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William Olson
Master Film Handler

Posts: 287
From: Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2010

posted March 16, 2018 08:15 AM

I try to post comments and get a notice about "flood protection". I follow the instructions and lose my post. Why? (I'll be surprised if this posts.)

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 16, 2018 08:26 AM

Hi William its worth copying before you post it just in case.

Sure you know, right click, then click on copy.

And so on.

It can be a little awkward on here sometimes.

Best Mark.

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 16, 2018 09:00 AM

William,

As I understand it, Flood Protection limits a member from posting within 30 seconds of their last post. You would have to type pretty quickly to get that notice! Please let me know if this is not the case.

Doug

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 16, 2018 09:09 AM

Hi Doug I think a lot of us get it straight off.

More some weeks than others.

Best Mark.

Wow its just done it to me now after the one tap.

Luckily my post was still there after hitting back.

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 16, 2018 09:17 AM

William & Mark,

Thanks. I'll inquire about it.

Doug

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted March 16, 2018 09:19 AM

Hi Doug, well its not such a big issue though.

Best Mark.

I really like the layout of the forum as it is.

Not as keen on the latest 16mmfilmtalk one really.

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1482
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2009

posted March 16, 2018 07:22 PM

I've gotten it too and if you read the instructions that appear when this happens hitting the back button will erase your post but waiting 30 seconds and hitting the refresh button will allow your post to appear. [Smile]

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William Olson
Master Film Handler

Posts: 287
From: Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2010

posted March 16, 2018 08:04 PM

Doug, I post now and then and never one right after another.

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted March 19, 2018 11:32 AM

Though I highly appreciate this forum, I must confess that I have been the vitim of this flood protection as well, and strangely enough, it's always on posts that take me awhile to type.

However, I have gotten past this annoyance by, before I actually post my comments, doing a "Ctrl + C" and then click "add reply"

[Smile]

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 19, 2018 11:41 AM

When I do a post of any real complexity here I usually type it into Word first and then copy it over into the Forum.

This isn't because of Flood Protection, even if it helps. It's just I am pretty picky about what I write and if I dump it in here raw then the people reading it will get to see it evolve while I decide whether I should use a ":" or just start a new sentence or if it should be "while" or "since".

-nobody should have to see that!

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