OT: Duplicate post msgs

[mgb]

The last couple of days I've been getting a msg that says I posted the same msg within 5 mins and it would send me to the original. I haven't been hitting the button twice or trying to send the same msg after a couple mins. I posted in a thread and at lease one other person is having the same problem and one hasn't. Anyone else been having this problem?

 

[Wheels]

it gave me that problem too yesterday, only once though. It told me duplicate, so I just backed out and the message was there.

 

[Wheels]

and ironically, when I posted on this message it did it the 2nd time lol.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Yes. In addition to being logged off much more frequently.

 

[Eastoff]

this too has happened recently to me. I thought it was my mouse going bad, which it is...

 

[Denny Crane]

Nothing has changed recently that would cause this. The templates for the new banners were changed, but they don't have any code in them. The software is the same with no additions for quite a while (months).

How long has this been going on?

As far as I know, mgb started having the problem upon becoming moderator. But it doesn't make any sense that this would cause a problem either.

 

[Denny Crane]

What browsers and OSes are you running (if you're getting these errors)?

 

[BenDavis503]

It happens frequently to me, but random. It will happen 4 or 5 times in a row every couple hours or so. Home and at work.

Both PC, XP Pro SP2, both Google Chrome browser (I haven't tried any other browser).

 

[BenDavis503]

It happens frequently to me, but random. It will happen 4 or 5 times in a row every couple hours or so. Home and at work.

Both PC, XP Pro SP2, both Google Chrome browser (I haven't tried any other browser).

 

[andalusian]

Happens here as well, FF3.5.2 on Vista, will often bring me to the preview post screen randomly as well.

 

[PapaG]

Stop surfing porn.

 

[Denny Crane]

just installed chrome, and it does it to me every post.

 

[PapaG]

just installed chrome, and it does it to me every post.

Is that what the kids call porn these days?

 

[tlongII]

It happens to me too.

 

[e_blazer]

I had it happen to me once yesterday. I'm using IE on a XP machine.

 

[e_blazer]

And it just did it again.

 

[Wheels]

test

yep it did it again, although it told me I am attempting to post too frequently

 

[PapaG]

Well, since eblazer is experiencing it, I guess I have to rule out porn as a reason...

or do I?

 

[mgb]

I use IE 8 and it just started a couple days ago for me. Three days now I think.

Just got it when I entered this msg matter of fact. One nice thing is it then takes me straight to my post so it doesn't delay long.

 

[Natebishop3]

I haven't been able to stay logged in. It started after I was made a mod. I had the duplicate posts thing once, but that was it.

 

[Denny Crane]

Staying logged in is related to cookies.

If you log in and vb3 is able to properly set a cookie in your browser to remember you're logged in, then everything is great.

If vb3 cannot properly set the cookie, then you're logged out as far as its concerned. WWW sites can set cookies so they expire when you close your browser or at a specified date and time in the future. When you click the "remember me" checkbox when you log in, vb3 sets the cookie to expire some really long time in the future. If you don't click the checkbox, it sets the cookie to expire when you close your browser.

Every time I have worked with a site user who's complained about this kind of thing, it is some software they've installed on their computer. Like zone alarm firewall software. If you are blocking cookies (a setting in your browser), obviously the login isn't going to work right.

My recommendation at a first thing to try is to clear your cookies. The various browsers have different pulldown menus to do this. In chrome, CTRL+SHIFT+DEL brings up the "clear history" dialog. You only need to erase your cookies (you need to look at what's checked on that form!). In IE8, tools menu -> internet options, Browsing history tab (first one), delete... button brings up a similar form. In Firefox, CTRL+SHIFT+DEL also works, or tools -> clear private settings.

 

[Denny Crane]

As far as IE8...

I posted at vbulletin.com about the problem. Let's see what they say about it.

I tried the site with IE8 and I don't get the duplicate messages but I do get "your post is too short" if I use the quick reply box.

BTW, these last two posts from Chrome and not any hint of a problem.

There was some leftover code from the checkbox I implemented for the fixed width scheme that I removed, and that seems to have fixed chrome.

 

[RR7]

test
*Edit* It was doing it to me, but didn't on this message.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

It happens to me when I post using my laptop (IE), but it doesnt happen on my work PC (Chrome or IE) or home PC (Chrome).

 

[Wheels]

one more test

... nope didnt do it this time.

 

[Denny Crane]

I found that bad boy and snuffed it.

If anyone has issues with the double post or message too short, you'll need to clear your browser cache and all will be good.

It was a line of javascript I added to one of the templates to support the checkbox width toggle that I forgot to remove when making the site fixed width.

 

[Eastoff]

I found that bad boy and snuffed it.

If anyone has issues with the double post or message too short, you'll need to clear your browser cache and all will be good.

It was a line of javascript I added to one of the templates to support the checkbox width toggle that I forgot to remove when making the site fixed width.

Thank you Denny!

 

[Denny Crane]

Yeah, I'm happy the site is working again.

BTW, it was when I made the site go back to fluid that I removed all my checkbox/toggle width business but that one line in the skin.

 

[PapaG]

I really don't know what you guys are talking about.

Stop surfing "chrome".

 

[mgb]

Great Job, Denny! I know finding something like that can be very tedious work.