Okay, so I am trying to come prepared to PaizoCon with a character just in case I do get into a PFS game. I followed all the instructions for creating a PFS character after having already joined and gotten my number. I typed up all the relevant stats and such and typed up a paragraph for my character's background. I hit the submit button and was shunted back to the home screen. I navigated back to my PFS page and saw the name of the character I created, however all of the other stuff I typed has vanished into the ether. *facepalm* I knew as I hit the submit button that I should have copied all of my work, but it was of course too late. I am hoping that it just went to the PFS power that be (Mr. Frost) and is awaiting his approval, or something, before it can appear. I am hoping that I do not have to attempt to recall that background paragraph as that sort of writing is never as good the second time I try to write it.
Edit: I forgot the question. Is my hopeful guessing as to what might have happened to my character's profile correct?
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Yeah- if you leave an active window on this site open too long (around an hour or so) and then submit it will shunt you back to the front page and you lose whatever you were posting.
For future reference:
1) copy/paste as you mention
2) I believe using the preview button periodically restarts the active time countdown for your window.
3) Since it is a profile and not a post you could just save from time to time.
4) If you are using firefox there is an add-on called lazarus which will recover lost text fields. You just go back to where you lost it and right click then select what you want to recover. Only works from when you install it though.
Sorry.
Thanks for the input guys. I guessed that was the case, Teribithia. So I only retyped the fields and not the background. I might do that later, perhaps, if I get time to rewrite it.