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Old 02-09-2013, 11:06 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead
I spent over 20-minutes addressing all your questions and was rewarded by losing it all when I hit Submit Reply.
Doncha hate that? If it's the vBulletin forum software timing out your log-in; here's what you must do:

Always put Go Advanced/Submit Reply at the end of a line that goes "Select All, Copy, think 'the first time I trust the forum software and skip that it will bite me', Go Advanced/Submit Reply."

When it does happen again, logging back in in the dialog down the page is better than the log-in box in upper right. Sometimes it will get you back with the text intact.

Sometimes, if vBulletin loses it's footing big time; and can't even open a viable Message window, you need to paste the Clipboard somewhere so you can Copy the URL of the page and just Open a fresh instance to regain control.

Don't ask me how I know all this.

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