Have you ever lost a long MyLot post with an errant (stupid) click?

@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

@BACONSTRIPSXXX Well said!

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Tokz

@ilocosboy (45157)

• Philippines

2 Nov 16

me too, many times I experienced it.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Nov 16

Been there, done that, bought the tee-shirt...

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

Heh heh. Never heard that last part! I must have been living under a rock!

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

2 Nov 16

@akalinus Water under the bridge, yep!

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (40672)

• United States

2 Nov 16

Done that, moved on.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

1 Nov 16

This has only happened to me while using my tablet. If the keypad is slow to disappear it is too easy to hit the wrong button and revert to the previous screen, thus losing everything.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Nov 16

Yes, tablets can have that effect...

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

1 Nov 16

@pgntwo Especially for someone who is not too accustomed to them.

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@pgntwo (22408)

• Derry, Northern Ireland

1 Nov 16

@Asylum It can be a bitter pill to swallow :)

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Michael Liriano

@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)

• West Haven, Connecticut

1 Nov 16

Yeah this has happened to me before. The hardest part is getting motivated to make the post again jejejeje

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vanny

@vandana7 (99009)

• India

4 Nov 16

Aw...funny we can manage somehow.

@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

Yep. That's where I am right now.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17892)

• London, England

1 Nov 16

I always write out on a Word document, then copy and paste. I have lost text on myLot, but luckily was able to go back to the orignal. I, also, like to keep a copy of any of my musings.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

@Ronrybs Sounds like a good idea. Most of mine here are more "chatty" than "didactic," so I haven't saved them.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

I saved most of mine from Epinions. And some from Bubblews. But I don't have "back-ups" here.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17892)

• London, England

2 Nov 16

@TheHorse I've saved all mine from Bubblews and Persona Paper, as well as from here

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99390)

• Canada

1 Nov 16

I did when I was writing about the wedding that I went to. I can't remember what happened now but I was just about done and I lost it. I was so upset. I never even bothered rewriting it. Sorry to hear that happened to you.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

Hopefully I'll be inspired to redo this one. I'll give it a day or two.

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beaniefanatic13

@beaniefanatic13 (5076)

• Grand Junction, Colorado

1 Nov 16

LOL, I remember in the old mylot that it happened so frequently that I would actually write my post in a word document and then copy paste it into my mylot discussion box. I tend to be long winded and all of my discussions are long. Sorry that it happened to you..

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

Oh, I did that when I wrote on Epinions.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159606)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Nov 16

I can sure see where you would be grumpy. I never have that happen because I always write my posts in a notepad first and then cut and paste it into the Mylot box. Works well for me.Then I just note on it when I posted it and I keep it in my 'Mylot' file.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159606)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Nov 16

@TheHorse ....Not that much work at all.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159606)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Nov 16

@TheHorse ....Never fun but not usually as bad as you think it will be.

@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 16

@celticeagle I just means learning something new for me. The humanity!

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36529)

• Toccoa, Georgia

1 Nov 16

That happened to me once on Bubblews and it frustrated me badly from what I remember.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

t's happened to me a few times here. Oh Well.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

1 Nov 16

Chet Baker does a fine job on this.I wish that they have a draft here to work on the post.sorry,never lost just my mind

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

I saw that one too--will give it a listen. I have only one Chet Baker album. It's actually a CD.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

2 Nov 16

yeah, and it's always a good thoughtful post, not one of those fluffy ones

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

8 Nov 16

@TheHorse I sometimes do that intentionally, editing is always a thing

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Nov 16

@Jessicalynnt Once something is posted, you can edit it to your heart's delight.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Nov 16

Of course! The fuffy ones we just throw together and post. The thoughtful ones we do a little side research on, find the perfect photo for, etc., increasing your risk of hitting the wrong key or icon. Sometimes I post before I'm really done, then add stuff right after.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29235)

• United Kingdom

1 Nov 16

Yes I've done that, although once or twice I had a pleasant surprise when I found it was still there!

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Fleur

@Fleura (29235)

• United Kingdom

1 Nov 16

@TheHorse 99% of the time I write my posts in Word first and then copy them in, that way it's easy to do it again (and I have a record of what I've previously written about)

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Nov 16

I think Ive had that happen too. But this one was gone like train. And my heart was even in it. Feh.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326340)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Nov 16

It is so annoying when this happens. Power outages have caused most of my losses over the years.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 16

We don't have those here in the Bay Area very often. How frequent are they there?

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Nov 16

@JudyEv We had those in the Midwest. But not so many here.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326340)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Nov 16

@TheHorse They're not frequent really - just darned annoying when it happens. We seem to get most when there are thunderstorms.

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Jenning

@Jenning (2016)

• Nigeria

3 Nov 16

Lol. It has happened with me here at myLot. What a pain it is starting all over. Uhmm

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

3 Nov 16

I may wind up doing a shorter version of the one I lost.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 16

@Jenning I have to learn to be a bit lazier anyway.

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Jenning

@Jenning (2016)

• Nigeria

3 Nov 16

@TheHorse That is always what happens. It seems it's everywhere. My re-start is not always as it was when I first composed it.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

2 Nov 16

It hasn't happened to me because I never write directly into the discussion box.( said she smugly

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

2 Nov 16

@TheHorse Lol - I can live without that!

@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

Oooh, you know what I do with smug people. How do you feel about being surrounded by carrots, onions, and celery? And potatoes?

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

1 Nov 16

i used to've that trouble 'til i started usin' the word processin' thingy that auto saves e'ery few minutes.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

Where do you get that? I went to my local mall and couldn't find an "app store" anywhere!

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (26231)

• Singapore

2 Nov 16

The toddler also seems to feel the angst of the loss! Thankfully, myLot posts are short but I still save them on MS Word to prevent them from going astray for good - siva

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

Yeah, he was six or so months of pure anguish in that moment. He was in his mother's arms. I can't remember what he was mad about.

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

1 Nov 16

Been there done that lol Never to repeat the mistake again. Now every few lines I copy it or just write it in the word document and copy paste it here.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

4 Nov 16

Or you could write a couple of paragraphs. Post as is. And then keep adding to it. How many people read your post in the first three minutes anyway?

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

5 Nov 16

@HAPPSINGH I make plenty of mistakes. I am also human.

Jen

@polyxena (2628)

• Sturgis, Michigan

2 Nov 16

May of times. Mainly the kitty sitting on my keyboard doe it.

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@TheHorse (206843)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Nov 16

I don't have a kitty. I simply don't understand it.

Jen

@polyxena (2628)

• Sturgis, Michigan

2 Nov 16

@TheHorse :) horses and kitties don't along to well anyway :D

Manisha

@ms1864 (6886)

• Bangalore, India

2 Nov 16

aww...i get all irritated when that happens. it is actually the reason i write my posts on Word or Notepad and save it before i post it here. You know...just in case the stars have not aligned in my favor.

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