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Anonymous
May 28, 2010
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Blank Message Box

  • May 28, 2010
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Yesterday I had one thread where the OP replyed with blank boxes.  I would reply that there is nothing in the box and he would reply with another blank box, like 3 times.   Finally he just said he was posting wrong.

What is he doing or not doing that would cause this?

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    May 29, 2010

    Point 2 of How should I  write my emails to the forums?

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    Anonymous
    May 29, 2010

    Item 2. Do not end a line in "wrote:". A line that ends in "wrote:" will be seen  as a quoted message and from there onwards all content will be deleted.  If you are used to classic quoting this will even result in a  completely empty message.

    Does this mean ending the line in quotation marks, or ending the line with wrote?

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    May 29, 2010

    Interesting observations. Sounds like some words/characters might be viewed as HTML flags, or similar.

    Hunt, who just wrote

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    May 28, 2010

    Curt,

    I have seen similar, when the poster was replying via e-mail, and not via a browser. I have replied to a few of these, and my replies have always shown. Now, I do all forum work via the Internet (browser), and not via POP.

    Did you reply via your browser?

    Hunt

    PS - I will have time on my hands for your request on the PS issue, and will report via PM. Thanks for being patient. Been very busy here and life has been horribly fragmented. Now, back to the regularly scheduled program...

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    Anonymous
    May 28, 2010

    I don't even know how to view and reply by e-mail, guess I am a little anti-technology.  Don't do Twitter or Facebook either.   I always have used the browser.

    So is there something I can tell him to do that gets the message sent on an e-mail response?

    p.s.  No problem with waiting, I just thought you blew my request off.

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    May 28, 2010

    I'm with you, in that I have never used e-mail for these fora. Going back years (or maybe decades), I did use NNTP, but that is/was totally different.

    I do not know what the issue with e-mail replies is, but when it surfaces, the poster is unaware of it, until they re-visit the thread, and see their blank reply boxes.

    In all cases, where I have replied to the blank, my replies always show, so something else seems to be happening in your case.

    Wish I had some useful thoughts,

    Hunt

    PS - I try to never blow away any request - though my poor memory is not what it once was...

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