I usually do the first two steps Ian mentions - save all in the clipboard and try again. Lately I've gotten even lazier and just try again right away and it hasn't failed in at least 10 tries.
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 2:23 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > Recent Changes… > Thanks, Raul. That's a start. I'll give it a try next time it happens. > Trouble is, it's not a condition that can be triggered at will. At least, I > don't know how. > > MediaWiki does a lot of logging, in so many different ways. When I have a > spare week I must study it more. > > On Wed, 11 May 2022 at 19:04, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Recent Changes link on the left side of wiki pages is useful for > > checking recent (potential) edits. > > > > I know, I know, this sounds "obvious" but with so many competing > > pieces of potentially useful information in front of us, "obvious" is > > all-too-often in short supply. > > > > I hope this helps, > > > > -- > > Raul > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 12:23 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > I too would like a clear statement of best practice for recovering from > > > this situation. Maybe as a flowchart. > > > > > > Whenever I see the warning message (usually after hitting "Save > changes") > > > my reflex action is to do what Bob recommends: scroll to the "editing > > area" > > > and copy/paste it for emergency recovery. But it's so rarely necessary. > > > Usually it works to simply hit the "Save Changes" button a second time. > > (If > > > I dare.) > > > > > > On occasions when I've panicked (and thus forgotten how exactly I > > > responded) it's subsequently emerged that the server has actually > > > registered my changes and updated the page. But to verify this fact is > > not > > > a simple task. If someone could only tell me how best to do it – as a > > > reflex action – the "demon warning" would no longer be an issue for me. > > > > > > Good task-support for the task of recovery might include > > > -- a button which reliably copies the editing area to the system > > > pasteboard, not disruptable by a sick server or connection, > > > -- a confirmation message fom the server that the last "Save Changes" > > > button-click did not (logically) alter the page contents. > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > On Wed, 11 May 2022 at 16:51, Henry Rich <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I think it's simply a loss of your reservation after a timeout. > > > > Wikipedia does the same. > > > > > > > > When you start editing a page, you get rights to it for a short time > > > > (maybe 5 min?). After that, it's up for grabs. When you repeat your > > > > save, it goes through (parhaps after a check for conflict). > > > > > > > > Henry Rich > > > > > > > > On 5/11/2022 11:41 AM, 'robert therriault' via General wrote: > > > > > Before reloading the page, I would suggest copying your most recent > > > > edits if you can. > > > > > > > > > > Then if you lose the edits on reloading, you should be able go to > the > > > > original page, edit and paste in your saved edits to continue on. > > > > > > > > > > I have seen this as well, although not very often and I put it down > > to > > > > an interruption to my internet that might not be noticed by me on my > > > > browser, > > > > > but was enough to disrupt the editing process within the wiki. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, bob > > > > > > > > > >> On May 11, 2022, at 08:33, Raul Miller <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> I suspect that that message means that your browser has lost track > > of > > > > >> a cookie or failed to perform a secondary request. > > > > >> > > > > >> It does not seem to be a timeout. Or, if that message does > > represent a > > > > >> timeout, there are also other issues which can trigger the > problem: > > > > >> Sometimes simply reloading the page has been sufficient to make > the > > > > >> message go away. > > > > >> > > > > >> I hope this helps, > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Raul > > > > >> > > > > >> On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 11:29 PM Arthur Anger < > [email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > >>> Now and then, after many minutes of making editing changes to a > > Wiki > > > > page, a Save request is greeted by: > > > > >>> Sorry! We could not process your edit due to a loss of session > > data. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> You might have been logged out. . . . > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Is this a timeout in the editor, and can it be lengthened? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Is this instead a result of temporary loss of communication, > which > > > > does occur occasionally, but doesn't often have a visual effect > during > > an > > > > editing session? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I have sometimes managed to copy the edited page and reinstate it > > > > later, but wonder if there is standard recovery procedure. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Thanks. > > > > >>> --Art > > > > >>> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >>> For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >> For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > For information about J forums see > > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA Quantitative Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
