Suggestion and Policy

Confirmation of "Clear" on post entry/updates.
NoYellowEnvelope 577 reads
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More than once, I've composed a great (in my mind!) post, only to fumble-finger the "post message" button on my tablet and hit "clear" instead.  Poof!  The post is gone. Could there be a confirmation prompt for unrecoverable actions like "clear", or at least move the "post message" and "clear" buttons further apart?

Now moving my finger carefully to "post message" and...

2648667 31 Reviews 276 reads
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I never used the clear button, on purpose or by accident, but this sounds like a good idea. I'm sure I'll do the same thing eventually.

Stuff like this, along with lost connections and login timeouts is why I always put stuff on the clipboard before I hit send/submit on any PM, email, post, review. That's if I didn't write it in another program where it's saved anyway. Just remember to cover your tracks.

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