Topic: Update: Is Blogger twitchy? Or is it me? ['Twas me, or rather, my browser]

[AnneB]

I sometimes have trouble leaving comments on Blogger. I just tried twice to leave a comment on Ann Stampler's blog to enthuse about her new cover and I couldn't get to a comment box. It showed up when I clicked on the comments, and then blinked out of existence. I was signed into Google at the time, I followed her blog; didn't make any difference.

There is another blog I follow where as soon as I leave the comment, the whole blog disappears. The comment's there if I go back to it again, however. That happened with Mirka Breen's blog now and then, too, although at other times I can sign in with no problem whatsoever. And for other blogs, no problem at all.

I'm wondering if using an older version of Firefox is the problem for newer blogs, but longer-running blogs are still compatible with the old FF.

[Tyson McFrost]

If the blog you're trying to comment on isn't finished loading and you attempt to comment, the box can disappear and you'll have to refresh. This is why it is recommended to have very few gadgets on your blog so the loading time isn't long--it can deter viewers. Also, your cache might need cleaning. There are some really helpful downloads that can clean your internet cache and other aspects of your system. My personal favorite is JetClean. http://www.bluesprig.com/jetclean.html

And finally, I think it's time you upgrade to the latest edition of Firefox, if that's the broswer you're using. Blogger routinely upgrades their platform so you'll need a broswer that can keep up with those advancements.

Hope this helps.

[Kimberly Lynn]

Hhmmmm...

I've been having trouble with Blogger too.  Leaving comments on some blogs are impossible no matter how long I let it load.  Also, Blogger changed is format on composing blog posts and it's been a nightmare.  Line spacing and centering pictures is c-r-a-z-y!

 

I may have an older version of Firefox, though.  I'll get my husband to check.  Good luck, Anne.  I totally understand the aggravation.  Thanks, Tyson!

[mrh]

Though this doesn't sound exactly like the problem I had, I wasn't able to comment on certain blogs for a while, and there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as far as which ones. Then I got a tip from RuthD -- be sure you're not permanently signed in to Google. If you have the "keep me signed in" box checked, uncheck it. It's worth the minor pain to have to sign in each time, IMO.

[AnneB]

Tyson, I can't upgrade since my OS is so old FF doesn't support it. I'm be changing computers soon and after I get my files transferred, then I'll try moving from Tiger to Snow Leopard on the old laptop. I was going to bite this spring, but then I had a couple of big freelance assignments and didn't want to change OS at the same time. Now it makes sense to wait a fw months while Mountain Lion gets rid of its first batch of fleas.

Marcia -- I bet the permanent sign-in is the answer. I was locked out of your blog for a while too. I need to be signed in a lot for my day job, but

[RuthD]

Oh, I forgot about that, Marcia. That's right--I have no trouble commenting any more, now that I know to keep the google+ box unchecked. But now there's a new (probably unrelated) quirk: I can't follow a blog by clicking on the google or facebook button. But it works if I click on twitter.

:shrug    It's always something...

[mrh]

But now there's a new (probably unrelated) quirk: I can't follow a blog by clicking on the google or facebook button. But it works if I click on twitter.

:shrug    It's always something...

Huh. I haven't run into that one. But I have experienced Kimberly Lynn's problem with inserting pictures. It all works "most of the time." But these glitches are the main reason I didn't switch my entire website over to Blogger back when I was considering it.

[217mom]

Oh, Phooey. My blog is giving you a hard time... . Just know it is not *ME,* who loves your input.
I'm tech-challenged, so I have no idea. All I know is that I don't have a problem leaving comments anywhere, which makes me feel even guiltier, if that's possible. I have plenty of other techy problems, if this makes up for it.
 

[AnneB]

Mirka, I've logged out and back in using every possible combination, and I just never see a comment box. And on Ann Stampler's, I see the comment box, save it, get a split-second view of the captcha, and then the comment box, comment and captcha completely disappear. mrh's blog, however, I can comment on just fine. {throws up hands}

I imagine this will continue until I can do the upgrade later in the year. I'm so sorry! (of course, if I wasn't spending half an hour at a time trying to say "Great cover, Ann! Your designer should get a box of home-made cookies!" or "Five things I hate, Mirka, are 1) outdated browsers  2) OS upgrades every 20 months  3) etc." {heaves huge sigh} You get the picture.

[Stephanie Leeth]

Formatting has been a problem for me too.  Sometimes I get squirrelly looking stuff and I don't where it comes from.  Course i'm not as clever as a lot of people and my blog isn't as shiny pretty as yours~!

[AnnS]

AnneB, I just wanted to thank you so much visiting my blog, let alone trying so diligently to comment on the new cover!  Thank you, thank you, thank you! Much appreciated!

[AnneB]

I might have solved the problem: I just now successfully posted a comment on mrh's blog when I was signed into Safari and...I succeeded.

I quit using Safari about two years ago because it was acting up, but now, apparently, Old Safari works better than Old Firefox for New Blogger.

AnnS and 217Mom, I'll try to catch up with your posts later this weekend!