Problem with creating articles - Chess Forums

A-Jenery

Sep 29, 2007

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This is what happened when I tried to create and submit an article...
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I wanted to use the tool for inserting diagrams, problems, chess games; so as to illustrate a game mentioned in an article that I wanted to submit. Incredibally, after inserting the illustration about 15 minutes later, and subsequently reviewing my article, I found that a huge portion of the text was no longer there. In other words, the article was ruined, and I had wasted 15 minutes for nothing! Has this happened to other members?

Patzer24

Sep 29, 2007

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#2

Hmm, writing articles and inserting games with annotations works perfectly fine for me.

What web browser are you on? Maybe that could be the root of the problem. I have always navigated Chess.com on Mozilla FireFox and I have never had a problem. Maybe you should try this browser.

A-Jenery

Sep 29, 2007

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I use mozilla firefox... I had done the article text first; it was already in place, so I assumed that the diagram would be inserted (I checked the insert-box) at the end or beneath the text. Maybe I should have inserted the diagram first, and then followed it with the text?

A-Jenery

Sep 29, 2007

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#4

My pc setup is fairly standard - P.4, Win-XP Pro, and I have a broadband connection. I'll try the article again but this time I'll insert the diagram first, see if that helps...

BlueKnightShade

Sep 29, 2007

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#5

Write the article in notepad first or in any text program, so that you always have a backup.

batgirl

Sep 29, 2007

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#6

People from Denmark are so practical!

A-Jenery

Sep 29, 2007

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#7

That is a fair point - guess I never thaught of it. Anyway, the chopped-down version somehow ended up in My Home unsubmitted, so I just submitted it as it was. If my grammer is all mixed up there - blame the wine...

It is called the immortal game.

erik

Sep 30, 2007

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A-Jenery wrote: I use mozilla firefox... I had done the article text first; it was already in place, so I assumed that the diagram would be inserted (I checked the insert-box) at the end or beneath the text. Maybe I should have inserted the diagram first, and then followed it with the text?

the instability of the internet can cause problems. i recommend you SAVE AS DRAFT anything you are working on every 5-10 minutes.