Example:
had a long reply typed but lost it
Can be due to a glitch in the pc, the web browser, the internet connection, the forum program, the server, or forgot to click 'post' etc
Check your browser's cookies & cache settings, and clean the pc regularly >
http://www.ccleaner.com Forum inactivity timeout (auto log out) is 30 minutes (entering text in a post is not seen as activity, needs actual navigation \ clicking on buttons). Max characters in a post is 27500.
When making any long posts in any forum or any online service:
regularly copy what is written to the clipboard (highlight all text >
ctrl c or right mouse button
copy), then one can paste (
ctrl v or right mouse
paste) recent content into a new post if a problem occurred.
In extreme cases, if it's more like a novel or half a book, use an external program like notepad or word etc, save regularly, and copy\paste the final content into the post.