# "Fortune Telling" button does not work **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 24, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299 "2001-10-24T12:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sirjamesp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sirjamesp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirjamesp)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/1 "2001-10-24T12:42:24Z")
Another query from numbnuts here: When starting a new thread, I notice at the bottom there is a handy button that allows you to see into the future (“Preview Reply”). I thought it would be great to have a look at replies to a thread I hadn’t started yet - but when I click the button, I only get to preview my OP. What gives? Is it just me? Being able to see future replies will enable me to tailor the OP so that any errors pointed out later can be sorted before I look stupid. Or, has this useful feature been deliberately disabled to stop people from constantly creating awkward paradoxes? ::Stutting off, impressed with my immense wit:: ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/2 "2001-10-24T13:08:09Z")
It prolly woulda been funnier if I’d had any coffee yet. Don’t quit your day job. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/3 "2001-10-24T17:15:00Z")
The _Clear Fields_ button doesn’t work either. I live in a rural environment, and there is a Field opposite the house which often has a lot of cows in it. When the Local Farmer wants to milk the cows it would be handy if I could press _Clear Fields_ so that the cows could be teleported on to the lane outside. Instead, what happens is I just lose the post and I have to start all over again. I have been trying to record this fault for two months now. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/4 "2001-10-24T17:21:52Z")
It’s the _Field_ which often has a lot of cows in it, and _not_ the House. If the converse was true then the button would, of course, say _Clear House_ and not _Clear Fields_. I just thought I’d clarify that point. ---
**Author:** ![Spritle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Spritle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spritle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/5 "2001-10-24T17:22:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nostradamus \* > \*\*The _Clear Fields_ button doesn’t work either. > > \*\* But I have noticed Kim’s acne is getting better. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/6 "2001-10-25T20:11:03Z")
The ‘Submit Reply’ button doesn’t work properly either; when I click it, I get: **’Please complete both the subject and message fields. Press the back button, correct the problem and try again.'** and I have to go back and _actually write the reply by myself_ sheesh! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/7 "2001-10-26T15:42:36Z")
I’d like to note that the “Close Thread” link doesn’t work, even for us Moderators. I’ve been clicking on it for hours, and my cuffs are still frayed. ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/8 "2001-10-27T12:27:05Z")
yeah, and ya know the “profile” button at the bottom of this post? IT DOESN’T SHOW A SIDE VIEW OF A POSTER’S FACE! damn. i always click on it in hopes of seeing what a poster _really_ looks like and… surprise! a window pops up and a bunch of unintelligible words come up. grmph… ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/9 "2001-10-27T12:43:22Z")
But on a happy note, whenever I click home, I look around and lo and behold, I AM indeed at home. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/10 "2001-10-27T20:11:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Osiris \* > \*\*But on a happy note, whenever I click home, I look around and lo and behold, I AM indeed at home. \*\* This doesn’t always work for me, sometimes I remain elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/11 "2001-10-27T20:50:32Z")
Yah, and “New Thread” don’t work neither nohow. No matter how many times I hits it, I’s still sittin here in these dopey old threads. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2001, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/12 "2001-10-27T23:14:53Z")
Oh, and when I saw ‘last thread’, I thought “That’s it then?, never going to be any more”, but they haven’t stopped. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/13 "2001-10-28T19:00:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sirjamesp \* > \*\* > ::Stutting off, impressed with my immense wit:: \*\* Stutting? ---
**Author:** ![sirjamesp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@sirjamesp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirjamesp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/14 "2001-10-29T07:16:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by postcards \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by sirjamesp \* > > \*\* > > ::Stutting off, impressed with my immense wit:: \*\* > > Stutting? \*\* Impressed with my wit, but not with my spelling. ---
**Author:** ![BPBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@BPBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BPBob)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/15 "2001-10-29T18:21:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sirjamesp \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by postcards \* > > \*\* > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > \*Originally posted by sirjamesp \* > > > \*\* > > > ::Stutting off, impressed with my immense wit:: \*\* > > > > Stutting? \*\* > > Impressed with my wit, but not with my spelling. \*\* Obviously, you’ve been listening too much to your favorite record, “Stay Cat Stut” :wally: ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/16 "2001-10-29T20:15:51Z")
I think you’ve all bounced your reality checks. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/17 "2001-10-30T00:41:42Z")
I’m still waiting for someone’s Beavis/Butthead impersonation _in re_ the “Members” button. ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/18 "2001-10-30T11:01:09Z")
Heh hehheh…you said “member”…heh hehheh heh heh ---
**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:** [October 30, 2001, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/19 "2001-10-30T11:05:41Z")
uh… huhuh… huhuhuh ---
**Author:** ![BPBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@BPBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BPBob)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299/20 "2001-10-30T13:50:35Z")
Unh - me pressum Forum Jump, and him no jump. Me thinkum gyp, no jump. Only gettum list. Oy vey. :rolleyes: Henh, henh, if you like “member”, you missed “post subject”. Henh, henh, henh, henh, henh, henh… [sub]REECK! HELP MEE, REECK!![/sub] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-telling-button-does-not-work/89299.md?page=2)