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Not getting new post in thread warning.

Posted by Evil Empryss
Evil Empryss
member, 1233 posts
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Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 02:39
  • msg #1

Not getting new post in thread warning

I could have sworn that all the threads in a game would alert you if someone posted in the thread while you were typing.  Lately I've been finding that I post and go back into the thread only to find someone posted while I was writing my own post.  I get it sometimes, but not every time.  Am I misremembering or did a setting change?
This message was last edited by the user at 02:39, Thu 20 Nov 2014.
Merevel
member, 859 posts
Gaming :-)
Very unlucky
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 02:44
  • msg #2

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Usually it tells you if a message was posted when you click post. I have never seen it let me post without getting that message and a chance to change my post before submitting it. Now, sometimes they post right after you, as in less then a second.
Evil Empryss
member, 1234 posts
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is half the battle!
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 02:47
  • msg #3

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Yeah, I've not been getting the messages consistently.  I just had one in one of my games: I was typing a post and two other people posted in that time, one a minute before I clicked submit.  I didn't get a warning and didn't realize they'd posted until I checked the thread again.
nauthiz
member, 305 posts
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 03:11
  • msg #4

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Did you have multiple tabs/windows open with the same game?

I've had the same issue happen at least once.  The time I kind of remember I think I had opened up a new tab with the game thread I was replying in, which revealed the new post, to check an older post that wasn't included on the reply screen.

It then let me make my post without giving me a warning.  At least I think that's the sequence it happened in.  I remember expecting to get the "new post" warning and was surprised when I didn't but I wasn't super empirical about recording the exact steps that lead to that happening.
Low Key
member, 187 posts
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 07:31
  • msg #5

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Did you 'Preview' before posting?
If you hit Preview and someone has posted the new post comes up below the compose box, but you don't get any warning about it. I was caught out by that once or twice before I worked out what was happening.
Evil Empryss
member, 1235 posts
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is half the battle!
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 12:42
  • msg #6

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Nauthiz, I did have another thread in the same game open in another window to type a looooong post and was making shorter responses while I worked on that one, but I've never had this happen before.  It's also happened over the last few days when I didn't have another game thread open.  I also didn't preview the post, Low Key.  I usually do with my character posts, and I check below to make sure there weren't any posts or edits beofre I finalize my own post, but in this instance I was trying to get my response in quick -- you have to when you've got a dozen players all bantering in the OOC at once.  :p

I'll keep track over the next few days and see if I can get any more details on when it's happening.
cruinne
moderator, 6585 posts
what DO you do with
a drunken sailor?
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 16:23

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

In reply to Evil Empryss (msg # 6):

If you have more than one browser window open to RPoL, it's very likely to confuse your cookies about the various timestamps involved, which is how it keeps track of things.  That's likely where the problem was.

If possible, though, a step-by-step method for reproducing the problem could likely help jase troubleshoot it a lot better.
This message was last edited by the user at 16:24, Thu 20 Nov 2014.
Evil Empryss
member, 1236 posts
Because knowing
is half the battle!
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 16:41
  • msg #8

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Thank you, Cruinne.  My initial post was mostly to find out if anyone else was having this problem.  I'll try a few things later today and see if I can recreate it.  The main problem is trying to get a couple of players online at the same time to try and force the issue.
cruinne
moderator, 6586 posts
what DO you do with
a drunken sailor?
Thu 20 Nov 2014
at 17:11

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

Yeah, definitely.

If you want to really get into it (and not saying you should/need to), you can just use the beta site to do it -- as in, create multiple accounts there and start a game, and then see if you can force it.  If you go down that path, the easiest way to deal with the multiple accounts for testing like that is to have each account logged in in a different browser.
GamerHandle
member, 592 posts
Umm.. yep.
So, there's this door...
Fri 21 Nov 2014
at 18:00
  • msg #10

Re: Not getting new post in thread warning

The situation occurs for me under the following conditions:

Firefox (with/without Tab manager extension)
Both Mac/Windows [more than likely not a factor anyway - but just for thoroughness]
Whenever I have three+ tabs open IN THE SAME GAME,
Whenever I have both PM tab + in-game tab open.

If I attempt to post - and another has posted - only seems to occur if the timing is close + the above situations are true.  Some observational bias may be there as I recheck myself frequently.
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