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Vibrationbaby 
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 Topic: Can`t Submit Review
Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:17 |
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This is part of the reason why I am reluctant to write reviews I just spent the better part of an hour writing a review for an album that had only one review and I get this : Your account does not allow you permission to do this.
This is not the first bloody time this has happened. Submitting reviews is like winning the lottery. I`m always wondering if it`s going to go through or not.
What really ticks me off is that I put aside that half an hour or so specifically to write the damn thing.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - August 03 2009 at 10:21
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LiquidEternity
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:21 |
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Did you lose the review? Because I hate it when that happens...
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The Runaway
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:25 |
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I copy it every section.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:47 |
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I lost the bloody review. I write reviews directly on to the damn stupid computer. People wonder why I don`t trust the damn things. This is just one example why
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Windhawk
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:57 |
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Happens to me an awfully lot too - for some reason or other the cookie that's supposed to keep me logged in at this site expires, and I have to log in again. Sometimes it'll literally take days in between this happening, othyer times I need to log on again every 30 minutes.
As far as writing reviews go - write em in Notepad - and copy/paste when done. Or, if writing in the page is a real strong habit: Copy paste what you have written in Notepad before hitting the submit button.
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The Runaway
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 11:03 |
^^ Notepad freak.
As I said earlier, copy your work every couple of minutes, and a final time when you are ready to upload.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 12:52 |
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I managed to write the review. And this is how I`m going to submit reviews from now on. Just give it a rating and then it goes into your reviews list. Then you just go back and edit it into a review. Presto! No wasting time. If it doesn`t go through as a rating you`ve wasted about 30 seconds!
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Marty McFly
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 18:05 |
I write in Opera. writing, writing, then I send it, but because of temporary laggy internet connection, I get error page. So I hit back and there it is, my review again. But when I'm writing review, then close the page and ressurect it with CTRL+Z, the page is here, but text is gone. I know it's better to write in notepad, but I just don't do it.
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There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu  Even my
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progkidjoel
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 03:07 |
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I always save mine into Microsoft word BEFORE I upload, just to rid any chance of loss...
Sorry dude, it sucks.
-Joel
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chopper
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 06:56 |
Yep, you have to assume your PC is going to break down at any time -
- type your reviews in Word/Notepad and save them
- save documents as you type and, most importantly
- back everything up!
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JJLehto
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Posted: August 04 2009 at 12:29 |
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Never had a problem with that before
That's crazy that so many of you have, happened to me once I believe...
Regardless, I usually copy the whole thing before I submit.
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 09:27 |
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Wow! You guys are all living in the world of the future.
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chopper
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Posted: August 05 2009 at 10:11 |
 Vibrationbaby wrote:
Wow! You guys are all living in the world of the future. |
Nope, it's all pretty basic PC stuff. I would not consider spending an hour typing in a Word document without saving it, as Word or indeed your PC could crash any time.
The same thing should apply when typing a review for PA. Your browser could crash, your internet connection could drop etc etc.
I'm afraid you're suffering from the delusion that computers are reliable.
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Marty McFly
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Posted: August 11 2009 at 08:07 |
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Don't forget that Word has autosave feature. And I think that Open Offiice Writer has it too.
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There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my
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