Don't try to post while someone is downloading the MOABS thread.

(Or sny of the others whose sole purposes is to see how many posts can be made before anyone says anything - but do note that sometimes what appears to be one of those is just the result of nobody having anything to say and not knowing it.)

I have noted that a failure to post isn't too uncommon. If I remember to do it, I copy the post just in case, so that I can paste it back and resubmit. It usually works on a retry. Occasionally it looks like it didn't post (the input box stays up and you don't go back to the Index) but a return to the Index and reloading the thread shows it did get there.

I also have seen a few cases when the server loads part of the thread and there's a delay before it comes back and loads the rest of it. The wait for the 'cat to finish downloading the whole thing hasn't been too long in cases I've seen, but might be long enough to make you think it isn't going to finish. If even a part of the thread shows in your browser, a "Refresh" of what you have of the thread should try to reload it without the need to go back and start over from the index page, but I won't make any promises on that.

John