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4. Before posting or even before previewing, I do a quick Control-A Control-C to select all and copy to clipboard

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 08:03 PM

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then if something goes awry during preview or posting, I can always* get it back with Control-V for paste.

*(Unless the computer itself glitches up so that I have to reboot which wipes out the clipboard).

For longer posts, at some point, I do a control-V paste into my ever-present Notepad text file, and then I do further editing there...

This on a desktop computer. I haven't posted from my phone for years.

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Why am I getting 403 forbidden when trying to post? [View all] question everything Tuesday OP

OK now question everything Tuesday #1

That's not the worst part. It throws away everything you typed so if you just finished writing Wonder Why Tuesday #2

Transient network or server problems, most likely. usonian Tuesday #3

Before posting or even before previewing, I do a quick Control-A Control-C to select all and copy to clipboard progree Tuesday #4