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BobVosh
2010-04-22, 11:22 PM
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8357681&postcount=13
I tried to edit this post, and was given an error.
Forbidden.
You don't have permission to access /forums/editpost.php on this server.

I don't really care, but it did mean that I double posted.
Rawhide
2010-04-23, 12:48 AM
You weren't by any chance discussing a deoderant, airline, compact excavator or constellation were you?
BobVosh
2010-04-23, 07:07 AM
Not this time, but close.
Rawhide
2010-04-23, 12:00 PM
Well, there was probably something in the post which the server blocked. The usual problem is "lynx " (lynx followed by a space), something that all of my previous suggestions could have been (though the compact excavator was a bit of a stretch). I'm really quite surprised that no forumite chipped in to offer an explanation of my unusual question...

Another problem I have seen is rare and I have not completely honed down to work out what caused it exactly. But I do know one thing, it was something in particular followed by two spaces. Simply changing it to only one space fixed the problem. Seeing as browsers reading HTML will not allow you to see the second space anyway (it will automagically collapse it back to one space), you should avoid using multiple spaces in posts.
BobVosh
2010-04-23, 11:47 PM
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8357695&postcount=14

I literally copied, and pasted. I then added that I couldn't edit. I'm not sure why it wouldn't allow the edit, but didn't mind the copy and paste.

I'll try to avoid mentioning that cat, and double spacing from now on.
Shhalahr Windrider
2010-04-24, 07:47 AM
I'm really quite surprised that no forumite chipped in to offer an explanation of my unusual question...
We’re all just as confused as you are. :smalltongue:
Rawhide
2010-04-24, 08:05 AM
We’re all just as confused as you are. :smalltongue:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(deodorant)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_Aviation_(disambiguation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(constellation)
PhoenixRivers
2010-04-24, 08:34 AM
You missed the Florida public transit system, lol.
Rawhide
2010-04-24, 10:40 AM
You missed the Florida public transit system, lol.

There's heaps more actually, but I had to stop somewhere!
Boo
2010-04-24, 06:10 PM
I just want to see if it will do the same to me...

Lynx

EDIT: Linx?
Boo
2010-04-24, 06:12 PM
Right, can't do it a second time. I guess it took a second to process the word, then decided the post would be forbidden. Or something. You basically have a ten second window.
SensFan
2010-04-24, 06:42 PM
Right, can't do it a second time. I guess it took a second to process the word, then decided the post would be forbidden. Or something. You basically have a ten second window.
Incorrect. There needs to be the exact phrase "lynx " (or, possibly, "Lynx "). Your post does not contain the space after the word.
Boo
2010-04-24, 07:08 PM
I got the forbidden screen when I pressed submit on my reply to your comment.

Also, the way you said "incorrect" kinda irks me.
sofawall
2010-04-25, 11:28 AM
Despite that fact that you were?
Shhalahr Windrider
2010-04-25, 11:43 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(deodorant)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_Aviation_(disambiguation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobcat_Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(constellation)
Oh… wait…

I think I misread the section I quoted. I meant to say we’re confused as to what the problem could be if it’s not the lynx problem.

Well, me, I’m just plain confused about everything, though. :smallwink: