# Crap! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 26, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576 "2005-09-26T23:29:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/1 "2005-09-26T23:29:27Z")
I’m mad. I just paid my membership fee, took great pains (and time!!!) to write a GREAT post, THEN, the f\*\*\*ing icon comes back with some crap about me not being logged in (WHEN IN FACT I WAS) – thus I lost m post!!! Sorry, Mod, whoever you are; but THAT hurt!!! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/2 "2005-09-26T23:32:52Z")
Since this is great Debates, I’d like to counter your assertions with the following reasoned argument: _No, you didn’t._ See? you can’t prove a damn thing!!! Welcome to the boards. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/3 "2005-09-26T23:36:27Z")
> [@GrahamWellington](#): > > I’m mad. I just paid my membership fee, took great pains (and time!!!) to write a GREAT post, THEN, the f\*\*\*ing icon comes back with some crap about me not being logged in (WHEN IN FACT I WAS) – thus I lost m post!!! > > Sorry, Mod, whoever you are; but THAT hurt!!! Then this will _really_ make your day-threads like this belong in The BBQ Pit, not Great Debates. Moving thread to proper forum. And, oh yes-_Have A Nice Day!_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/4 "2005-09-26T23:39:00Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > _Have A Nice Day!_ 🙂 Wow, talk about rubbing it in. Can mods say that when moving a thread? ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/5 "2005-09-26T23:40:53Z")
Sorry to hear it, **GrahamWellington** , but welcome to the boards. I usually copy a long post to the Clipboard before submitting, just in case; I don’t lose a lot of posts, but the handful I have, since joining, have made it well worth it. I’d recommend it, especially if you’re on a slower connection. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/6 "2005-09-26T23:43:37Z")
If you use Firefox you won’t run into this problem. When you hit “back” all the text is right where you left it. Welcome to the boards! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/7 "2005-09-26T23:47:33Z")
Yeah, that’ll happen some times. When I used AoL and posted to a different forum, I used to regularly lose my post when AoL disconnected me for “inactivity,” despite thirty or more minutes of constant typing in an open browser window. That’s one of the chief reasons I’m no longer an AoL subscriber. Welcome to the boards. C&P is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/8 "2005-09-26T23:47:47Z")
Welcome to the internet. We have porn now, too. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/9 "2005-09-26T23:53:03Z")
I can sometimes save a post that gets lost by back-clicking to that page again. I’ll see a ghost-image of my post, which I can then highlight, copy and paste into a new message box. Most of the time I just take it as a sign and go on to another thread. 😃 Oh, and welcome to our little band of nutters. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/10 "2005-09-27T00:04:12Z")
Anytime I’m composing a lengthy post, I open a draft email and write it there (complete with coding), then cut and paste it into the reply box. Not only is it still available if the post gets lost; it’s also easier to proofread it beforehand because of the kind and size of font I use for emails. The Firefox back-clicking works too. Welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/11 "2005-09-27T00:08:55Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Sorry to hear it, **GrahamWellington** , but welcome to the boards. > > I usually copy a long post to the Clipboard before submitting, just in case; I don’t lose a lot of posts, but the handful I have, since joining, have made it well worth it. I’d recommend it, especially if you’re on a slower connection. Thank you, Fluid, for the advice. I’m still learning the ropes around here; next time I’ll not take so much time to write a post. By the way, do you know just how many minutes they have the timer set for this/these forums? I don’t have a “clip board” on this msntv2 gizmo, thus I think I’ll try and get by with knowing how much time I’ve got. And thanks for welcoming me; it’s great that such a great and active site exists! ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/12 "2005-09-27T00:09:05Z")
The SDMB alpha-hamster ate your post in a show of dominance. Welcome to the boards. 'Ware the hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/13 "2005-09-27T00:13:04Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Yeah, that’ll happen some times. When I used AoL and posted to a different forum, I used to regularly lose my post when AoL disconnected me for “inactivity,” despite thirty or more minutes of constant typing in an open browser window. That’s one of the chief reasons I’m no longer an AoL subscriber. > > Welcome to the boards. C&P is your friend. Thanks, Miller; glad to be here. By the way, who’s C&P? ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/14 "2005-09-27T00:15:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I can sometimes save a post that gets lost by back-clicking to that page again. I’ll see a ghost-image of my post, which I can then highlight, copy and paste into a new message box. Most of the time I just take it as a sign and go on to another thread. 😃 > > Oh, and welcome to our little band of nutters. Thanks! It’s funny that you “take it as a sign,” as I normally do too.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/15 "2005-09-27T00:19:04Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > If you use Firefox you won’t run into this problem. When you hit “back” all the text is right where you left it. Welcome to the boards! Thanks, WE; I plan to have a lot of fun in this cool place. _s_ ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/16 "2005-09-27T00:25:11Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Anytime I’m composing a lengthy post, I open a draft email and write it there (complete with coding), then cut and paste it into the reply box. Not only is it still available if the post gets lost; it’s also easier to proofread it beforehand because of the kind and size of font I use for emails. > > The Firefox back-clicking works too. > > Welcome aboard! Thanks EddyTeddyFreddy; glad to have found this place. All your recommandations are great, and I thank you for taking the time to lay it out; but like I said in another post, I am using msntv2. Had a computer once but unplugged it due to all the germs and many hassles of trying to figure out it’s bells and whistles. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/17 "2005-09-27T00:25:15Z")
> [@GrahamWellington](#): > > Thanks, Miller; glad to be here. By the way, who’s C&P? Cut & Paste. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/18 "2005-09-27T00:31:49Z")
> [@GrahamWellington](#): > > By the way, do you know just how many minutes they have the timer set for this/these forums? I don’t have a “clip board” on this msntv2 gizmo, thus I think I’ll try and get by with knowing how much time I’ve got. The board doesn’t have a timer. Your browser does. Check your settings. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/19 "2005-09-27T00:32:43Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Cut & Paste. Ahh… I haven’t heard much about them since they decided to pursue solo careers. ---
**Author:** ![GrahamWellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@GrahamWellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrahamWellington)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576/20 "2005-09-27T00:33:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Cut & Paste. Thanks! And might you know for how many minutes they have the timer set for?? I thank you in advance for your answer, if any.🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crap/323576.md?page=2)