Redheadedstepchild
25th March 2008, 02:38 AM
I saw this somewhere else. It may work for you until the tech issues are fixed:
I've discovered a way to beat the bugs, most of the time.
1. Make a post by simply typing "X" in the message box and hit "Send Reply"
2. Edit the post, which almost always (though it's not foolproof) is posted properly.
3. If you want to quote someone, hit the "Post Quote" button, copy the quote, then hit the "back browser" button.
4. Click on the "Post Quote" button at the top of the thread and type only your original content (reply to the quote, snappy comeback, or whatever) and hit "Send Reply"
5. Once the post is in the thread, edit it's content. Paste the quote in, any images you want to include, etc.
The key appears to be posting as little content as possible. The servers somehow got "dumb" after they were reprogrammed Saturday, and it doesn't take much content in a post to confuse them at all. Sometimes a lengthy (and I'm talking more than a few words being "lengthy") post will be placed properly, but using the "X" method seems to beat the bugs more often than not.
I've discovered a way to beat the bugs, most of the time.
1. Make a post by simply typing "X" in the message box and hit "Send Reply"
2. Edit the post, which almost always (though it's not foolproof) is posted properly.
3. If you want to quote someone, hit the "Post Quote" button, copy the quote, then hit the "back browser" button.
4. Click on the "Post Quote" button at the top of the thread and type only your original content (reply to the quote, snappy comeback, or whatever) and hit "Send Reply"
5. Once the post is in the thread, edit it's content. Paste the quote in, any images you want to include, etc.
The key appears to be posting as little content as possible. The servers somehow got "dumb" after they were reprogrammed Saturday, and it doesn't take much content in a post to confuse them at all. Sometimes a lengthy (and I'm talking more than a few words being "lengthy") post will be placed properly, but using the "X" method seems to beat the bugs more often than not.