i accidentally erased my discussion

@Janet357 (75656)
August 8, 2019 4:52am CST
it is kinda frustrating when i erase a discussion and i cannot retrieve it anymore. i hope there is a feature on mylot that one can retrieve the erased discussion. i tried to press the arrow on my phone which should have directed me back to my discussion, but it.didnt happen. has this ever happened to you?
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@Kuttu_007 (1940)
• India
8 Aug 19
Yeah... mostly.. sometimes I post a discussion and then if there is no response..I just delete that discussion
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
well who knows, someday, someone will respond.
@Starkinds (32703)
• India
8 Aug 19
@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Aug 19
Yes, it has. I just re-wrote it. It's gone when that happens.
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Aug 19
@Janet357 When I write a post, I type it right into the box. I don't save it first unless it's the Daily Bible Study which I do in Word.
@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
so you save it first just like a lot of us do. on the phone, i dont always open my word.
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@LadyDuck (457888)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 19
I always save my discussions before posting, so I cannot delete by accident.
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@LadyDuck (457888)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 19
@Janet357 I also like to have saved on my computer everything I write online.
@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
thats a sure thing that you would not lose it.
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@DianneN (246525)
• United States
8 Aug 19
That’s happened to me way too often. I usually copy my discussion.
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@DianneN (246525)
• United States
8 Aug 19
@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
oh so.it.does happen to.a lot.of us.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
8 Aug 19
So sorry for it. Its kinda bad luck and let hope some solution for it. It didn't happen with me so its OK but sorry for your accidental erase.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
8 Aug 19
@Janet357 its OK as you can write again same discussion as if it is not long
@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
it's ok. the good thing is i dont write so long.
@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
8 Aug 19
@Janet357 That would be a great thing if there was a button like that here. I have done that and cannot get it back so if want have to start over again.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
8 Aug 19
@Janet357 You are right and it is.
@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
thats very frustrating isnt it, especially if the post is very long
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
8 Aug 19
It's not quite clear whether you mean that you deleted the discussion you were about to post and before you had pressed the 'Start Discussion' button or whether you had posted it but pressed the 'Delete' button under the discussion. Either way, I'm afraid that it's gone for good once it's gone.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
i wrote the post then pressed the send button. but then since the connection was very slow, i had to.copy it so that i could paste it on the newly opened mylot window. but instead of copying it, i pressed paste so it was accidentally erased .
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
9 Aug 19
@Janet357 Ah yes! I've done that before now! The only solution is to say a naughty word under your breath and remember to pay more attention next time!
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Aug 19
Yes it has and it is frustrating, I'm sorry. I copy it before posting it now just in case.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
thats a good thing to do jen.
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@lovebuglena (43065)
• Staten Island, New York
8 Aug 19
Whatever is deleted is gone forever.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
yes, they said it too.
@nela13 (55698)
• Portugal
8 Aug 19
It happened to me as well, now I always save my discussion before posting it.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
i mylot on my phone so saving it is a bit complicated but thats a good technique.
@dya80dya (33471)
8 Aug 19
Yes, many times. It's so annoying.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
especially if it.is very long.
@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
8 Aug 19
I generally try to save it before posting. I have suffered it once. I posted a long discussion and it took a long to get posted. Then suddenly an error message popped and it was lost. It was frustrating and I learnt my lesson to save long ones before posting.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
yes, we have the same story so frustrating indeed.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
13 Aug 19
@Janet357 Yes. Better copy and save the longer post from nest time. Saves that energy and frustration.
@jnrdutton (2559)
• United States
8 Aug 19
Mylot could REALLY benefit from a draft feature like Bubblews used to have, to remedy mishaps like that (by autosaving the draft form.)
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
you hit bull's eye thAt's the term i should have mentioned.
@Starkinds (32703)
• India
8 Aug 19
Sorry that you feel bad but I don't have this experience
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
good for you.
@rsa101 (37932)
• Philippines
8 Aug 19
Yes be careful when pressing forward or back in your browser because you will lose your post that is not submitted yet. I have that experience with CP mostly while I was typing I accidentally pressed the left arrow and I was immediately sent to another page and when I go back to the page I was responding its gone already. I have to write again on the site.
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
it is frustrating if the post is so detailed. you will miss some points to be rewritten.
@mayka123 (16584)
• India
1 Sep 19
I have had the internet connection going off and hence not being able to post my discussion. It is frustrating when you have to type it all over again.
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
8 Aug 19
Has that discussion earned some likes/comments already?
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@Janet357 (75656)
8 Aug 19
no not yet.
@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
8 Aug 19
It didn't happen to me.
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