# Posts being deleted on iPad because ads reload page.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-being-deleted-on-ipad-because-ads-reload-page/778902>\
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**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-being-deleted-on-ipad-because-ads-reload-page/778902 "2017-02-03T14:12:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-being-deleted-on-ipad-because-ads-reload-page/778902/1 "2017-02-03T14:12:46Z")

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I’ve been gone for a while and haven’t been keeping up with the site. I was in the middle of writing a post on my iPad and lost the whole fricking thing because the page reloaded while I was typing it. I’m guessing it was an ad reload? Do I require a subscription to not have posts deleted? I have subscribed in past - I just haven’t been using the site of late.

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-being-deleted-on-ipad-because-ads-reload-page/778902/2 "2017-02-05T16:51:10Z")

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mods can you weigh in here? Will the ad reloading stop if I resubscribe?

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**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-being-deleted-on-ipad-because-ads-reload-page/778902/3 "2017-02-05T17:28:32Z")

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I think we’d have to first determine the cause of the reload before we could opine on the impact of a subscription. I’ve had pages reload accidentally due to inadvertent mouse or screen motions.

If you could describe in more detail that could be helpful. Also, if the problem persists or is repeatable it would help isolate.