Post Too Short Messages

[RickThai]

Sorry if this has been beat-to-death, but several times I have replied to a post, only to receive a message "stating that the post must be at least 5 characters". or something to that effect.

In every case, the post was two or three paragraphs longs. Many times I was on a WiFi connection using Windows 7 on an Intel 3g, quad processors.

Is this a known issue, or is there something I can do to prevent this message?

It is rather bothersome to try and send the same post 2 or 3 times and keep getting those annoying messages.

Thanks.

RickThai

[nigelandjan]

Dunno mate ,, have been accused of offering short measures in certain departments but never posts

[blue]

no never had a problem with it
except when playing the mighty 'change a letter' [4 letter words ].

But the stubborn Teakdoor computer is well know for disliking people who sign every post with thier user name .....

[ThaiAm]

Go look at your settings. I had the same problem and fixed it with one of the settings. Sorry I do not remember just which setting did it and am too lazy to try to figure it out, but know the problem can be fixed in your settings.

Good Luck

[dirtydog]

ie9 needs to be set to user compatibility mode, better yet dump ie and use a proper safe browser such as firefox or opera.

[kiwinev]

Had that problem too.
Went to User CP, Edit options, Miscellaneous options and chose Basic Editor. That fixed it for me.

[khmen]

^^This. Had same problem before myself, was getting really pissed off until I clicked 'compatibility view' in the browser bar! Doh!

[Bangyai]

WTF ?

[RickThai]

I changed me editor to basic (teakdoor setting, not IE).

RickThai

[aging one]

Had it happen last night on a repo, I just resent it. Went through the second time.

[Submaniac]

It happened to me last night as well. First time I didn't save what I wrote (it was long). Second time I did, and pasted into the box. I tried pasting it at least six times, and every time was "message too short". I just gave up. I will try only using firefox then (I was using IE).

[Kurgen]

I had the same problem when using my lap top off shore. I used all of my technical genius and just stopped posting here for 8 weeks.

[stickmansucks]

How can some people still be using IE in 2012 ?

I know that still more than 50% use it, but, it is still incredible !

[pone]

second try

[Rural Surin]

How can some people still be using IE in 2012 ?

I know that still more than 50% use it, but, it is still incredible !

Not so incredible, really.

IE is still condusive and compatable with numerous applications, where as a number of well-known OSs are not without the use of special programming and software.

[pone]

seems to work with "compatibility view"...
all those great jokes and intellectuals comments you miss since a good year
(or more?)...
thanks mak mak to rickthai for opening that file/thread;next herculeanjob:
a green dot for you

[withnallstoke]

? ....

[pone]

^^^IE9/window vista home pre-mi-hum^^^
sorry,no green,back to school!!

[Cruiser]

I had the same problem when using my lap top off shore. I used all of my technical genius and just stopped posting here for 8 weeks.

Hehehhh... I like that reasoning.... was there too in my earlier years

You need to come back to shore more often mate!!!... Onshore i.e. coz them bars in Phuket misses ya....hahaa and as far as IE goes.... its meant for the Aliens if they show up on our shores...

[ShilohJim]

Give Google Chrome a try, it's faster than IE and it's also free. IE9 has some crappy bugs in it.

Jim

[natalie8]

ie9 needs to be set to user compatibility mode, better yet dump ie and use a proper safe browser such as firefox or opera.

This is what I had to do. I swiched back to Firefox and never a problem.

[Hoof Hearted]

Had that problem too.
Went to User CP, Edit options, Miscellaneous options and chose Basic Editor. That fixed it for me.

Fixed it for me as well, no need to mess with browser settings just User CP settings only.

Good Call, thank you.

[superman]

Sorry if this has been beat-to-death, but several times I have replied to a post, only to receive a message "stating that the post must be at least 5 characters". or something to that effect.

In every case, the post was two or three paragraphs longs. Many times I was on a WiFi connection using Windows 7 on an Intel 3g, quad processors.

Is this a known issue, or is there something I can do to prevent this message?

It is rather bothersome to try and send the same post 2 or 3 times and keep getting those annoying messages.

Thanks.

RickThai

I'm getting this problem and I'm having to use a different computer to write this. Being as I'm completely computer illiterate, could someone walk me through on how to correct please. I also can't send personal messages or start new threads either. Thanks

[Carrabow]

How can some people still be using IE in 2012 ?

I know that still more than 50% use it, but, it is still incredible !

Not so incredible, really.

IE is still condusive and compatable with numerous applications, where as a number of well-known OSs are not without the use of special programming and software.

Stuck in a rut, or you like it so much there is no alternative

[superman]

I'm trying this as per Natalie8 says and all appears to be well.