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Topic # 85362 17-Jun-2011 18:26
I have composed a reply to a forum thread I started. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=39&topicid=85200 After posting the reply, I am directed to a forum page with the following "By posting in this forum users agree to our forum usage guidelines (FUG). Moderators and administrators may edit posts that do not respect these policies. Please report ISP/telco faults using our Geekzone Fault Report page. " The post has a couple of URLs on it, but iv'r posted urls before. My reply is not posted. there is no error message. Am I breaking some forum rule? Regards

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Reply # 482309 17-Jun-2011 18:31
Strange. I tried several times and it wouldn't post the update but by not quoting the previous post It has worked? By not quoting the previous post It only has one URL. I have posted before with multiple URLs to screendump jpegs on a file host? Any ideas anyone? Regards Allen.

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Reply # 482315 17-Jun-2011 18:44
There must be an error message. Perhaps the quote and /quote tags are not paired correctly? Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs

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Reply # 482367 17-Jun-2011 20:59
I have had the same experience in the past. Essentially, the problem is the actual error message is in bold text and appears with a grey background - but below that is a large message in large print which has a large headline and mentions the forum usage guidelines. The eye is naturally drawn to the large message below and tends to miss the small text above. I was stumped the first couple of times, and believe it or not, it still gets me every now and again... [Edited several times to get it right : )]

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Reply # 482369 17-Jun-2011 21:03
Thanks. didn't see any error message, only the forum usage guideline bit. Got my message posted in the end. Regards Allen.

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Reply # 482381 17-Jun-2011 21:55
AllenG: The post has a couple of URLs on it, but iv'r posted urls before. If it happens again take a screenshot, it'll help freitasm diagnose the issue. Custom software development \| Mt Eden Cafe \| Gardening Blog \| Gardening.co.nz

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Reply # 482400 17-Jun-2011 22:59
Here it is below. I deliberately left a quote off. I see it now, but it's easy to miss the small message. Should be more prominent. Other forums I have used just post any erroneous formatting as text. Its pretty obvious when the post is submitted or previewed that there is something amiss. Full Res Image: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/imagessubs/eed30e998755665191efc218101b166d.jpg Spot the error message! Regards Allen.

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Reply # 482448 18-Jun-2011 09:42
Yes, we can let erroneous tags and have posts that look like crap. Because the number of posts I see around that the user won't bother going back to fix things is not small, I tell you. Less work for us here. Mauricio Freitas (Geekzone Admin, Devil's Advocate, my blog, technology disclosure, my tweets, Web Performance Optimization) Geekzone Price comparison \| Amazon Kindle order page \| How to get the best out of Geekzone \| New Zealand IT Jobs \| Geekzone News \| Jinglebugs