Why do posts disappear?
 

Admin, I have a question. Why is it that sometimes when I post and go back to the thread later, my post is not there? I've seen others comment in some of the threads that they had posted earlier and their post does not show up, so I know I'm not the only one with the problem.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thank you!!! Still love this site!!

I had this same problem the other day! My posts would only show up (along with a few others) if I hit refresh. But, then when I came back again they were gone and I had to hit refresh again! I was blaming it on my crazy computer!

I noticed that once a few days ago. I posted and when I looked at it later it wasn't there but I noticed the next day that it was there. I have no idea why!!!

How interesting! Hopefully threads won't start disappearing too! LOL

But really, I hope this gets solved soon. That would be pretty frustrating.

I noticed it too, but I blamed it on my CRS, and figured I just forgot to hit "submit."

Hopefully Admin will have some insite. Taking a while for them to answer, perhaps they are researching the problem.

We do not delete posts or threads, unless they break 4WomenTalk rules, and we have not deleted any posts lately...

The below explanation MAY explain what could be happening for some members.

If a thread is very popular, it can be that the posts get posted out of order initially. It's a bit hard to explain, but say, the last post was at 10am and it was post #1. Now, if you left the window open, and then posted at 10:15am, your post (on your screen) would show up right under the last post at 10am, as post #2. This is how the forum software works.

However, if someone else posted between 10am and 10:15am, say, at 10:05am, then their post would actually be post #2, and the post #2 on your screen would get bumped down to post #3, which is how it should be. However, unless you refresh the screen, or come to the thread later, you would NOT see the real post #2, from 10:05am.

However, that wouldn't explain why posts apparently get deleted. If you are writing a long post, just to be safe, we suggest you write it in a Word document or a text file, then copy the post over to 4WT and then post it, just in case you lose it. There really shouldn't be any "lost" posts, unless your Internet connection died or something while you posted. We would suggest that after you make a post, to refresh the page to see if it is indeed there. If after you refresh the page and your post is still there, it shouldn't ever get "lost".

Uh oh! That means my CRS is getting worse!

Thanks - that was such a clear explanation!

Yes, thank you, Admin. I'll try what you suggest and see if it helps!!!