problem with posting

Category: Zone BBS Q&A

Post 1 by dream lady (move over school!) on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007 7:25:08

hi. I have a problem posting, and I don't know what's going on. I've written the site explaining my problem, but I haven't gotten a response.
I can go on the boards and post short posts. But when I try to write an essay, or tell a story (etc), I can try to post, and I'm automatically logged out. An error message appears and says I'm not authorized to post. So I go back, log on, and my post completely disappears. I don't know what to do about this problem. Maybe I'm needing to read instructions somewhere, but when i first got on, I could post fine. Sure need your advice. Thanks

Post 2 by Liz (The Original) on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007 7:30:53

How long are the posts you're making when you get logged out? You only have an 8,000 character limit, so perhaps you're exceeding that.

Post 3 by nikos (English words from a Greek thinking brain) on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007 7:31:05

Hi.
The problem is that if you don't refresh the page for long time it loggs you out.
I would suggest when you want to post something long to write it first in microsoft word or notepad. Then you can press control+A to sellect all and control+C for copy. Logg on to the zone and in the edit area where you would type your post press control+V to paste it. This way you won't have to write something twice.

Post 4 by dream lady (move over school!) on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007 9:45:22

Thanks for the input. I'm not exceeding the 8,000 caracters. I think I'll try to do what Nicos says. I'll see what happens.

Post 5 by Chris N (I just keep on posting!) on Tuesday, 20-Feb-2007 15:30:12

What Nicos says is correct. It's taking you more than 5 minutes to write your post, so you're logged out. People who are logged out can view the boards but can't post.