Comments on: A Note to the Main MuNuvian.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:30:45 +0000

Before hitting post:

CTRL+A

CTRL+C

Now if it gets lost, you can still paste it in again once you open up a new comment window.

By: Velociman

Velociman — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:49:57 +0000

No shit!

By: Elisson

Elisson — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:26:27 +0000

I, too, have taken to using the Permalink page to leave my comments on Munuvian blogs. Pain in the ass? Not near as much as having to be logged in to leave comments on Blogger.

Me, I vote for Haloscan.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:31:55 +0000

That is one of the biggest pissers-me-off-ers, ever.

Funny you should write about it (quite eloquently) on the day that I was damned near close to smacking my monitor with an iron frying pan after my witty comment on some Tennessee Stud’s blog (I won’t name names) was vacuumed up into Fluffy’s anal corridor…relegated to the great cyber pile of dog doodie, forever.

You speak for all of us.

By: Richmond

Richmond — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:55:05 +0000

Oh how I can relate to this!!

By: Auskunft

Auskunft — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:18:49 +0000

Hey Jim,

This may or may not work for pop-up comment boxes, depending on a variety of factors, but in general you can press ALT + LEFT ARROW (at the same time) to move backwards in a web page, even if the back button is not visible. You might be able to get back to your message text that way, and in general it can save time if you are (like me) too lazy to move the mouse to the back arrow.

N.B. Pressing ALT + RIGHT ARROW moves you forward in your browsing, a la the forward browser button.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:01:27 +0000

… I am terribly sorry, sir…..

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:36:33 +0000

I have found that the best way to do comments on munu is the hit the “permalink” instead of the “comment” button on the post. This brings up the entire post on its own page with the comment box at the bottom. Type in your comment, hit send… if you get the “we’re dying of spam” message… hit the “back” button on your browser. Viola! message is still there - wait about 10-20 seconds and try submitting it again.

I seem to have more problems on the comment pop-up boxes (which have no back button to save your comment) than on the comment box in the permalink. When I use the permalink I seldom (not never but seldom) get that annoying spam message.

For those who don’t show a comment box on the permalink… I have no words of help. As CTG says - we’re moving too a new bloggy system very soon - I intend to be a beta tester so I can get rid of the buggy Movable Type.

By: caltechgirl

caltechgirl — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:07:21 +0000

well, not all MuNu sites. Some have actually fixed that particular glitch. Like mine.

There are some changes coming to MuNuvians that should help with the Fluffy issue. Hopefully soon.

Believe me, shoe ain’t the only one pissed off.

By: Lisa W.

Lisa W. — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:13:49 +0000

If it’s a really witty, well-thought out reply, try selecting & copying it just before you hit submit, then it’s still “there” and you can just right-click and “paste” it in again if it boots you out or the spam bots eat it.
Pain in the ass?
Yep.

Just like having to click the “Permalink” on any mu.nu sites to have it “remember” you.