Lost All Post Progress

[Dugym]

I spent a long time working on this character sheet for @commanderproton's roleplay LIBRIS, and then I pressed post to learn that it logged me out. I logged back in and the character was all gone. This is very infuriating.


So is there any way to get my post back?


And regardless of the answer to the above question, RpN should add a warning that pops up every so often saying something like: "You're going to be logged out in [number] minutes, please save any posts you have."


Also, considering that this is a roleplay site, and people spend long amounts of time on one page writing a character/post, the account timeout should happen much, much later.

 

[StoneWolf18]

As far as I know, there isn't a way to get the post back (there used to be a draft system in place but that went with the update) so I strongly suggest writing up your posts or CS' in Google docs, Microsoft word, or any preferred word processor to prevent these types of unfortunate events. It's happen to me before, I know, it sucks ass.


As for the timer I'm not all that sure...I haven't been logged due to time before (or not recently anyway) so it might be your browser. (Clearing cache and what not every so often or somethin'.)

 

[Lady Warlock]

I personally never ever write up a post here on site unless it's an OOC post or another conversational post. I use google docs. It automatically saves literally EVERYTHING. Using google docs, I have never lost a single piece of content. I highly recommend it. 

 

[Bacon is fluffy]

As far as I know, there isn't a way to get the post back (there used to be a draft system in place but that went with the update) so I strongly suggest writing up your posts or CS' in Google docs, Microsoft word, or any preferred word processor to prevent these types of unfortunate events. It's happen to me before, I know, it sucks ass.


As for the timer I'm not all that sure...I haven't been logged due to time before (or not recently anyway) so it might be your browser. (Clearing cache and what not every so often or somethin'.)

There's a semi draft kind of thingy. As long as you don't shut your machine off and don't hit send. You can come back later to a specific post in a specific section and continue.

 

[Lady Warlock]

There's a semi draft kind of thingy. As long as you don't shut your machine off and don't hit send. You can come back later to a specific post in a specific section and continue.

In my experience, this hardly ever works. 

 

[Bacon is fluffy]

In my experience, this hardly ever works. 

Well yea,but that's just for not important posts. I still paste to notepad.  

 

[Cold Ramen Noodles]

My unfinished posts always save on my laptop even if I shut it off. I wonder why.

 

[commanderproton]

I think your device and device settings make a difference.  


I feel your pain, Ri!  I've been there.  *consoling hug*

 

[Dugym]

As for the timer I'm not all that sure...I haven't been logged due to time before (or not recently anyway) so it might be your browser. (Clearing cache and what not every so often or somethin'.)

How would this effect the timer?

 

[StoneWolf18]

How would this effect the timer?

In essence, there is no timer. But once your browser clears your cookies and other such bits of data stored by the website, it logs you out because it was stored there. That make sense? I feel like I'm explaining it poorly. 

 

[Dugym]

In essence, there is no timer. But once your browser clears your cookies and other such bits of data stored by the website, it logs you out because it was stored there. That make sense? I feel like I'm explaining it poorly. 

Oh, yeah. I clear my cache often but never while I'm writing posts.

 

[Kaerri]

In essence, there is no timer. But once your browser clears your cookies and other such bits of data stored by the website, it logs you out because it was stored there. That make sense? I feel like I'm explaining it poorly. 

I think this might have been the issue.  I know of no timer used by RpN, nor have I ever experienced being logged out by one.  I do know that staying logged in is dependent on cookies, so that would be my guess.

 

[Dugym]

I think this might have been the issue.  I know of no timer used by RpN, nor have I ever experienced being logged out by one.  I do know that staying logged in is dependent on cookies, so that would be my guess.

I don't clear my cache or cookies while I'm making a post though.

 

[Kaerri]

I don't clear my cache or cookies while I'm making a post though.

Maybe you should check your browser settings then.  Possibly it cleared them for you.

 

[Dugym]

Maybe you should check your browser settings then.  Possibly it cleared them for you.

I can't find anything. I'm using Opera - where should I look? 

 

[Cold Ramen Noodles]

http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/cache.html

 

[Dugym]

http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/cache.html

I use a Mac. I tried following that but this wasn't in Preferences.

 

[Cold Ramen Noodles]

http://help.opera.com/Mac/12.10/en/cache.html


Does this one work? I'm just googling it. I don't use Opera, but possibly a simple google and scoping around a few sites might help. 

 

[Dugym]

http://help.opera.com/Mac/12.10/en/cache.html


Does this one work? I'm just googling it. I don't use Opera, but possibly a simple google and scoping around a few sights might help. 

It's saying basically the same as the other.


Preferences > Advanced > Cache


Nothing about 'Cache' or 'Cookies' is anywhere when I turn on the Advanced Settings of all the tabs in Preferences.

 

[Cold Ramen Noodles]

Hm. That one says that it's for Mac. Though you'll know more than I do given that I don't use Opera. I know the struggle when you try to figure something out for your browser.  That one was the best site that I could find, though. Hopefully someone who uses Opera sees this.

 

[Necessity4Fun]

I use Opera, but I gotta say I never ever had the browser log me off by itself or anything like that : O


I did lost posts before, but it was either the RPN server crashing (or maintenance), or internet problems >.>


If it really was the cache, I don't think it was Opera itself, but possibly you could have a cleaner program running in the background, doing wipe outs after a while...


Sorry that I'm just rambling possibilities here, but I have no idea of what could have caused your problem >.<


I don't have a mac tho, so IDK how macs work with cache and cleaning...

 

[The Mechanist]

Should've kept the draft system, same thing happened to my girlfriend and she got so mad she dropped the roleplay merely because she didn't feel like rewriting it. She spent two hours on it, though the owner of the roleplay shouldn't have had so many damn things to fill out on the CS

 

[Minako]

Oh man! I'm so sorry! Yeah, it's happened to me before as well! I usually take my CS to the Workshop and save the drafts and edit them constantly until they're ready to post ^^:; 

 

[The Dark Wizard]

Should've kept the draft system, same thing happened to my girlfriend and she got so mad she dropped the roleplay merely because she didn't feel like rewriting it. She spent two hours on it, though the owner of the roleplay shouldn't have had so many damn things to fill out on the CS

The draft system is in place. Its always saving based on your browser, just like the last editor did. If its not there, its because something is wrong with your browser's caching. 


I have backed, deleted, closed and even purposely crashed my browser and as long as I return to the same location where I was typing, the content is there.

 

[Chordling]

For those of you relying on the draft saving system on the site, I would also suggest copying your work onto a separate word processor like Google Docs or Microsoft Word.  As you have experienced, sometimes the draft system is not very reliable.  Always back up and save your work.