# Multiple Posts: When the Board Gets Slow and Crashes
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 28, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819 "2000-02-28T23:52:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/1 "2000-02-28T23:52:00Z")
If one is posting a message while the board is slowing down in preparation of an outage, often times one gets a “time-out” or other indication that the post did not go through.
It did. It will. It always does. Please do not re-submit posts to the board. As **David B** and **Gaudere** say in Great Debates, “Trust the CGI.” (Those guys actually know what CGI is. Ask them.) Sometimes the message will not appear until someone else has posted, but _it will post_. Please do not repost a message until someone else has posted to a thread.
## Cleaning up multi-posts is a time consuming venture. Guess how I’m spending the next few hours.
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### Author:  [@Fillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fillet)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/2 "2000-02-28T23:59:00Z")
\manhattan\, You’ve probably noticed it already, but there’s another problem afoot as well - replies to posts are being registered, but you can’t see them unless you check the topic review prior to posting a reply yourself.
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/3 "2000-02-29T03:23:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by Fillet:
> **\manhattan\, You’ve probably noticed it already, but there’s another problem afoot as well - replies to posts are being registered, but you can’t see them unless you check the topic review prior to posting a reply yourself.**
Um, yea. That’s what I meant by “Sometimes the message will not appear until someone else has posted, but it _will_ post.” Sorry if that was unclear.
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### Author:  [@Fillet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fillet)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/4 "2000-02-29T03:37:00Z")
Sorry to seem dense, manhattan, but I posted a reply to Jois’ GQ Mt. Toba thread this afternoon, and it has yet to appear in the thread itself - only in the topic review. I thought the problem was related to the board slowdown at the same time, since I’d noticed brief delays before, but nothing that long-lasting.
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### Author:  [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/5 "2000-02-29T03:50:00Z")
This has only been an issue (to me) since this update - how can this be considered a good feature? So far I have pulled up posts by using reload before and after I post. Sometimes [shift]+ reload at the same time works.
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Are you driving with your eyes open or are you using The Force? - A. Foley
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### Author:  [@NickyLarson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NickyLarson)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/6 "2000-02-29T03:55:00Z")
Sorry, Manhattan, I was bitching in some other forums.
(steps into confessional)
“Bless me father for I have sinned, I triple posted in the darkroom thread…”
“I started ‘Slow Servers’ in ATMB…”
But things seem back to normal now.
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If it jams, force it; if it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/7 "2000-02-29T06:03:00Z")
CGI: Common Gateway Interface
I just thought I’d say that, to make it sound like I know some stuff, when in actuality I know precious little at all.
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- **Shadow of the Pigeon** -
Weirdo of the Night
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/8 "2000-02-29T07:05:00Z")
Sorry manny, will do our best to avoid the situation!
Thanks for the great work you moderators do, its much appreciated. 😉
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/9 "2000-02-29T07:06:00Z")
Sorry manny, will do our best to avoid the situation!
Thanks for the great work you moderators do, its much appreciated. 😉
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### Author:  [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2000, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/10 "2000-02-29T17:51:00Z")
Omni, are you the world’s biggest wiseass or just unlucky?
(just pretend there’s a smiley over here)
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…but when you get blue, and you’ve lost all your dreams, there’s nothing like a campfire and a can of beans!
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### Author:  [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2000, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/11 "2000-03-01T06:00:00Z")
I just had my first dpost in the entire history of my relationship with TSDMB (nine months and counting). Naturally this was the very next thread that caught my eye. I promise not to repost from data ever again (Unless I just can’t stand waiting any longer).
Look up in the location bar: **Ultimate CGI!** Boy, I like to get my hands on some of that.
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/12 "2000-03-10T22:55:00Z")
Just a friendly reminder. Guess what I’m doing for the next few hours. The current potential future ex-Mrs. **manhattan** is _not_ going to be a happy person.
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/13 "2000-03-09T23:24:00Z")
Pardon my insolence, but why do you bother deleting them? I don’t think it’s any real problem to just scroll past 'em.
Now Manhattan, turn of the damned computer and take that lady out to dinner. Spend those PhaedyBucks like there’s no tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/14 "2000-03-09T23:31:00Z")
I try to weed out the really big ones so that people can read the thead. A post that takes up three screens carefully explaining an answer is a Very Good Thing. That same post repeated _seven_ times (yes, really) is liable to turn people off from following the thread.
My primary goal in life is to protect the Ghod-given right of GQ posters to be erudite without being (unintentionally) repetitive. Unfortunately, it’s the longer posts that seem to get multi-posted the most. Maybe it’s a UBB thing (like that would be a shocker).
## Trust the CGI… Trust the CGI… Trust the CGI…
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2000, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/15 "2000-03-09T23:36:00Z")
Ah, I understand now. You make a cogent argument my friend. Carry on and maybe you better get Chinese delivered.
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### Author:  [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/16 "2000-03-10T17:16:00Z")
Just bumping this up so the daytime posters can get a look at it.
## And now (8:45 EST) I’m gonna try an experiment.
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[Note: This message has been edited by manhattan]
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2000, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/17 "2000-03-11T06:04:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by manhattan:
> Unfortunately, it’s the longer posts that seem to get multi-posted the most. Maybe it’s a UBB thing (like that would be a shocker).
My theory: if I just put in a short post, and the board timed out on me, I would think “hell! I’ll just retype it in later.” But if it was an extra long post, I might click a bunch of times to make **sure** it gets posted since I spent so much time on it.
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### Author:  [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/18 "2000-03-11T06:38:00Z")
> [@](#):
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> Originally posted by UncleBeer:
> **Now Manhattan, turn of the damned computer and take that lady out to dinner. Spend those PhaedyBucks like there’s no tomorrow.**
Are you implying that he _actually_ **got** paid $$ by Phaedrus? I mean, Phaedy actually paid?
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2000, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/19 "2000-03-10T21:43:00Z")
Naw aenea, I’m just yanking his chain. I think taunting the new moderators is going to be a hobby for me.
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2000, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-posts-when-the-board-gets-slow-and-crashes/9819/20 "2000-03-11T03:43:00Z")
## Sounds like fun…all things in Moderation (eg)
If you want to kiss the sky, you’d better learn how to kneel.
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