Have you typed out a discussion and then it just disappears? / myLot

India

May 2, 2023 9:34am CST

I typed out a long discussion a few minutes back and don't know what happened. I did not press the Start Discussion button may be. When checking my latest discussions I realised the discussion was not posted. I need to be more attentive next time so that this does not get repeated. Has this happened to you too?

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Jenaisle

@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

2 May 23

Yes, it did, and it was because my discussion was not appropriate. You may want to ask Alice. @GoAskAlice

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Go Ask Alice / Admin

@GoAskAlice (5827)

•

2 May 23

No, I have not deleted anything.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

2 May 23

I understand when inappropriate discussions disappear. This one I think I did not post it after typing and feel it was my fault the discussion did not get posted.

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Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5983)

• United States

2 May 23

This has happened to me. When it happened; I pushed the wrong button.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

Its such a pain when we have to redo it all over again.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

@Scrapper88 Yes as per rules here there are some topics that we cannot post on. I hope by now you have read the rules.

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Keith Henthorne

@Scrapper88 (5983)

• United States

4 May 23

@mayka123 It might have been something I put in the discussion on why it was taken off.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (94354)

• United States

3 May 23

It has, but probably a good six or seven years ago. It is very frustrating.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

3 May 23

Yes, it can be a little frustrating. It happened to me a few times earlier too and again today.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (342448)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 23

I always write my discussions in Word then cut and paste to myLot. That way, I have the work saved elsewhere if something happens and the discussion doesn't post.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (27752)

• United States

2 May 23

That use to happen to me before if I took too long to type it up and then try to post it. I would find that it just got erased and would have to type it all up again. What I have been doing now it type it in Word and then paste it in here and put the title and keywords and submit and it seem to work for me.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

I think that is the best option. I will also keep a separate word file only for mylot discussions.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (27752)

• United States

4 May 23

@mayka123 Seems to work for me and I don't lose all I typed up anymore. Good luck hope it works for you.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

5 May 23

@Bensen32 Have started the same formula from today.

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Tracey

@Tracey98 (176)

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2 May 23

Yes just yesterday, because my discussion was not fit to be discussed on mylot..i think yours too had the same issue

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

My discussion did not go against any rules. Admin here has also confirmed the same. I was sure I made a mistake somewhere and the discussion did not get posted.

OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (90573)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 May 23

Yes but it usually was because I made some kind of error in posting.

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

The same has happened to me. I too made an error.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (43408)

• United States

9 Dec 23

I have had that happen. I don't know why. If I am sure it is appropriate, I will try again. If I have any doubts, I rewrite it and try again another day. A couple of times, I have checked with @GoAskAlice about posting a story I was not sure of and he told me it was not appropriate to use on myLot. I was glad I asked first. I try to follow all the rules.

peachpurple

@peachpurple (13961)

• Malaysia

2 May 23

Yes it did hapoened when i wrote a topic about mylot. It was banned i think

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@mayka123

@mayka123 (16604)

• India

4 May 23

Some discussions are banned and I too have experienced that a few times. But this one I was sure was not posted or deleted. It just disappeared into thin air!!!