Can't start a new topic
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Tried to post one and there's no "post" button...
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Ok but this one volunteered itself. I didn't write this!
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Is this another "This topic is not deleted" thread?
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@wtg no. I tried to start a new topic and when I posted it, this topic appeared instead! Weird.
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I'm thinking that you may have picked up a draft of a thread that you started sometime in the past and forgot about. This platform keeps a draft copy of whatever threads and posts you started but didn't actually post.
If you start a thread but don't finish posting it, that draft will be saved and a colored bubble will appear the lower left hand corner. Hover over it with your mouse (laptop - not sure how to do that on tablet or phone) and it will show "New Topic".
On a related note...
If you start a Quick Reply in thread A but migrate away from it to read thread B, you'll find your unposted post is still there if you go back to thread A. You can erase it or finish it up and Quick Reply.
Finally, if you open a full edit screen, type something in and then Hide it, the draft gets saved and colored bubble will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen. If you're on a laptop and you hover over it, it will tell you "Replying to (topic name)". You can just click on it and it will take you back to the thread and you can either finish up and Submit the post or Discard it.
If anyone needs screenshots, please give a holler and I'll put together a Tips and Tricks post on how drafts are handled.
