you can just hit refresh and it SHOULD pop up, at least it does for me. But hey I'm sorry:|
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08-03-2002, 06:05 PM | #4 |
Domesticated Swing Babe
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Snowdog, That happens to me soooo many times!! I have to write things quickly and keep them brief. It makes me scream!!! I come off sounding a little less brilliant than I really am I write a bit, submit, hit edit, go back add more, it happens always when I first log on. It ruins all these "thoughts" though. Writing comes in spurts, a creative process that does not hold up to repeating, you just say "screw it" My husband says to type it and cut and paste it or whatever..........anyway, I know beans about computers, but I sure know how you feel!!!I feel like russian roulette, hurry, or you'll lose it.. I'll try refresh next time it happens, which should be soon!
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08-03-2002, 06:12 PM | #5 |
Elven Warrior
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If you are having trouble posting I suggest you do two things. First, simply do a copy/paste before you hit "submit", this will save your work in case of a mix-up. Second, if you have a "cookie" filter, check the setting. If it is set too high, sites like this will not hold your log-in. I myself had terrible trouble posting anywhere until I lowered my cookie setting.
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08-03-2002, 07:18 PM | #6 |
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Which is why I try to keep it short, and succinct. And if I have to do a lengthy one, I do it in word, so that I can spell check it before I post it.
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08-03-2002, 08:01 PM | #7 |
The Rogue Elf
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I've only had that problem twice before, and it was each time my fault.
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08-03-2002, 08:05 PM | #8 |
Retired Ent
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That's odd. Never happens to me, yet other people have complained about that. What is your browser and internet provider? (this question is to anyone who experiences these problems).
I would echo Anduril's suggestion of composing long posts in Notepad or some other outside program just in case the board goes funny. Try Bregalad's cookie tip - that could solve your problem. I really hope so . Bregalad, can you please provide more information about this cookie filter?
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08-03-2002, 08:55 PM | #9 |
Elven Warrior
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LOL, Ben. My problem is that I barely know what I'm talking about. (I'm only sorta computer litterate) But with some searching, I re-found the filter I had to change to post easily on message boards like Entmoot. I'm using Windows 98, I think. And if you go:
C Control Panel Internet Properties Privacy You will get to the "cookie" filter. I had to set mine on Low "accepts all cookies" before my posting problems ended. Until I did that, when I tried to post things it kept telling me I wasn't logged in, no matter how often I logged in. I lost more posts that way!
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08-03-2002, 09:41 PM | #10 |
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on the cookies (yum never mind wrong type..)
medium will work too
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08-04-2002, 01:04 AM | #11 |
Dúnedain Ranger of the North
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My cookies are set at medium, and I have the auto log in setting so it logs me on every time I come to the board. I think VBull has a timeout on it as its happened to me on other VBull sites. Usually, like when I was having trouble over on Tolkienonline, I highlight and ctrl C the post first. Anyway, I did alot of work on that post so I should have known better. I was just pissed whe it happened and I started this thread.
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08-04-2002, 01:15 AM | #12 |
Elven Warrior
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Maybe it depends on your system. My filter used to be set on medium, but I still had trouble until I set it to Low.
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08-04-2002, 01:39 AM | #13 |
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Hmmm, sounds very similar to the problems I have when I am on a wireless network. But you Ben said that it was just my "crappy Mac"....which it isn't of course.
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08-04-2002, 11:34 AM | #14 |
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Seems as though there are a lot of problems with Vbulletin of late.
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08-04-2002, 04:05 PM | #15 |
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I have lots of problems with this v b. Whenever it tries to redirect me, it does not work. I am forced to click on the "click here if it doesn't take you to site" link. As far as I know, this is only a vbulletin problem. It is the same way on MM's vbulletin.
Any suggestions? anduin, you mean you don't have a crappy mac ?
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08-05-2002, 10:39 PM | #16 |
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I haven't watched the version numbers - I was wondering if you recently installed a new version of VBulletin?
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