Posting problem

Frequently when I post a reply the only thing that shows up is the quoted post. Then I have to go to edit and retype the whole post. Am I doin something wrong? What could be causing this?

(Oct 5, 2014 08:08 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Frequently when I post a reply the only thing that shows up is the quoted post. Then I have to go to edit and retype the whole post. Am I doin something wrong? What could be causing this?

Wish I had clicked reply when I first saw that to see if the message was actually there but made hidden by spurious code tags or something. But I thought it might be a problem on my end because I hadn't turned javascript back on (still using that JS-kill switch when I zip over to problem sites for a few minutes and back).

(Oct 5, 2014 08:40 PM)C C Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 08:08 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Frequently when I post a reply the only thing that shows up is the quoted post. Then I have to go to edit and retype the whole post. Am I doin something wrong? What could be causing this?

Wish I had clicked reply when I first saw that to see if the message was actually there but made hidden by spurious code tags or something. But I thought it might be a problem on my end because I hadn't turned javascript back on (still using that JS-kill switch when I zip over to problem sites for a few minutes and back).

Testing now to see if it happens again..

Yes..it happened again. Where do I go to check for Java? I don't know if I even have that program.

(Oct 5, 2014 08:49 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Yes..it happened again. Where do I go to check for Java? I don't know if I even have that program.

If you've never tinkered with your browser settings, then it should be on by default. Javascript shouldn't really be the culprit, since as aforementioned I absent-mindedly post with it off sometimes (without that happening). I just jumped to that conclusion without thinking when I saw one of your missing messages (as a problem on my side rather than yours).

(Oct 5, 2014 09:17 PM)C C Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 08:49 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: Yes..it happened again. Where do I go to check for Java? I don't know if I even have that program.

If you've never tinkered with your browser settings, then it should be on by default. Javascript shouldn't really be the culprit, since as aforementioned I absent-mindedly post with it off sometimes (without that happening). I just jumped to that conclusion without thinking when I saw one of your missing messages (as a problem on my side rather than yours).

I'll try to debug any problems if they are server side.  I'm not entirely sure what could cause a problem, the software used does use Javascript to handle the editor box for replying to threads and also the quotations, so I'll have to work out how to replicate the problem.

What browser are you using MR?

Actually might not be your browser, the site does attempt to use "Cloudflare" (or at least it was set so at one point), so it's possible that it causing certain browsers to not trust any IP changes.  I'll have to investigate further however to see if that is the case.

Incidentally Cloudflare just attempts to cache certain files that are regularly used like the Javascript ones etc, so it's suppose to reduce server loads.

Edit:
I've just switch Cloudflare to development mode, so within the next 10-15 minutes it should react as it would without Cloudflare on, see if there is any difference.

(Oct 5, 2014 09:28 PM)stryder Wrote: Actually might not be your browser, the site does attempt to use "Cloudflare" (or at least it was set so at one point), so it's possible that it causing certain browsers to not trust any IP changes.  I'll have to investigate further however to see if that is the case.

Incidentally Cloudflare just attempts to cache certain files that are regularly used like the Javascript ones etc, so it's suppose to reduce server loads.

Edit:
I've just switch Cloudflare to development mode, so within the next 10-15 minutes it should react as it would without Cloudflare on, see if there is any difference.

I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..

No..still didn't appear.

(Oct 5, 2014 10:45 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..

No..still didn't appear.

Perhaps I understood your problem wrong.

Are you suggesting that while you attempt to reply to a post, you have a reply quote in the editor, you add to it and then post it, however when it appears in the forum only the quote shows and nothing you've written so you have to edit the post to put what you originally typed in there?

If that's the case then it's likely not Cloudflare. In fact it sounds like a really weird bug. I don't really know what would cause that problem. It doesn't mean I won't stop trying to work out the problem, just a little stumped.

I'd suggest (if you are willing) to try another browser to see if the effect occurs in a different browser to, the main alternatives currently are Firefox and Chrome

(Oct 5, 2014 11:39 PM)stryder Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 10:45 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..
No..still didn't appear.

Quote:Perhaps I understood your problem wrong.
Are you suggesting that while you attempt to reply to a post, you have a reply quote in the editor, you add to it and then post it, however when it appears in the forum only the quote shows and nothing you've written so you have to edit the post to put what you originally typed in there?
If that's the case then it's likely not Cloudflare. In fact it sounds like a really weird bug. I don't really know what would cause that problem. It doesn't mean I won't stop trying to work out the problem, just a little stumped.
I'd suggest (if you are willing) to try another browser to see if the effect occurs in a different browser to, the main alternatives currently are Firefox and Chrome

Yes that is the problem. Let me try again..

I thought putting

Quote: around the quoted text might fix it like it was mistaking the quoted text for my response. But no that didn't fix it. So which is better? Firefox or Chrome?

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(Oct 5, 2014 11:42 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 11:39 PM)stryder Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 10:45 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..
No..still didn't appear.

Quote:Perhaps I understood your problem wrong.
Are you suggesting that while you attempt to reply to a post, you have a reply quote in the editor, you add to it and then post it, however when it appears in the forum only the quote shows and nothing you've written so you have to edit the post to put what you originally typed in there?
If that's the case then it's likely not Cloudflare. In fact it sounds like a really weird bug. I don't really know what would cause that problem. It doesn't mean I won't stop trying to work out the problem, just a little stumped.
I'd suggest (if you are willing) to try another browser to see if the effect occurs in a different browser to, the main alternatives currently are Firefox and Chrome

Yes that is the problem. Let me try again..

I thought putting

Quote: around the quoted text might fix it like it was mistaking the quoted text for my response. But no that didn't fix it. So which is better? Firefox or Chrome?

Testing again...

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(Oct 5, 2014 11:42 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 11:39 PM)stryder Wrote:

(Oct 5, 2014 10:45 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..
No..still didn't appear.

Quote:Perhaps I understood your problem wrong.
Are you suggesting that while you attempt to reply to a post, you have a reply quote in the editor, you add to it and then post it, however when it appears in the forum only the quote shows and nothing you've written so you have to edit the post to put what you originally typed in there?
If that's the case then it's likely not Cloudflare. In fact it sounds like a really weird bug. I don't really know what would cause that problem. It doesn't mean I won't stop trying to work out the problem, just a little stumped.
I'd suggest (if you are willing) to try another browser to see if the effect occurs in a different browser to, the main alternatives currently are Firefox and Chrome

Yes that is the problem. Let me try again..

I thought putting

Quote: around the quoted text might fix it like it was mistaking the quoted text for my response. But no that didn't fix it. So which is better? Firefox or Chrome?

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I use internet explorer. Here's my test reply..
No..still didn't appear.

Quote:Perhaps I understood your problem wrong.
Are you suggesting that while you attempt to reply to a post, you have a reply quote in the editor, you add to it and then post it, however when it appears in the forum only the quote shows and nothing you've written so you have to edit the post to put what you originally typed in there?
If that's the case then it's likely not Cloudflare. In fact it sounds like a really weird bug. I don't really know what would cause that problem. It doesn't mean I won't stop trying to work out the problem, just a little stumped.
I'd suggest (if you are willing) to try another browser to see if the effect occurs in a different browser to, the main alternatives currently are Firefox and Chrome

Yes that is the problem. Let me try again..

I thought putting

Quote: around the quoted text might fix it like it was mistaking the quoted text for my response. But no that didn't fix it. So which is better? Firefox or Chrome?

Testing again...

Hey it works now. I just installed Chrome so evidently it WAS my brower.

I'm trying another setting at my end, if the forum goes down (500 error) that will be me but only temporarily.