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Gah!! I HATE this!!!

Posted : 6/10/2008 9:57:33 PM

I can't tell you how many times this has happened: I open a new thread and spend quite a while resizing pics, inserting them, and writing captions. Then I post and get that (#*%($#^)$@#$# "OOPS" message and POOF, everything is gone. Seriously, I think two thirds of the time I don't even bother, never even submit the thread or the post. I know this is not going to change, since it's like a fundamental difference between the previous forum, but I can't stand forums that don't let the browser cache posts. On any other forum I belong to, I could have hit my Back button after the "OOPS" screen and been back to my post composition, maybe copy it into a new post or try submitting it later. GAH!!!!!!!!! I've given up on sharing pictures.

willowchow

Posted : 6/10/2008 10:00:15 PM

I've had it happen to me too and I also stopped spending time trying to post pictures on this forum due to it. I used to post pictures all the time. I hope you reconsider though because I really like seeing Coke--and Kenya too.

Liesje

Posted : 6/10/2008 10:07:31 PM

willowchow
I've had it happen to me too and I also stopped spending time trying to post pictures on this forum due to it. I used to post pictures all the time. I hope you reconsider though because I really like seeing Coke--and Kenya too.

I'm just so mad, I had so many new pics and stayed up to post them, now they are gone. I took a lot today b/c Coke is getting trimmed tomorrow. No time to re-do it now.... *shakes head* I just really hate this text editor (and yes I do mean hate, we use the same type of thing for some of our "forums" on our school's web portal, so it's not just iDog). I much prefer forums where the browser automatically caches. Then if something happens or you click a link in the wrong tab, you don't lose 45 minutes of work.

TAOofGoldyShep

Posted : 6/11/2008 4:46:49 PM

I have had this happen to me countless of times that I now control-c each and every post before submitting...not just here but other forums, as well. It's a pain in the rear end but I don't lose my work, unless the computer wigs out or crashes.

janobonano

Posted : 6/13/2008 8:09:49 AM

Yup, it's happened to me also. What I've learned to do is type up the post in TextEdit, and put in the html links for where I want all the images. Then I copy and paste everything into the post. I replace all the links with the photos. That way if I get that dreaded Oops message, I still have all my type and everything in order in another document. It still takes time to re-insert all the photos, but at least I don't have to re-type everything.