Losing replies?

[Maggiechris]

I've had 2 replies to my post with lots of good advice which I'll take on board. I've replied to both of you, PMRpro and SnazzyD, but when I log out my replies seem to disappear.

So, many thanks to both of you, but what am I doing wrong?

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

They are still there on the forum, I’ve just checked…try logging in again…

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

I've just looked - no replies that I can see and none listed on her profile! How mysterious!!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

No, I can’t now…..weird

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Did you click on the blue Reply box and wait for it to upload and appear before leaving the page? You can't move from the page until it is uploaded or it will disappear. HU is very sensitive to that these days.

On my computer it warns me I have tried to leave too soon and now a banner appears telling me a new reply has been added - if I leave before that, the reply disappears.

[MrsNails in reply to PMRpro]

I’ve lost a couple of replies in the last few days but put it down to me not hitting reply…..

I was quite cross about it to say the least!….

[Maggiechris in reply to MrsNails]

Thanks MrsNails. Yes, that's been the problem. I pressed "reply" to start typing and thought that was enough. I didn't press "reply" at the end, silly me!

[MrsNails in reply to Maggiechris]

It’s easy done 🤦🏻

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Yes on PC/laptop is does, but not on iPad/iPhone...another HU peculiarity...

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

But even on the laptop it is far more sensitive than it was!

[MrsNails]

The replies are there if you look in your Profile….

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to MrsNails]

They weren't at the time she posted - DL saw them, I didn't, I looked at the profile and they weren't there. Most peculiar - HU having one of its sensitivity paddies I suspect!

[MiniSpec]

One way to overcome this problem is to write your reply in Notepad and save the file as a text file with a reference that will identify who you sent it to. Save it into a 'Replies' folder on your hard drive. Once you've done that, copy and paste your reply into the browser and send it off. That way you always have a copy of what you sent, and to whom, and if you need to use some or all of the text from your reply when replying to someone else, you can always cannibalise the text from your original text file.

[Maggiechris in reply to MiniSpec]

Thanks MiniSpec but don't think I'm tech savvy enough to cope with that! I do remember now to hit the reply button again when I've finished my message.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Maggiechris]

if you’re on iPad/iPhone (and it’s a longish post/reply) you can write up in notes app and then copy/past on to forum.

If it’s just a short reply- remember to hit reply….😊

[Maggiechris in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks DorsetLady. I'm on a laptop but now remember to hit reply again at the end. Seems so obvious now!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Maggiechris]

But sometimes, the forum stutters and doesn't always work... so just make sure the Reply box is blue when you click (occasionally it's greyed out)...and then stay on page until you can see your reply

[Maggiechris in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks DorsetLady, will do.