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4. If it's a short or modest post, I just do Control A Control C to select all and copy to clipboard, before previewing or

Reply to NEOH (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 05:18 PM

Jun 23

posting. If a DU glitch loses it, I've still got it on the clipboard.

If it's a longer one, or starts to get to be a long one, then I usually compose and edit it in a Notepad text file.

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Posting Issues [View all] NEOH Jun 23 OP

Exact same thing happened to me once today. applegrove Jun 23 #1

Same here Bayard Jun 23 #2

Happens all the time when there's a network hiccup or maybe the server is overloaded. usonian Jun 23 #3

If it's a short or modest post, I just do Control A Control C to select all and copy to clipboard, before previewing or progree Jun 23 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Emile Wednesday #5