I fully understand why this exists: preventing spam from malicious users. But several times I've been bitten by it, especially when I'm replying to several threads about the same subject at the same time, or if I just happen to read something and have a short reply in less than 30 seconds. The limit itself doesn't bother me – it's losing my post that really irritates me. If I refresh it reposts, saving the post, but if I navigate away … oops, there goes the post.

Would it be possible to eventually exempt users from this limit, after they prove themselves to be sane posters? Say, after 25, 50, 100 posts or something like that.

It would also work to have it act like a preview instead, so that your post contents are still all there.

2,884, damn malicious user…

Why not fix the the form code so it doesn't lose the text on Back?

It looks like the whole textarea for the quick reply is generated by javascript. Don't do that. Explicitly put the textarea into the HTML and just use JavaScript to unhide and fancify it. That way the browser can autofill the form when you hit Back.

Mayhaps just set the earlier ranks to have the 30 second delay?

Or a proportionate delay with regards to your rank.

Hey, it could be worse… you could have the delay BE the number of posts you've made so far… :devil:

Sorry Haley, only one post every 2,890 seconds. That comes down one post every 48 minutes and 10 seconds. You should be okay with that, no?

Uh, I don't know what you're talking about. You must be talking about that guy over there? :blues:

After posting on a few paid to play message boards, thirty seconds is fine for me. lol That and I never post and you can count on me to have worthless information because I hate you all. :)

Love you Kjwah! :lol:

Don't bring the Blues Brothers into this.