Option 2
Option 2
The thread don't default to 'last page' but to 'first page'.
Yes; that is on the list of things to fix.
Peter - It's just possible that my postings took the thread onto a new page and when I went back in I didn't select 'last page' thus not seeing my posting and panicking for wont of a better word.
The thread don't default to 'last page' but to 'first page'.
I will monitor my stupidity!!!
It wasn't the back button as on #17, 18, 19, as I used 'home' on those occasions.
WarleyAir - I can't explain what happened, but in any website text entry / "submit"-button scenario one needs to be a little careful using the Back button after pressing Submit.
What happens - on any website offering a text entry e.g. a forum - if you enter some text into the box and press Submit, the post is submitted allright (unless something else is broken, but that would be a separate issue). But if you then press the Back button, the browser takes you back to the context you had on the screen before you pressed Submit. You will see the text entry box with your text in it. Now if you press Submit again, you will make a duplicate post.
It's an irritating feature of the way the internet (and particularly the "client web browser" system) works. One of many 
There are various things the server can do to trap these scenarios but most of them will have undesirable side effects. One thing we could do is check if the last post is exactly the same as the previous one (a number of other sites do that).
I hope I have understood the issue correctly.
That said, I do think there may be something going on because I had a similar issue doing something else.
Browser Back buttons are supposed to have a highly specifically defined behaviour (for obvious reasons to do with placing orders in online shops, submitting credit card details, etc; the browser has to resubmit the form data but you don't want duplicate orders) and maybe that is something to do with it. What browser (and version number) are you using?
Well, those two posts have disappeared again!!!
Bet when I 'submit' this they was show-up again
Yes, they now show - bet when I come out they will all disappear again.
Some sort of 'time delay' for editing??!! - I don't think so.
Still funny.
I posted here at 9 Nov 1200:41>
Ah, having posted (#17) my once missing post has showed up at #16 - funny
I posted here at 9 Nov 1200:41. After clicking 'Submit' the post was accepted in the thread (I saw it). However I think I then used the browser back button (Firefox) to continue - the subject post has now disappeared.
Looking at 'Threads I Posted To' (prior to this which is my second posting in this thread) it indicates that 'I posted' - I guess at approx. #16.
When this happened on posting in a different thread it caused me to 'post again'. The first post subsequently showed-up and Peter H removed the 'double post'.
Option 2 - sure that's the method adopted by the ukga website. Works well and I also don't see the need for ultra secrecy.
Option 1 or 2, please.
Ultra Long Hauler
