Your BBS ate my message.

[Robert MacDowell]

Well, I spent 2 hours writing a very carefully researched response to a posting, and when I hit "send", it asked me to log in.

When I logged in, my message was gone and forgotten. Your system ATE IT.

Thanks a frogging lot.

[CharlieX90]

Well, I spent 2 hours writing a very carefully researched response to a posting, and when I hit "send", it asked me to log in.

When I logged in, my message was gone and forgotten. Your system ATE IT.

Thanks a frogging lot.

And complaining like a little kid is gonna fix it? Maybe your computer ate it? I have never once had that problem here.Quit whining and get over it.

[CharlieX90]

Well, I spent 2 hours writing a very carefully researched response to a posting, and when I hit "send", it asked me to log in.

When I logged in, my message was gone and forgotten. Your system ATE IT.

Thanks a frogging lot.

Another thing??? Why in the heck would you spend 2 hours writing a reply?!?!

[conrailmike]

Stuff happens. Get over it.

[Y@]

Well, I spent 2 hours writing a very carefully researched response to a posting, and when I hit "send", it asked me to log in.

When I logged in, my message was gone and forgotten. Your system ATE IT.

Thanks a frogging lot.

Anyone with any intelligence about the internet and forums that require you to log in before posting a message would know that YOU NEED TO LOG IN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO POST A MESSAGE.

Crying about it isn't helping.

[AARR]

Next time write it in Word then copy and paste here. I would like to have read what you spent 2 hours on.

[TSB]

Well, I spent 2 hours writing a very carefully researched response to a posting, and when I hit "send", it asked me to log in.

When I logged in, my message was gone and forgotten. Your system ATE IT.

Thanks a frogging lot.

How long did it take to write that little rant?

How long to sign on?

[SD80MAC]

Next time, do what I do and copy it (highlight, ctrl+c) before you hit the post button. I've had this problem in the past as well, if you sit on the page long enough doing nothing but typing, it appears to time out and forces you to log back in.

[PAT.C]

I'M PISSED OFF AT EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SAT FOR 2HRS. IN A BAR DRINKING LITE DRAFT AND COMPOSED A VERY CAREFULLY RESEARCHED MESSAGE TO POST ON THIS BOARD AND WHEN I GOT HOME I COULDN'T REMEMBER MY PASS WORD AND I SPILLED BEER ON MY NOTES AND COULDN'T READ THEM ANYHOW.

I'M GOING BACK TO THE BAR TODAY AND TRY AGAIN. I'LL WORK ON A 3 HR. NOTE THIS TIME.

[odave]

...I'LL WORK ON A 3 HR. NOTE THIS TIME.

Cool. I'm looking forward to seeing how many "O"s in "POOP" can be written in 3 hours...

[AARR]

...I'LL WORK ON A 3 HR. NOTE THIS TIME.

Cool. I'm looking forward to seeing how many "O"s in "POOP" can be written in 3 hours...

Good one odave...and for Pat C that's relevant

[Raildudes dad]

Next time, do what I do and copy it (highlight, ctrl+c) before you hit the post button. I've had this problem in the past as well, if you sit on the page long enough doing nothing but typing, it appears to time out and forces you to log back in.

That makes sense. I've had it a time or 2 and your reason would fit. I too, use Word and copy & paste if it's going to be longer or take some time. Thanks for explaining it.

[sd70accsxt700]

Seince I am under educated and a little slow, not to mention a few other things, what is a BBS?

[mlmphotography]

Bulletin Board System - uses a terminal program to allow users to log on and share data, messages, files, porn, and the like.

Loyd L.

[csxt4617]

I'M PISSED OFF AT EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SAT FOR 2HRS. IN A BAR DRINKING LITE DRAFT AND COMPOSED A VERY CAREFULLY RESEARCHED MESSAGE TO POST ON THIS BOARD AND WHEN I GOT HOME I COULDN'T REMEMBER MY PASS WORD AND I SPILLED BEER ON MY NOTES AND COULDN'T READ THEM ANYHOW.

I'M GOING BACK TO THE BAR TODAY AND TRY AGAIN. I'LL WORK ON A 3 HR. NOTE THIS TIME.

I've seen you hunt and peck...the above message probably took you 3 hours to type
Anyway, I've had that happen on other forums too...you're already logged in and maybe you spend too long typing (either because you got distracted with something else, or were doing some research on other sites before posting) and then it asks you to log in again and you lose everything...very frustrating...

[PAT.C]

HEY, I JUST GOT BACK FROM MY 3 HR TRIP TO THE BAR [THANKYOU DESIGNATED DRIVER ] AND I DON'T GIVE A SHEIT ABOUT POSTING A MESSAGE.
LATER DUDES - IT'S NAP TIME FOR THIS OLD FART.

PULL MY FINGER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mick]

HEY, I JUST GOT BACK FROM MY 3 HR TRIP TO THE BAR

...At 3:45 PM? Pat, you are the man! As my Dad used to say..."It's noon somewhere!"



Mick

[TSB]

Who is Robert MacDowell? Y is he slow? How come he knows Pat?

[Robert MacDowell]

Anyway, I've had that happen on other forums too...you're already logged in and maybe you spend too long typing (either because you got distracted with something else, or were doing some research on other sites before posting) and then it asks you to log in again and you lose everything...very frustrating...

Exactly. Paging back and forth to look at other things. You know the Web... "Let me find this piece of corroborating data, "OOH, SHINY"... 2 hours later... "what's this window open? Oh right, the message I was posting, well let me finish it now." Unbeknownst (and unannounced), the system has logged you off for "inactivity". Which is some crazy notion of "it's inconvenient, therefore secure". phpBB boards have a lot of security issues, but none I know of are cured by logging users off.

[sd70accsxt700]

Never had that problem here, and I get distracted a lot.