Merging Posts

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Pilgrim

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Is there a way to override the post merging feature when you make several posts or replies in a thread within a short period of time?

It may not be as big of an issue as I'm thinking, but when I respond to several replies in a short period of time and they are all merged into one post, it's a little harder to follow. I'm thinking that a later reply in a merged post may tend to get passed over as compared to a standalone post.

If this is not possible, how long do you have to wait to respond so that the response doesn't merge with others with previous ones?
 
If anyone posts in between your two posts, the second will appear in a second post.

The time limit has been posted before, but I don't have a precise recollection - perhaps 30 minutes?
 
Personally, I find the merged posts to be easier to follow than a succession of short replies to different people by the same person. It confuses me. =)
 
Scottish Lass said:
Ditto to Jonathan. Is the quote function acting up?

The 'Quote' function isn't working for me this evening. I don't THINK that it is a result of an ongoing exchange I'm having with a moderator....

And there is a pesky 'autosave' that keeps popping up. What is it saving, and where?
 
There has been an upgrade to the board software: that often causes glitches while it is being installed, and I believe the "autosave" notice is due to the new text editor.

To the first issue, I do think that the time limit is 30 minutes - a long time to wait if you are looking at a thread right now.
 
The autosave function has the potential to be a great feature if it will help in the cases in which I've lost posts in the past. I don't know how many posts I have lost because of some issue like a browser crash or getting logged off the board because I didn't check "remember me." If you don't check it, apparently you are logged out after a certain amount of time spent on one page.

I was just curious about the merging posts function. If it is a series of short replies I think it can be helpful. But when lengthy replies or posts are merged with others, to me it just makes a long post even longer and more difficult to follow. But it's no big deal either way. Maybe I should just work on being more concise. :pilgrim:
 
Pilgrim said:
I don't know how many posts I have lost because of some issue like a browser crash or getting logged off the board because I didn't check "remember me." If you don't check it, apparently you are logged out after a certain amount of time spent on one page.

Try the back button next time. I've found that often it will save what I entered such that when I hit "back," it shows up in the text box still.

py3ak: The new text editor looks shinier... I'm guessing there's more things in favor of it than that, though? =)

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Pilgrim said:
I was just curious about the merging posts function. If it is a series of short replies I think it can be helpful. But when lengthy replies or posts are merged with others, to me it just makes a long post even longer and more difficult to follow. But it's no big deal either way. Maybe I should just work on being more concise.

Either that, or type slower. :p
 
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