# Can you please fix these fucking boards? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 29, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157 "2009-08-29T15:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/1 "2009-08-29T15:49:00Z")
I’ve been having a problem of, after I create a post, or a thread, and hit submit, that it takes me to a log-in page, at which point the post is lost. I emailed via the “contact” button at the bottom of the page when it happened a few days ago and never got a response. Now, I just created a new thread with a longish OP (after posting in another thread) and POOF!. Gone. This is ridiculous. Can you please fix this goddamn thing. and is it too much to ask to get a response when an email is sent. FUCK!!! ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/2 "2009-08-29T16:00:09Z")
**Magellan01** , I’m not an expert or anything when it comes to how the software works, but that used to happen to me all the time. Then I started checking “Remember Me” on the initial login. That way no matter how long the computer sat idle or how long it took me to prepare my posts and/or responses, the post would go through. Could that be it? ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/3 "2009-08-29T16:07:25Z")
> [@5-4-Fighting](#): > > **Magellan01** , I’m not an expert or anything when it comes to how the software works, but that used to happen to me all the time. Then I started checking “Remember Me” on the initial login. That way no matter how long the computer sat idle or how long it took me to prepare my posts and/or responses, the post would go through. > > Could that be it? I thought that very thing. And I have been checking that box. maybe I missed it this time. But even if I did, I had just posted in another thread with no problem. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/4 "2009-08-29T17:01:01Z")
Even if that works around the problem, it’s a bad solution. People who don’t want their browser to automatically log them into the board every time (e.g. if they’re using public computers) shouldn’t use that option, because then if they forget to explicitly log out, they’re giving someone else access to their account. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/5 "2009-08-29T17:04:53Z")
> [@ntucker](#): > > Even if that works around the problem, it’s a bad solution. People who don’t want their browser to automatically log them into the board every time (e.g. if they’re using public computers) shouldn’t use that option, because then if they forget to explicitly log out, they’re giving someone else access to their account. True, and I use public (and other company) computers a lot. But when you use public computers it is incumbent upon you to remember to logout, or delete files from the desktop, etc., regardless. I was only offering a solution that I found has worked for me every time since I began doing it. Like I said, I’m no expert, so I’m sure there are other ways; I was just trying to be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/6 "2009-08-29T20:56:47Z")
YMMV, but when that happens to me I click the back arrow on the browser a couple of times and find that my would-be post is still there in the text box. I select and copy it, log in, paste, and hit submit. It’s been happening so often lately that I try to remember to copy what I wrote before even hitting submit. It’s a pain in the ass and not the way any decent message board should work, but it’s an alternative to retyping your lost masterpieces or just giving up. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/7 "2009-08-29T22:49:23Z")
I’m not having that trouble any more, and I’m not doing anything different. That used to be a concern a few years back, to the point I always copied a post before submitting. As for “fixing” the board: it appears that we are hosted on some other server, so I’m not sure exactly what “fixing” can be accomplished by our people. Further, given that the Board is now owned by its third set of owners in the last couple years, I’m guessing that them who work here are waiting for the other shoe to drop… ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/8 "2009-08-30T01:25:55Z")
OP: You could try a better internet connection. If you lose your connection for a very brief period, you get signed out of message boards. Happens to me all the time when the weather is really bad. Something to think about. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/9 "2009-08-30T01:30:29Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > YMMV, but when that happens to me I click the back arrow on the browser a couple of times and find that my would-be post is still there in the text box. I select and copy it, log in, paste, and hit submit. > > It’s been happening so often lately that I try to remember to copy what I wrote before even hitting submit. > > It’s a pain in the ass and not the way any decent message board should work, but it’s an alternative to retyping your lost masterpieces or just giving up. The back button is a thing I always try. It seems to work now less than half the time. I do sometimes remember to copy and save before hitting submit, for the reasons you mention. But I didn’t do it this time. Of course. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/10 "2009-08-30T01:41:19Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > I’m not having that trouble any more, and I’m not doing anything different. That used to be a concern a few years back, to the point I always copied a post before submitting. > > As for “fixing” the board: it appears that we are hosted on some other server, so I’m not sure exactly what “fixing” can be accomplished by our people. Further, given that the Board is now owned by its third set of owners in the last couple years, I’m guessing that them who work here are waiting for the other shoe to drop… It’s actually happening to me more frequently now. Something must have changed in the bowels of the board’s internets. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/11 "2009-08-30T01:42:22Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > OP: You could try a better internet connection. If you lose your connection for a very brief period, you get signed out of message boards. > > Happens to me all the time when the weather is really bad. > > Something to think about. Thanks, but that’s not it. I have a great connection these days. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/12 "2009-08-30T01:43:58Z")
**5-4-Fighting** and Everyone, Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. I wish some mods or administrator would weigh in. Hello… ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/13 "2009-08-30T01:53:23Z")
It’s the weekend man, they’re all off enjoying their hookers and blow. Same as you should be. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/14 "2009-08-30T02:31:58Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > It’s the weekend man, they’re all off enjoying their hookers and blow. Same as you should be. 😉 Blow me. 😉 On second thought, I don’t know why I thought that was funny. I mean where I’m from one might use that line to mean. “Okay, get me some blow.” Still…kerplunk. But no snark was intended. I hope that much is clear. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/15 "2009-08-30T03:31:39Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > I’m not having that trouble any more, and I’m not doing anything different. That used to be a concern a few years back, to the point I always copied a post before submitting. I still do. Even one as short as this. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/16 "2009-08-30T05:02:08Z")
This is a problem I’ve encountered on every vBulletin forum I’ve been on, at least to some degree or another. Not sure if there’s much they can “fix.” ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-fix-these-fucking-boards/508157/17 "2009-08-30T15:33:07Z")
They can rewrite their code (which isn’t likely, since it’s a big undertaking). There are efficient ways to read or write data, and there are inefficient ways to read or write data. There are ways (like functions written into the SQL DB itself, as opposed to in code) that dramatically improve performance. What likely has happened is that vBulletin code is pure spaghetti by now, and tweaking it for all but the most trivial tasks is probably next to impossible.