Saving Drafts?

[Sarah]

Hey I just wondered how long things can stay in a draft for on the forum? I've noticed if I am in the middle of writing something and stop, it saves. Does it permanently save?

Thanks!!

 

[Daniel Avery]

I use the quick-reply box at the bottom of the threads, and I've left text in that area for weeks. I'm not sure about the main reply page.

 

[Willie Oleson]

What's the difference between a reply and a quick-reply?

 

[Sarah]

Great @Daniel Avery thank you!!!!

 

[Daniel Avery]

What's the difference between a reply and a quick-reply?

In the older days you could hit the reply button at the end of the thread and it would take you to a new page for you to write a reply. It looked the same as the page where you create a thread, with all the previous replies in reverse order below the reply box area. I've been using the box at the bottom of the thread (which, on most vBulletin-type boards, is referred to as the quick-reply box) for so long that I did not realize the main reply page no longer exists. Now when you hit the reply button within a posting, it simply quotes what the person said in that quick-reply box (which is now, I guess just the all-purpose reply box). Apologies for the confusion....

 

[Willie Oleson]

Yeah, that's right, I can reply you but I'd still have to post reply in order to reply.

 

[Angela Channing]

I use the quick-reply box at the bottom of the threads, and I've left text in that area for weeks. I'm not sure about the main reply page.

But if the forum is rebooted before you post your draft I think you will lose it.