Double posting

[Genie]

Is there a known issue with the site? It seems like everytime I post it wants to do it multiple ones but I get the error that I can’t post for 4 seconds.

IPhone 12 / Safari

[Davkaus]

I think this is contributing to double posting, referenced in the other thread, but raising separately as it is a different issue with potentially a different cause.

Previously when posting in a thread, when the page rendered it focused on my new post. Now, when the page redraws after the post, it stays at the top of the page. Not a big problem on its own, but  I think it's contributing to the number of people thinking their post failed, so trying again.

Reproduced on Android + Firefox, and Windows 10 + Edge and Firefox, and I've cleared my cache/cookies

99% sure this wasn't happening before the site restarted for an update this evening

[Davkaus]

On Win10, in both Edge and Firefox, I get the below error when posting new threads. The thread is actually created though.

Couldn't say when this started as I hardly ever start them!

 

There's an internal server error returned on the post request in dev tools, but the response just contains the page data with no error details

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by Davkaus

[Genie]

1 minute ago, limpid said:

Screenshots are not useful. I need links. What "red text"?

See below, it posted my post fine but also warned me that I can’t post a second time so close after the first and kept the content of my post in the editor.

 

[Risso]

This is happening for me now as well. Just did it on the Wordle thread.

[Lichfield Dean]

Been happening to me the last day or so.

It sometimes seems that the first post hasn't submitted, and then when you refresh the page it says you can't submit twice in the 4 second period.

When it does submit it goes back to the top of the page.

The text area is also not cleared on refresh, and sometimes you get the browser's "do you want to resubmit the form" message on refreshing.

[Lichfield Dean]

Also, clearing the cache has had no effect.

I'm on Chrome on Android 12

[Tomaszk]

33 minutes ago, Lichfield Dean said:

Also, clearing the cache has had no effect.

I'm on Chrome on Android 12

Yep. Me too.

[Genie]

I think this is linked to my post “double posting”. It seems like the same glitch causing all these problems.

[StefanAVFC]

It's also keeping your previous post in the box.

[StefanAVFC]

[Risso]

Safari for me. Although I've just tried posting via Google Chrome on the same Mac running Monterey and it does the same thing. Clearing cookies and cache made no difference.

[PaulMcGrath_5]

Same issue for me on Safari (mobile). Also on Google Chrome (desktop).

[limpid]

1 hour ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said:

Same issue for me on Safari (mobile). Also on Google Chrome (desktop).

Just to confirm, it's still happening after you clear the browser cache?

[PaulMcGrath_5]

28 minutes ago, limpid said:

Just to confirm, it's still happening after you clear the browser cache?

It is, yes.

[limpid]

The first line support cannot find the problem, so it's been escalated.

[limpid]

A temporary fix was applied overnight which should have fixed the problem, but it comes at the cost of reducing advertising revenue until they can deploy a complete fix.

Annoying.

[Risso]

The fix is working this morning as it's not happening now.

[MrBlack]

I was having the issue last night,  but not this morning. 

[Genie]

All good now