Reply after your own post edits instead of new message

[JohnTee]

When I try to enter a new message following my own message (post??), it always ends as an Edit to my previous message, instead of making a new one.

It does this whether I use Reply, Reply to Thread, or Advanced.

Is this how it is supposed to work?

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Ok, for example...
This is a "Reply to Thread". I would like it to be a new message, but... here it is in my original message!!

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Now, this is a Quick Reply.

It appears I cannot do anything but add Edits to my existing message, until someone else creates a new message in the thread. After that, I can create one new message.

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This is a "Go Advanced" message. I even entered a new Title for it. But the Title will not show up. And this will be added to my existing message.

Help!!

[TommyDee]

Yea... that's the way it is here ... but brotha - I HEAR YA! Ruins direct post links making build replies impossible.

[JohnTee]

TD - Thanks for the reassurance that I'm not completely nuts!

I suppose one could sign up another userid, and use that to post "spacer messages" between the meaningful messages.

Is the session timeout for this site really short? I seem to get logged out rather quickly - like 5 minutes or so. Often, by the time I have thought a minute and typed a Reply, I have to log in again.

[TommyDee]

Mine doesn't time out. I also have the "keep me logged in" selected at the login.

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... just ping me with a link whenever you need an interrupt posted

[TommyDee]

Welcome to you also.

[raaj888]

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[Susanne]

Ooopps... Even I was facing the same thing but thanks for clarifying instead.

[JohnTee]

FWIW - A workaround for adding something before someone else has replied to your post is to edit your post and add the new stuff after a line of dashes.

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Like this!

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You can even do it more than once...

[loyedkane]

FWIW, if you want to add something before someone else responds, update your post and add the additional information behind a line of dashes. slope game

[Mehtasaab]

I was facing the same thing but thanks for clarifying instead.