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johnrellis
johnrellis
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March 20, 2021
Question

Can't post reply: Spurious error "Post flooding detected"

  • March 20, 2021
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I got this error when I tried to post a reply - I certainly haven't tried to post it more than once!


 

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    coreyyy
    Inspiring
    July 9, 2021

    This may not be the problem you're having, but all I needed to do was clear the formatting. I had been copying and pasting from my Google Doc. Adobe forums doesn't allow "foreign" formatting, even though it shows up exactly the same. I doubt this is what you're doing, but I figured I'd let you know anyway. I hope you figure it out!

    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    July 11, 2021

    "all I needed to do was clear the formatting."

     

    Unfortunately, the bug just struck me again, and my draft post didn't contain any formatting. :-<

    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    August 27, 2021

    Looks like a good old bug!


    Been mostly off-the-grid for a couple of weeks.  Happened again:

     

     

    J
    Jef Bracke
    Inspiring
    June 29, 2021

    Hi

     

    I replied to OP successfully, but now can't reply to a reply.

    It says I need to correct the highlighted errors, but I don't see any.

    I logged out & in again to see if that would work but still no luck.

     

    Any ideas?

    (I'm on Windows10 using Chrome.)

     

     

    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    July 1, 2021

    ...and again.

    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    July 2, 2021

    Waited 12 hours, switched from Chrome to Safari, added 115 characters, still same error.  

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 3, 2021

    When that happens to me, I copy my reply with Cmd/Ctrl+C and hit F5 or Ctrl+R to refresh my browser which usually clears the errors. 

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    johnrellis
    johnrellisAuthor
    Legend
    June 3, 2021

    I tried signing out, quitting the browser and restarting, to no avail.

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 3, 2021

      Which browser?

      Did you try using a different browser that accepts cookies and does not have ANY script blockers?

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      Per Berntsen
      Community Expert
      Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 3, 2021

      This happens to me occasionally, usually when the first attempt to post has failed.

      I've found that making a small change to the post, like adding a space at the end of a paragraph, will let me post without having to wait 6 minutes.

      johnrellis
      johnrellisAuthor
      Legend
      June 3, 2021

      Thanks, I did try changing several words in the post but still got the same error message. 

        PleaseWork1978
        PleaseWork1978
        Inspiring
        September 1, 2021

        Yeah me too, having that exact same issue.

         

        I tried ending the post with different variations and still get this random error.

         

        I appreciuate trying to cut down on spam, but come on, the people that set these measures up don’t use these forums. Shoddy. 

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          Brunettin
          Known Participant
          March 20, 2021

          This is annoying. I'm trying to reply to a person who is part of a conversation I'm in and suddenly I am stopped dad by this: "Correct the highlighted errors and try again. Post flooding detected (community received posts of a unique message more than 1 times within 3,600 seconds)"

           

          a) there are no highlighted errors to correct.

           

          b) how am I flooding anything if I'm jst replying to a nice, civil thread?

           

          What up? I logged out and back in and that didn't help

          jane-e
          Community Expert
          jane-eCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 21, 2021

          Hi @Brunettin 

          It might be a case of the forum software acting up. Copy your Reply > Close the Browser > Try again. Post a screen shot of the error if it happens again so we can report it.

          ~ Jane

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            Brunettin
            Known Participant
            March 21, 2021

            Yeah, I came back to it this morning and I was able to post again. Ghosts in the machine, I guess.

            Thx!

            alan b

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