There are no entries for the contest yet, but the New Books section of the home page has resumed scrolling somewhat.

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Dirk

If I take too long to write a forum post, the system will log me out. Seems to happen when I leave my browser (Chrome) pointing too long at a specific forum post or forum. For example, I currently have my text cursor in the Post Reply field of this thread (Reviving TNBW). If I were to walk away, it logs me out pretty quickly. It also logs me out pretty quickly if I take too long writing a post like this reply to you. Usually, that's merely a nuisance (if I attempt to post my reply to this thread and the system has already logged me out, it will still post it, after which I have to log back in). This happens a lot.

The problem is greatest if I try to post a new topic and I take too long. Not only won't it save what I wrote, even the browser's back button won't get me back to what I wrote. This bug hits those who write long forum posts hardest since everything you wrote is gone. It happened to at least one new user some months ago that I know of. It also happened to me several times. Naturally, a new user who loses an hour's worth of typing isn't going to be happy.

These days, I usually (though not always) remember to copy the content of my forum post to the clipboard in case I run into this bug.

Okay. I think we have fixed most of the other bugs on the list. I'll check with the developers on this one.

The problem is greatest if I try to post a new topic and I take too long. Not only won't it save what I wrote, even the browser's back button won't get me back to what I wrote. This bug hits those who write long forum posts hardest since everything you wrote is gone. It happened to at least one new user some months ago that I know of. It also happened to me several times. Naturally, a new user who loses an hour's worth of typing isn't going to be happy.

These days, I usually (though not always) remember to copy the content of my forum post to the clipboard in case I run into this bug.

EDIT: For example, it kicked me out while I was writing this reply.

The timeout bug in the forums still exists. Sol, was any attempt made to eliminate that bug, or am I testing the original version with the timeouts?

Sorry for my ignorance, but what’s the timeout problem in the forums?

The timeout bug in the forums still exists. Sol, was any attempt made to eliminate that bug, or am I testing the original version with the timeouts?

Sol, I'm not sure if you saw my previous post. The timeout problem in the forums still exists. Has anything changed with regard to this bug?

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George FLC

Hi Sol.

I noticed/tested most of the fixes you made.
I'm pretty sure the timeout problem in the forums is gone too. I'm just doing a few more timeout test cases.

These changes rock!

Thank you very much.
Dirk

YAY!  Thank you, Sol. I'm so glad to hear everything is going well in your endeavors to spruce up this site. I am really grateful for that, and for Dirk's hard work behind the scenes, too.  You two rock! 

Happy trails,
MJ

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I noticed/tested most of the fixes you made.
I'm pretty sure the timeout problem in the forums is gone too. I'm just doing a few more timeout test cases.

These changes rock!

Thank you very much.
Dirk

Just so there's no confusion, the original list of bugs is higher up in the thread. There are six in total. Marilyn only quoted the two most famous ones.

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Dirk

Following are the bugs extracted from our Bugs & Maintenance Requests thread that ought to be fixed before the next influx of trial users (preferably before the start of the contests):
1. Label changes on the Quickee interface to prevent new users from leaving themselves quickees that then, naturally, never get answered. See bottom of page 1 of the Bugs & Maintenance Requests thread for details/solution.
2. Label changes needed to prevent users from accidentally creating new books when they intended to add a chapter to an existing book; see my post timestamped 2024-05-19 03:24:56 on page 2 of the Bugs & Maintenance thread for details and the suggested solution (ignore the discussion about this problem that followed the post)

Okay, we'll work on these fixes next. We have adjusted the credit ratio, changed the trial period to 2 weeks, and increased the points a new members gets to 20 points. I'm going to launch a new contest on Friday.

Sol

Dagny, when you have a few moments, could I ask you to have a look at the sticky thread I'm maintaining in Premium and in Writing Tips/Site Help entitled "How to Get the Most Reviews of Your Writing"? Is there anything you'd like to see added or changed as it relates to poetry?

Dirk--

Too bad Michael Jackson left, you could've asked him about poetry. I write free verse for fun. Anyway, I'm the wrong person to ask. With all my work, I put it out there with the attitude if they read it, fine, if not, that's okay, too. I was never a fan of a lot of reviews. You get ten reviews, two of them are going to say the same thing, four of them are going to disagree with each other, and if you're lucky you'll get four reviews you can use.

The only suggestion I have for new members on how to get the most reviews of their writing is the same one I got when I joined: Post, read and review.