Draft Saved

[KLS52]

Is there a way to disable drafts from automatically being saved? It's bothering me, haha.

If I start to type a response and then change my mind, even if I delete the text, it remains in the text box forever, just in a lighter, less visible form. Then everytime I visit that thread, it's still there. Why can't I get it to go away? I should mention this is when I'm accessing the forum through my phone, which is always.

 

[Amy SF]

My suggestion is to delete what you don't want and type a new comment and submit it. The unwanted saved text is now gone forever. The new comment doesn't even have to be anything special, just "Hi" or "I agree" or "Thanks for posting" or something about the weather.

Trust me, there will be that occasion when you'll be glad something you typed was automatically saved.

 

[KLS52]

My suggestion is to delete what you don't want and type a new comment and submit it. The unwanted saved text is now gone forever. The new comment doesn't even have to be anything special, just "Hi" or "I agree" or "Thanks for posting" or something about the weather.

Trust me, there will be that occasion when you'll be glad something you typed was automatically saved.

I've actually done that. And then I can go and delete that post. It's still annoying, lol. I wouldn't mind if it's something I might want to post at a later date but it's always something that I've reconsidered wanting to say altogether.

 

[KLS52]

 

[KLS52]

Before actually posting, I deleted the whole thing. Then when I came back, it showed up as seen in the screenshot. I don't see the point in saving something you want deleted.

Sorry, I'm tired and cranky. I also had an issue with google wallet that totally frustrated me. I think I should disconnect from the internet today!

 

[Second Summer]

Sorry, I don't think there is a way to prevent drafts from being automatically saved.

If you want to remove a particular draft, simply click the little diskette icon in the edit box, then select Delete Draft from the drop-down menu.

 

[Andy_T]

I, personally am one of those happy about the saving of drafts....

 

[KLS52]

Sorry, I don't think there is a way to prevent drafts from being automatically saved.

If you want to remove a particular draft, simply click the little diskette icon in the edit box, then select Delete Draft from the drop-down menu.

Testing the delete draft option ...

I don't see that icon/option. No biggie. I can live with it. I did find out, though, that it only saves if I click "done" on my phone's keyboard. If I erase before that it goes away so I'll pay more attention to that.

Oh, never mind...I just saw the little "draft saved" message pop up so there goes that theory, lol. It's fine.

 

[Second Summer]

I don't see that icon/option.

This is where it's at for me:

 

[KLS52]

Ok I'll keep playing with it. Thank you!

 

[KLS52]

I think I got it.

Funny because it took several tries to get it to save, lol. Go figure. I'm wondering if it's a timing issue.

Yep...just waited about 15-20 seconds and it saved.

 

[Tom L.]

This is the only message board I've ever been on which automatically saves what you were thinking about posting, even if you had second thoughts and didn't hit "enter", "submit", etc. Since nobody else can see it in the meantime, I hadn't thought much about it. It comes in handy for me when I don't pay attention to the time, and my online session ends in the middle of my typing something here at VV.

 

[silva]

Sometime my old draft will show up in new posts and not make any sense.... i'd hate for it to be something bad when I'm responding to someone! Today I made a post and it started "hate this"

 

[KLS52]

I'm not having the issue anymore since IS showed me the delete draft option.

 

[silva]

Ooooh