Note to noobs - preview posts

slang · 03-16-2006, 01:25 AM

Ever lose your entire post, carefully crafted and perfect as a retort or informational reply here?

I dont often nowdays but I just did because I didnt hit the "preview post" button on the bottom of the page here.

As soon as you have something started, it'd be a good idea to preview.

That's happened more times that I can remember over time and I thought that I might just suggest that people do that ( for those with longer posts, I suppose )

Once your brilliant commentary or witty comment is within the preview, it's much less likely that you'll lose the whole thing if you screw up and hit the back button, etc.

It can also show glaringly obvious screwups that you may want to change before you fire that post off.

Just a suggestion.

Anyone back me up on that? How many people have lost good material (in your mind anyway ) due to some screwup and not been able to get it back and didnt want to spend the time to re-do it?

Anyone? Comm-ooooon.

ashke · 03-16-2006, 02:22 AM

Not forum post (since I'm not in the habit of writing long ones here) but blog posts for me. Meh. I've learned it's probably better to just have your browser on running and not anything else that consumes big chunks of memory or you run the risk of the system hanging. It's probably even better to write said post on Notepad or other equivalent small word processing program.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2006, 04:03 AM

I doesn't have to be your screwup, either. It could be anything along the net that coughs.
If it's a long post, I usually write it in Word or Notepad then copy it to the reply window.

slang · 03-16-2006, 04:08 AM

At one point NotePad was my preference but somwhow the preview seemed better and I cant remember why.

Maybe after I deleted or closed a NotePad document with an hour's worth of comment before inserting it.

ashke · 03-16-2006, 07:01 AM

Talk about defeating the purpose...

dar512 · 03-16-2006, 09:32 AM

Preview can also help you find spelling typos.

Elspode · 03-16-2006, 02:31 PM

This would have been a good thing for the post I put in the "Theocracy" thread under Current Events this morning. I had previously quoted the entire article (which is now just a link) to which I refer in the post. When I hit "submit", the Net Nanny trounced it. I cut out the entire quoted article, leaving what I had written, and then it was okay.

Looks like the Net Nanny doesn't care for controversial subject matter.

lumberjim · 03-16-2006, 02:35 PM

slang, your loss of posts can possibly be attributed to your multiple user ids. happens to me and jinx some times. i got into the habit of highlighting and copying to clip board any long posts.....before i hit the submit or preview button. that way, if i get logged out, i can log back in, and repaste and post.

slang · 03-16-2006, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

slang, your loss of posts can possibly be attributed to your multiple user ids.

Losing text was something that happend before the other IDs.

It was those first bunch of posts that I had the most problem.

Kagen4o4 · 03-16-2006, 05:22 PM

i just keep my posts short and to the point.

that is all

Elspode · 03-17-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagen4o4

i just keep my posts short and to the point.

that is all

Could you summarize that for me?

Kagen4o4 · 03-19-2006, 02:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Could you summarize that for me?

keep posts short

to the point

capnhowdy · 03-21-2006, 01:09 PM

imagine that

wolf · 03-21-2006, 01:11 PM

Most people don't have that good of an imagination, thus leading to problems.

03-16-2006, 01:25 AM	#1
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Note to noobs - preview posts Ever lose your entire post, carefully crafted and perfect as a retort or informational reply here? I dont often nowdays but I just did because I didnt hit the "preview post" button on the bottom of the page here. As soon as you have something started, it'd be a good idea to preview. That's happened more times that I can remember over time and I thought that I might just suggest that people do that ( for those with longer posts, I suppose ) Once your brilliant commentary or witty comment is within the preview, it's much less likely that you'll lose the whole thing if you screw up and hit the back button, etc. It can also show glaringly obvious screwups that you may want to change before you fire that post off. Just a suggestion. Anyone back me up on that? How many people have lost good material (in your mind anyway ) due to some screwup and not been able to get it back and didnt want to spend the time to re-do it? Anyone? Comm-ooooon. __________________ FTFF Last edited by slang; 03-16-2006 at 01:30 AM.

03-16-2006, 04:03 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I doesn't have to be your screwup, either. It could be anything along the net that coughs. If it's a long post, I usually write it in Word or Notepad then copy it to the reply window. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-16-2006, 04:08 AM	#4
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	At one point NotePad was my preference but somwhow the preview seemed better and I cant remember why. Maybe after I deleted or closed a NotePad document with an hour's worth of comment before inserting it. __________________ FTFF

03-16-2006, 09:32 AM	#6
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Preview can also help you find spelling typos. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

03-16-2006, 02:31 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	This would have been a good thing for the post I put in the "Theocracy" thread under Current Events this morning. I had previously quoted the entire article (which is now just a link) to which I refer in the post. When I hit "submit", the Net Nanny trounced it. I cut out the entire quoted article, leaving what I had written, and then it was okay. Looks like the Net Nanny doesn't care for controversial subject matter. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-16-2006, 02:22 AM	#2
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	Not forum post (since I'm not in the habit of writing long ones here) but blog posts for me. Meh. I've learned it's probably better to just have your browser on running and not anything else that consumes big chunks of memory or you run the risk of the system hanging. It's probably even better to write said post on Notepad or other equivalent small word processing program.

03-16-2006, 07:01 AM	#5
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	Talk about defeating the purpose...

03-16-2006, 02:35 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	slang, your loss of posts can possibly be attributed to your multiple user ids. happens to me and jinx some times. i got into the habit of highlighting and copying to clip board any long posts.....before i hit the submit or preview button. that way, if i get logged out, i can log back in, and repaste and post. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-16-2006, 05:22 PM	#10
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	i just keep my posts short and to the point. that is all __________________ something we both can enjoy??

03-21-2006, 01:09 PM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	imagine that __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

03-21-2006, 01:11 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Most people don't have that good of an imagination, thus leading to problems. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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