I have noticed a few times that when I have posted a first reply to a question, and seen it as post 2 / 2. That when I come back to the thread there are other posts that have been made and my post has been pushed down the order. This sometimes results in me not seeing these extra posts an I miss the information.
This has just happened again but this time I was ready and took a screen dump showing the timing.
Yes, and it's tremendously annoying. Not sure what's going on. The other posts definitely don't appear until you click on Reply. It's like the web page which the reply is started from doesn't reliably update(but does sometimes) while the reply box is open.
I agree that it's somewhat annoying to find other contributions in between, in detail if I was working some time on a good answer.
I found that sometimes the new answers show up while answering, with a nasty comment like "Reply has been modified in a different window..." and potential loss of the last few lines of my reply under construction. After your rant I possibly understand better the options "Reload" and "Ignore" where Reload might be the chance to see new answers before submission of my own answer.
I'm sorry to hear that you're having this issue. I've seen a few other reports of it happening, so it's possible that it's a bug with the forum software.
One thing to try is to clear your browser's cache and cookies. This can sometimes fix minor glitches with websites and forums.
Another thing to try is to use a different browser. If you're using Chrome, try using Firefox or Edge. If you're using Firefox, try using Chrome or Edge.
If you're still having the problem after trying those things, you can report it to the forum administrator. They may be able to help you troubleshoot the issue or identify a workaround.
In the meantime, here are a few tips to help you avoid missing posts in a thread:
Use the "Mark thread as read" button when you're finished reading it. This will mark the thread as read so that you can easily see if there are any new posts when you come back to it.
Follow the thread. This will send you an email notification whenever someone posts a new reply.
Use the "Unread posts" link at the top of the forum page. This will show you a list of all the unread posts in the forum.
I hope this helps!
Mod edit,
Although there is no spam hidden in this reply the poster went on to post more AI nonsense with added spam. Please do flag these.
You can refresh the page before submitting the reply. The composed reply will still be there; you'll have to give it a few seconds before doing the refresh else you will have the loss of the last few words / lines; not sure what the "autosave" interval is.
I suspect that this is caused by network issues (in the broadest sense, not necessarily your system).
Do NOT reload; just continue with your reply and you will not have the loss
