# Fuckin' LiveJournal **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 25, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939 "2005-02-25T22:27:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bren\_Cameron\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bren_Cameron_1)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/21 "2005-02-26T22:02:12Z")
Another recomendation for semagic. I’ve never had any trouble with it, and I always use it. I’m not even sure if I know how to find where to post from the website anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/22 "2005-02-27T01:04:03Z")
I’m on the same server, I updated today, no problems. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/23 "2005-02-27T01:06:58Z")
How do I change servers f I want to? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/24 "2005-02-27T01:47:45Z")
If you don’t want to download and install Semagic and use Firefox, you can use the [Deepest Sender](http://deepestsender.mozdev.org/) extension instead. It isn’t quite as versatile (it doesn’t notify you of flist updates or allow you to edit it either) but is still much superior to using the livejournal site itself. ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/25 "2005-02-27T03:12:40Z")
> [@Go You Big Red Fire Engine](#): > > I’m on the same server, I updated today, no problems. Yeh, sometimes it works and other times it just eats the post. Not unlike the hamsters here, not that long ago! Hopefully it will be resolved soon. Max 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/26 "2005-02-27T05:15:20Z")
Just hit the Back button on your browser and re-submit. Or, whenever I get this error, my post is on that error page and I can re-submit from there. I’m not sure how you’re losing what you’ve written; once I’ve re-submitted my post, it appears without problem. ---
**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/27 "2005-02-27T23:59:40Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Just hit the Back button on your browser and re-submit. Or, whenever I get this error, my post is on that error page and I can re-submit from there. I’m not sure how you’re losing what you’ve written; once I’ve re-submitted my post, it appears without problem. Unfortunately, that doesn’t work. It doesn’t go back, it just immediately goes to the error page. Grr. Max. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/28 "2005-02-28T00:38:38Z")
> [@Maxxxie](#): > > Unfortunately, that doesn’t work. It doesn’t go back, it just immediately goes to the error page. Grr. > > Max. Are you using IE? If so, you might try using Opera or Firefox. I use LJ on both of those (primarily Opera) and so far I’ve been able to avoid the problems you’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/29 "2005-03-03T03:47:03Z")
I’ll right, I’m officially on board with the OP. That fucking piece of shit (LiveJournal) hasn’t let me on ALL DAY long. I made a post with a typo in it at noon, and I still can’t change it. It’s eating me up inside, I tell you. Monkey assed nutsack lickers. Oh well. I’m getting everything I paid ($0.00) for. ---
**Author:** ![Orbifold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/30 "2005-03-03T15:43:59Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > Oh well. I’m getting everything I paid ($0.00) for. Yeah, same here. I just want some information about why the problem is taking so long to fix. Back on February 9th they said “a week before we get [the new hardware], and some days after that while it’s racked and setup and tested.” That was three weeks ago, and since then…nothing. An update might be nice at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/31 "2005-03-03T18:16:19Z")
Does anyone know whether, if we switch to a paid account, the problem will go away? ---
**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:** [March 3, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/32 "2005-03-03T18:26:17Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Of course, now that i’ve switched to Firefox, this is no longer necessary. I use Firefox, what is this message eating protection you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/33 "2005-03-03T19:43:41Z")
I’m on the Porkchop server. A single tear has just rolled down my face. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/34 "2005-03-03T21:00:05Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I use Firefox, what is this message eating protection you speak of? Most likely the “Back” button. (Seriously.) Whenever the LJ servers burp during a post, I just hit the Back button on either Opera or Firefox, and I’m back at the post page, post intact. I’m assuming that’s what he meant. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/35 "2005-03-03T21:50:40Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Most likely the “Back” button. (Seriously.) Whenever the LJ servers burp during a post, I just hit the Back button on either Opera or Firefox, and I’m back at the post page, post intact. > > I’m assuming that’s what he meant. I assume Firefox throws it in some type of cache before submitting. Nice ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/36 "2005-03-04T17:43:01Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > Most likely the “Back” button. (Seriously.) Whenever the LJ servers burp during a post, I just hit the Back button on either Opera or Firefox, and I’m back at the post page, post intact. > > I’m assuming that’s what he meant. It’s not like it’s a recent innovation in the browser world, either: Netscape 4.x used to do that, too. If everybody else’s browser can do this, what sort of stupid pills are they feeding to the IE crew up in Redmond, that they can’t modify their browser to do it too? Thank goodness for Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/37 "2005-03-04T18:38:36Z")
> [@lno](#): > > I’m on the Porkchop server. > > A single tear has just rolled down my face. Love is a beautiful thing. ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/38 "2005-03-04T18:42:32Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Love is a beautiful thing. Isn’t it? I’m on the filetmignon server. I think I’m going to start weeping, too. As much as lno loves pork, I love cow. We make up a household of carnivores of the first order. Booyeah. ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/39 "2005-03-04T19:37:51Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > You guys on the filetmignon server? They’ve been doing maintenence on there and warned free journals would have that problem. Hell, it’s happening for paid users there as well. However. I use Opera, so I hit the back button and I have no problem recovering my entry. And notepad is your friend. So is the clipboard. Control + A, Control + C, then hit POST. ---
**Author:** ![35340](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/8baadc/32.png) [@35340](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/35340)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939/40 "2005-03-04T19:47:10Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > You guys on the filetmignon server? They’ve been doing maintenence on there and warned free journals would have that problem. Hell, it’s happening for paid users there as well. However. I use Opera, so I hit the back button and I have no problem recovering my entry. And notepad is your friend. So is the clipboard. Control + A, Control + C, then hit POST. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-livejournal/291939.md?page=3)