Token expired and killed my post. Bad Token! - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

orange4boy · 01-23-2010, 01:56 PM

This one drives me crazy. I start a post and finish it the next day, post it and it gets eaten by the expired token. I have been trying to remember to copy the post to the clipboard before I post but I'm not the most rememberful person around. today I lost an hour of work to the evil token

Any way to fix this so when you go back your work is still there? (short of me buying $29.95 memory tapes and a set of jinsu knives)

cfg83 · 01-23-2010, 02:34 PM

orange4boy -

I assume you are using the "Remember" option when you login, but it still kicks you out at midnight? Interesting. I don't remember posting between days, but I am sure I have.

Sometimes when I am doing a long post, I copy/paste to Notepad to compose it. That way I don't lose it later. Maybe not a good solution, but at least a workaround.

CarloSW2

luvit · 01-23-2010, 02:50 PM

been there done that. i've not experienced it, that i can remember, since i use the remember me at log-in.

orange4boy · 01-23-2010, 04:30 PM

I'm set for auto login and remember me but it still does it.

I guess I will have to start a mantra: Copy before post...copy before post...copy before post...

RobertSmalls · 01-23-2010, 06:35 PM

I use, and love, Firefox version 3.5.2.

Expired token? Hit the Back button, and there's all your text. You can also use Ctrl-Z to undo thing that happen in a text entry box.

Closed a tab and later wished you hadn't? Look under Recently Closed Tabs for the most recent ten tabs.

cfg83 · 01-23-2010, 06:58 PM

RobertSmalls -

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertSmalls

I use, and love, Firefox version 3.5.2.

Expired token? Hit the Back button, and there's all your text. You can also use Ctrl-Z to undo thing that happen in a text entry box.

Closed a tab and later wished you hadn't? Look under Recently Closed Tabs for the most recent ten tabs.

Thanks for mentioning this. I forgot to ask.

orange4boy -

What browser/version are you using?

CarloSW2

Christ · 01-23-2010, 06:59 PM

I'm not sure which version of FF I have, but usually if I get a post eaten, the text isn't there when I go back. Of course, I often use quick reply boxes because I don't normally need to compose long posts.

One thing I do before posting is hit "CTRL+A", then "CTRL+C" in a single motion before clicking "Post Quick Reply".

A is "Select All"
C is "Copy"

If it eats your posts, you just click in the quick reply box and hit "CTRL+V" - paste.

These are standard keyboard short cuts, almost all programs use them.

alohaspirit · 01-26-2010, 03:24 AM

ctrl+c is my friend too

expired posts are fail

i pwn them now

NeilBlanchard · 01-26-2010, 09:04 AM

This has happened to me as well -- but I think I may have a way to avoid it: open another tab, open to EM Forum, click Recent Posts, and then turn on Reload Every -- an addon that can reload a page at regular intervals.

Christ · 01-26-2010, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

This has happened to me as well -- but I think I may have a way to avoid it: open another tab, open to EM Forum, click Recent Posts, and then turn on Reload Every -- an addon that can reload a page at regular intervals.

Ben (SVOBoy) yelled at me for that... it taxes the supercomputer that they've got the site running on.

I have a picture of it somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.