just in response to the 'vanishing posts' problem...which crops up every now & then.

I, myself, have hit 'submit' and had a post seem to vanish--that is, the thread did not refresh and when I clicked on the thread again, my post was not there.

I am thinking it has something to do with cache management in the browser, because *I* solve it by going 'back' in my browser....IF I haven't closed it, the text I typed is still there, and I just copy it (or even cut it) to the clipboard, then reload..(NOT refresh), Mudcat...go to the thread and repost it.
This has not failed once since I first tried it....it is just some technical thing about either my browser or Mudcat's refresh controls.