# Disappearing Posts **URL:** \ **Category:** Forums\ **Created:** [December 27, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824 "2014-12-27T07:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wglenn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/wglenn/32/172_2.png) [@wglenn](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/wglenn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/1 "2014-12-27T07:51:33Z")
Posted yesterday in “Ya, I got a system” (Bob’s post) and it is neither there nor in my “topics you have posted to” list . I’m pretty sure there was another comment in the thread as well. Weird. Something quirky with the forum software? Has this happened to anyone else? This may explain some unfortunate darts aimed at Elk. Although I think it may be elk season… ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/2 "2014-12-27T08:35:05Z")
Very odd. And frustrating, especially for the poster. There is quite a number of people with the ability to delete posts, but it seems unlikely as I doubt you posted anything even vaguely inappropriate. ---
**Author:** ![wglenn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/wglenn/32/172_2.png) [@wglenn](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/wglenn)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/3 "2014-12-27T09:01:51Z")
…just questioning whether the cat was for dampening or RFI absorption…hyuk. ---
**Author:** ![alekz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/alekz/32/1121_2.png) [@alekz](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/alekz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/4 "2015-05-16T05:17:41Z")
I discovered yesterday that if you use text-based smiles, the post will disappear. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/5 "2015-05-16T06:11:14Z")
I did a colon+right parenthesis one the other day, which produced a giant smiley instead of a normal one (I edited right away, using the blue smileys button to select something smaller). Let’s see if it does it again… ![:)](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) \ ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/6 "2015-05-16T06:22:19Z")
Now I understand Elk’s post [_here: “_And giant emoji!”](http://www.psaudio.com/forum/new-forum-issues/display-inconsistent-on-list-of-unread-posts/page-4/#p42822) ---
**Author:** ![alekz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/alekz/32/1121_2.png) [@alekz](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/alekz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/7 "2015-05-16T07:20:27Z")
Now try with a semicolon instead of a colon. Then “)” ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/8 "2015-05-16T09:39:05Z")
Wow, that was interesting. It showed that it was saving the post, like usual, but when the page came back, it simply wasn’t there. I can see where that could be frustrating - especially if one had put effort into composing a post of some length. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/9 "2015-05-16T09:41:14Z")
It also appears that my post count stalled out; it no longer changes with a new post. These gremlins sure are strange. ---
**Author:** ![alekz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/alekz/32/1121_2.png) [@alekz](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/alekz)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/10 "2015-05-16T11:05:23Z")
> **SF said** Wow, that was interesting. It showed that it was saving the post, like usual, but when the page came back, it simply wasn't there. I can see where that could be frustrating - especially if one had put effort into composing a post of some length. Exactly what happened with me yesterday. Long post with photos. One smilie and ... Fortunately I have Lazarus Firefox extension that saves filled in forms in a local database. Took me quite a few attempts until I understood what's going on. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/11 "2015-06-06T08:06:56Z")
@adminpaul - Now that you’re back from Munich, will these bugs be fixed soon? ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/12 "2015-06-07T05:38:16Z")
Oh yeah, thanks for the reminder. Not sure what to do exactly, I will contact the forum people. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/13 "2015-07-15T07:10:09Z")
@adminpaul - Any update? ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/14 "2015-07-15T08:26:50Z")
My IT guy vaporized on me. I’ll ping him again. Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/15 "2015-07-15T12:45:32Z")
Thanks for following up, Paul. ![:)](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) ---
**Author:** ![wglenn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/wglenn/32/172_2.png) [@wglenn](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/wglenn)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/16 "2015-07-15T16:41:57Z")
![2guns_gif](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-content/forum-smileys/2guns.gif "2guns\_gif") ![:)](http://www.psaudio.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png) ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/17 "2015-07-16T04:34:33Z")
Finally heard back from Brandon, the IT guy. Now to see what it takes to fix the gremlins. ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2015, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/18 "2015-07-16T09:46:17Z")
It is nice to hear he did not disappear along with the posts. ---
**Author:** ![SF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sf/32/227_2.png) [@SF](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SF)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/19 "2015-09-24T07:12:08Z")
@adminpaul - Paul, please give us an update. We understand that you’ve been busy with product launches, but the forum’s problems persist and the workarounds are a pain. We know that the bugs weren’t there before you left for Germany. Obviously, some change(s) in the settings and/or code were made that messed things up, so there has to be a way to fix it. > ([from '_display-inconsistent-on-list-of-unread-posts_' thread)](http://www.psaudio.com/forum/new-forum-issues/display-inconsistent-on-list-of-unread-posts/page-5/#p43738) **SF said** @adminpaul - Paul, now that you're back from Munich, any clues yet on the forum gremlins that came up while you were away? > > - '_Most recent topics with unread posts_' button not functioning properly > - Giant smileys > - Wink-smileys making posts disappear > - Post counts being stuck (no longer incrementing) ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul/32/6_2.png) [@Paul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824/20 "2015-09-24T08:59:51Z")
My guy vaporized on me - but thanks for the reminder. I’ll ping him again. [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/disappearing-posts/1824.md?page=2)