My Post Has Vanished!

[Kendrew]

Grrrrr! Just a little frustrated as I was responding to another post and had written quite a long response when I inadvertently 'exited' the site. When I returned, everything I'd written had gone.

I've noticed this has happened quite a few times and wondered if I'm just being particularly dim in not finding an option to 'save' what I've written.

Sometimes you have to break off to attend to something else, but it seems if you leave the site then you lose everything you've written if you've not actually posted it. Does this happen to others?

It might be relevant to say I use my phone, not an ipad.

[Maisie1958]

Yes, happens to me all the time, also I’m pretty good at trying to edit my posts and managing to delete them by mistake. Others suggested “the copy and paste” option or emailing my reply to myself first etc but I forget!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Hi, frustrating isn’t it…..and no it’s not just you, nor the device you’re on …unfortunately there is no save option. ..and it all to easy to leave the page. If you go to shut the tab you should get a reminder you may loose your work but not if leave accidentally. Another shortfall on HU’s behalf!

If you are going to write a length reply, then draft it in word or notes or whatever…then you can copy & paste…

Says she from experience 🤨😳

[Kendrew in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks DL

[Hidden]

Yes, and it’s always when you’ve prepared a particularly good response too……I’ve been struggling to update my profile as suggested by DL…..

I’ve made such a mess of it somehow and it’s now inaccurate…. Operator issues here 👆🏻🤙

[Kendrew in reply to Hidden]

Glad it's not just me being a bit dim!😄

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Kendrew]

oh by no means..😏.. even those who should know better..

[Hidden in reply to DorsetLady]

How about the ability to leave recorded voice messages similar to using what’s app voice message (not that I know how to do that only that it can be done) that way there would also be less room for misinterpretation of tone etc

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Hidden]

Oh no!!!!!! I do see your point - but I read every post, I can read them far faster than listening to the same text. I always look at the transcripts of discussions online if there is one.

[Hidden in reply to PMRpro]

I jest of course 😃

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Hidden]

That’s would be opening a whole new can of worms….probably drive PMRpro and I mad! ..or is that a cunning plan 😉

[Hidden in reply to DorsetLady]

See my previous post…,.. ooops 😂😂😂

[Kendrew in reply to DorsetLady]

👍🙂

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Kendrew]

It happens on a computer - it must be 10 times worse on a phone!

[Blackcat1M in reply to Kendrew]

I feel better now, I am learning it’s happened to me but, if I know people who know a lot more than me do I don’t feel so bad.🌼

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Happens on a computer too! I keep multiple tabs open but occasionally i forget I can't leave the page without losing what has been written - sometimes there is a warning so you can change your mind but it is a feature of the HU site I fear. You could post your reply prematurely - that effectively saves it to come back to and edit. On the computer I can use copy and paste to save it briefly - as long as you don't want to copy anything else! And of course I could always open Word to do it - but that is a pain!

[Kendrew in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks Pro.Haha! Like stillsdisease said.... it's always when you've spent ages carefully thinking out the long reply you've composed and then in one accidental click...it's gone.😂

[LIVEORDIEHEREIAM in reply to PMRpro]

If you save it "prematurely", as PMRPro puts it, you could simply put "BRB" at the end of it, signifying that you will Be Right Back...

[Kendrew in reply to LIVEORDIEHEREIAM]

........then people know you have some more to add at some point.

I like that idea.😀

[Charlie1boy]

Yes. It has happened to me too on a number of occasions. Very frustrating but I tend to be ultra careful now.Paddy

[herdysheep]

It's maddening, and your posts are so well thought through Kendrew. I doubt I would remember what I had put if it were me but I bet your brain is more efficient!

[Kendrew in reply to herdysheep]

Haha!.... I doubt that! 😄

[cycli]

Yes Kendrew. Did it recently and swore. My reworked post was shorter. I now prepare a longish reply in word if important. Gives me a chance to reconsider it

[Chris_1236]

A trick I use:

After typing and before doing anything else at all:

1. Select all inside the text field.

2. Copy

Then do stuff.

If things blow up, start a new post and past in the copy.

If I'm particularly paranoid about losing what I've typed, I'll past it into an email to myself.

YMMV...

😀

[Chris_1236 in reply to Chris_1236]

I see I'm not the only one to use this technique... 😏

[Kendrew in reply to Chris_1236]

Thanks. Good tip.

[SheffieldJane]

That has happened to me loads of times, even if I accidentally touch my screen. That’s why all my posts are half baked and lacking in literacy. 😄It’s always the ones you have put a lot of thought into and you are pleased with that disappear.I am also finding it tricky to go back to see people’s old posts to understand their history better. This used to be easy.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to SheffieldJane]

What do you mean in particular about issues seeing old posts?

[SheffieldJane in reply to DorsetLady]

Going back to an individual’s earlier posts for clarity on their current question.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to SheffieldJane]

I just gone to your profile -and can find plenty of yours ….back as far as 5 years..and read them… didn’t bother to go any further…

One of the reasons I did post recently on completing profile -and keeping it up to date!

Here if you didn’t see it -

healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

[SheffieldJane in reply to DorsetLady]

I tap on the poster’s name and get a list of their previous posts then it seems hit and miss to open an old one. I have managed eventually. This has happened a couple of times. I was wondering if the formatting had changed or something. We are probably more thorough than other HU sites. Being total stars, excluding self of course.5 years cripes!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to SheffieldJane]

It may well be, HU have changed the “post” set up recently -causing all sorts of issues. But when you tap poster’s name it takes you to profile -which is what I did to get yours - dunno!

“Flummoxed of Dorset”

[SheffieldJane in reply to DorsetLady]

If you are flummoxed then we are all doomed! X

[yogabonnie]

Happens to me all the time. Makes me insane!! but yes. One can copy and paste but one must remember to do it!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to yogabonnie]

…and it’s always the one you haven’t saved! Sods or Murphy’s Law 😊

[piglette]

It seems to happen to me if I am using my iPad and I happen to knock my hand to the right hand side of the page. Of course it only happens when I lift my hand up to hit the reply button when the whole post is completed. It is so frustrating and there is absolutely NOTHING you can do about it, except scream.

[Kendrew in reply to piglette]

AAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!😫Haha!😂😂

[piglette in reply to Kendrew]

😱😱😱

[Amkoffee]

If I want to leave the site for a few minutes I'll copy the text so when I return I can simply paste it into the field. If your on a window computer simply highlight the text and then press ctrl and C at the same time. When you return click inside the empty field and click ctrl and P at the same time. You can also copy and paste text on your mobile device.

[Boss302Fan]

What I’ve had happen, which is a bit different, is I’ll be typing and then all of a sudden I’m in a new response window. But, I’ve discovered that if I scroll upward (swipe downward) and can find my reply and continue. It’s a bit aggravating as the site should force your cursor within the box until you tap Reply. That’s the problem with canned programs, you’re stuck with what you get.

[Grammy80]

....I think the culprit is somewhere on the lower left of my keyboard~! I'm not sure, but poof! there goes the post. I'll let you know when I find it...🕵🏻‍♀️💕

[Kendrew in reply to Grammy80]

Haha 😄.....I get so annoyed with myself because I always do it accidentally and after 2yrs on the forum, you'd think I'd have learnt to be more careful!