SO FRUSTRATING!!! read this
By bubblepink
@bubblepink (694)
Philippines
September 12, 2009 3:42pm CST
I was making a very long discussion but when I clicked the "start discussion" I got an error message saying unable to post content.please modify your text to only include letters, numbers, and standard punctuation. When I click the back button all my efforts are gone. It happened before and found out it's because I was timed out. I clicked the back button but it was there. And now it's totally gone! It's was very frustrating because I typed 4 paragraphs with all my heart. 
I do not have a copy of it. :( Have you experience this before?
I do not have a copy of it. :( Have you experience this before?2 people like this
5 responses
@tuhkatriinu (283)
• Finland
12 Sep 09
ouch thats sad, it had hapend with me other places like sending long mail but not yet in mylot-_- i feel for yea
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@Jemina (5770)
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13 Sep 09
Sorry to hear about that. I can relate with you, Bubblepink. I don't remember which site exactly, I think it's some sort of review site and also a couple of times here on myLot. If a site automatically logs you off or has a timer the best thing you can do is type your paragraph in the notepad or word doc and then copy and paste it to the box like this one in myLot. However, if it is here in myLot you won't be able to copy and paste because you haven't reached 500 posts.
I know how frustrating it can be. But it could be worse. Imagine I lost my research and it took me months to do it. Now, that's what IS frustrating. I wanted to wail and weep day and night. It really was lamentable. But it's supposed to teach us a lesson.
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@bubblepink (694)
• Philippines
13 Sep 09
Thank you so much!How can you increase your post? Is it by making responses? Comments? or Creating a discussion?
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@bubblepink (694)
• Philippines
14 Sep 09
Ok now I understand. That is very helpful, thanks! I already learned my lesson from this very frustrating experience.
I know now how to avoid it. Before hitting the start a new discussion or post comment button, I just open a new tab and refresh the page so I will know if I got timed out from the site then relog in again. Once I did, I can be able to post the topic.
I know now how to avoid it. Before hitting the start a new discussion or post comment button, I just open a new tab and refresh the page so I will know if I got timed out from the site then relog in again. Once I did, I can be able to post the topic.1 person likes this
@Jemina (5770)
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13 Sep 09
You will mainly earn points for commenting on other people's discussion but not the comment you make on your own like when you are commenting back to my responses here. Now don't get me wrong but you are on the right track. If you comment back and forth your discussions stay on top and you get extra cents for it. I haven't figured it out exactly but there will be a time when your started discussions will be counted. I think it's after you have posted 500 as well.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
12 Sep 09
hi bubblepink yes several times once I had several marks like this' a md got that dumb message so next time I checked to be sure Ihad no
strange marks. but another time I could not see any reason for'
that message at all.I did not have anything that was not correct'in my discussion.also if you your computer does not say doe inthe lower lfeft hand side of your monitor then when you start to write your discussion and may be part way through it willstart loading and wipe out everything you have written. so always wait until you see the word done in the bottom left hand side of your computer then write your response
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@bubblepink (694)
• Philippines
12 Sep 09
It doesn't really have strange marks at all. It's just that I timed out that my log in expired telling me I'm not doing anything with this website. Most websites do have that option when you are inactive for 5minutes you will automatically logged out. I really hate it. I'm about to cry earlier.
@kalrocking (413)
• India
14 Sep 09
i have encounterd this problem many times this was because my score is less than 500 and i am not allowed to copy paste content here in mylot so i have to type whole think again if any problem arises before posting comments.
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@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
that happened to me before and not just once. thats why i always make a back up copy to it like copy and post it with my notepad so that if theres an error like this then i will just going to copy and paste it here again. but in your case i guess you dont have that option yet, but if you reach 500 post. you can copy and paste already. just dont give up its really part of it here just redo it like noting happen. error is everywhere not just here in mylot.
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