Why do I keep getting an error message?

[MIKES3]

Yes, I am fully aware this is the wrong section. However, it''s quite irritating when you write soemthing nice and long and ge this. I''m trying to copy & paste an image I uploaded from Photobucket.

Error Message
Unspecified error. Please report this error to the webmaster of this board. Thank you.
If you want more information about this error or would like to report this error to the administrator of this bulletin board, please contact the webmaster of this web site. We appologize for any inconvenience this might''ve caused you.


WHY??

 

[MIKES3]

TTT... thanks for moving this. I missed this section

 

[Ali]

Date: 4/15/2009 3:18:44 PM
Author:MIKES3
Yes, I am fully aware this is the wrong section. However, it''s quite irritating when you write soemthing nice and long and ge this. I''m trying to copy & paste an image I uploaded from Photobucket.

Error Message
Unspecified error. Please report this error to the webmaster of this board. Thank you.

If you want more information about this error or would like to report this error to the administrator of this bulletin board, please contact the webmaster of this web site. We appologize for any inconvenience this might''ve caused you.


WHY??

Any time you get an error message, please contact us.
If we know what the error is, we can explain it. If not, we can look into it to see if the forums are being affected in some way.
We can always be contact via the "Report Concern" button under any post. Also, keep in mind, it is important to have your email address up to date in your personal profile section so that we may contact you.

In this case, your error was due to an invalid link. Per the policies:

To reduce the number of broken links and keep the forum clean, photo hosting sites (Photobucket, Imageshack, Flickr, etc.) and personal web pages are not allowed to be linked on Pricescope. Please upload your images directly to Pricescope.


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[MIKES3]

Thank you for the quick reply. I really appreciate it

 

[musey]

I get it all the time. I haven''t bothered to mention it to admins because it usually fixes itself on the second try, but in the future I will report it since Ali suggests to.

 

[beach]

I have learned to copy my long messages just in case This error comes up every once in awhile

 

[kama_s]

Happens to me very frequently as well actually. I''ve made it a point to copy my message before clicking on submit. And ironically, it almost always happens on that odd message I forgot to copy before posting

 

[Ali]

Date: 4/15/2009 3:31:02 PM
Author: MIKES3
Thank you for the quick reply. I really appreciate it

You''re welcome. If you ever have any trouble, just contact us.


As noted by other members, there are times when a message gets ''eaten'' by some wicked cybermonster. This occaisional deadlock happens when more than one person is posting at the exact same time. It is frustrating to lose a post, but our goal is to have it only a very rare occurance. Usually a repost will correct the problem. If a certain post is lost more than once, we need to know about it. We can''t help the lost deadlocks, so copy if you have something long! But for other errors, we can usually find a solution.

Happy posting!

 

[kama_s]

Date: 4/15/2009 3:48:00 PM
Author: Ali

This occaisional deadlock happens when more than one person is posting at the exact same time.

That''s what I thought. Thanks for clarifying, Ali!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Ladies, if you click "retry" or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

 

[kama_s]

Date: 4/15/2009 4:14:04 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Ladies, if you click ''retry'' or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

Sadly, that doesn''t happen for me. When I click on retry or press the back button, I get a clean fresh slate.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Hmmm... Maybe because of your cookie settings?

 

[MIKES3]

Yeah, I got to excited finding this forum and I just started typing. Normally I'm really good at the copy & paste, but it slipped my mind today

 

[meresal]

Date: 4/15/2009 4:14:04 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Ladies, if you click ''retry'' or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

This doesn''t work for me either. Anytime I click back it takes me to an empty post form box. I now copy EVERY single post I have that is over 2 lines of type before submitting.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Looooove the new avatar Mer!

 

[meresal]

Date: 4/15/2009 4:47:51 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Looooove the new avatar Mer!

Thank you!! I thought it was about time... FI was starting to get a big head between the engagment pics AND being in my AV

 

[bee*]

Date: 4/15/2009 4:00:32 PM
Author: kama_s

Date: 4/15/2009 3:48:00 PM

Author: Ali


This occaisional deadlock happens when more than one person is posting at the exact same time.

That''s what I thought. Thanks for clarifying, Ali!

ahh that makes sense! Thanks for explaining!

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 4/15/2009 4:14:04 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Ladies, if you click ''retry'' or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

Are you on a mac? This works for me on my mac but not on my work PC.

 

[Shoopy]

Date: 4/15/2009 5:27:43 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 4/15/2009 4:14:04 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Ladies, if you click ''retry'' or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

Are you on a mac? This works for me on my mac but not on my work PC.

Yeah that doesn''t work on my PC either.

I''ve had those error messages all day today. PS had 5 of my posts for lunch today

I don''t bother reporting but will next time!

 

[beach]

Date: 4/15/2009 5:27:43 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 4/15/2009 4:14:04 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Ladies, if you click ''retry'' or the back button on your browser you can access the pre-eaten msg, copy it and then paste it into a new reply/post. Clicking retry will not let you physically resubmit your prior post, but you can at least access the content.

Are you on a mac? This works for me on my mac but not on my work PC.

Does not work. I have tried that many times on my PC

 

[Ali]

Explorer wipes messages away once you lose them. If you don''t want to copy, you can use Firefox browser instead of Explorer. In Firefox, you don''t lose the post if it happens to error. There are some other minor differences in the two browsers but if the fear of losing a post is at the top of your list, you may want to use Firefox.

 

[neatfreak]

Date: 4/15/2009 6:04:46 PM
Author: Ali
Explorer wipes messages away once you lose them. If you don''t want to copy, you can use Firefox browser instead of Explorer. In Firefox, you don''t lose the post if it happens to error. There are some other minor differences in the two browsers but if the fear of losing a post is at the top of your list, you may want to use Firefox.

And Apple''s Safari must be the same as firefox which is why it works on my mac. Thanks Ali!