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

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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

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!

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johnrellisAuthor

Legend

Next time it happens, I'll give it a try, thanks.

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Jef Bracke

Inspiring

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.)

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johnrellisAuthor

Legend

...and again.

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johnrellisAuthor

Legend

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

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

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.

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

johnrellisAuthor

Legend

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

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Which browser?

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

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Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Per Berntsen

Community Expert

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.

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johnrellisAuthor

Legend

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

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PleaseWork1978

Inspiring

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

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

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jane-e

Community Expert

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

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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