[Murph]

Finished a rather long post in the BTB section, so I clicked "Preview Post" to make sure everything looked good. However, the textbox below it is now empty, and when I select "Submit reply" I get told "the message you have entered is too short". Does this mean I'll have to compose the post all over again?

 

[MOX]

I don't preview my posts, but I know the site is a bit dodge for things like that. Plenty of times I have hit Submit Post and I get the Database Error screen.

In that circumstance I hit the back button and hope it takes me back to the posting screen with my post in tact. Usually that works, the posting screen comes back with my post still there waiting to be posted. Then I block it up and copy it and submit again. If the Database Error keeps happening then I have my post copied and ready to be pasted when the site decides to start working again, not usually longer than a minute at most.

I have learned to copy my long-arse posts before submitting though, just in case. Then if anything fucks up, you can just go back into the thread, reply, and paste everything you wrote before.

Chalk this one off to experience and write the post again, though do check the thread first and make sure it hasn't posted anyway despite the Database Error. That can lead to double posts.

 

[Arya Dark]

Finished a rather long post in the BTB section, so I clicked "Preview Post" to make sure everything looked good. However, the textbox below it is now empty, and when I select "Submit reply" I get told "the message you have entered is too short". Does this mean I'll have to compose the post all over again?

That's strange. I have never had this happen before I I preview alot of posts. I'm really at a loss to even suggest what might have happened there.

In the future please copy any very long post you are about to submit just in case this type of thing happens again.

 

[Oxidamus]

Depending on which browser you use, if you press back to go to the previous page, your text may still be there. I use Chrome and it works that way for me.