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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

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I'm wondering what I'm doing wrong here. I posted a reply to an ad, and sometimes when I check the thread to see if it was answered my reply is there and sometimes it's not. If it's there, it lists me as the latest post. My concern is that the person who placed the ad is also not seeing it. She is listed as being online, but hasn't answered, which I wouldn't worry about, except for the viewing issue. Am I just not holding my tongue right?

Thanks in advence for any insight,
Kelly
 
Just make certain you click the correct button. I very often get such replies sent to me when someone clicks the wrong button, which of course, I simply discard. Most commonly it happens when people simply reply to email notices to subscribed threads, but there must be other ways that people struggle to make this mistake.

Also, I have seen people simply forget to click the SUBMIT button, or perhaps click on something else, which does not POST that reply. This system will normally do what you tell it to do, but not always what you WANT it to do...
 
It shows you as answering the thread 2 times. I saw your response there saying that you had some questions and you sent a PM. Give the OP a little bit to see the PM that you sent them, and hopefully they will answer it in a timely manner. :)
 
Thank you for checking it. You're seeing it as I would expect it to look. I swear I'm not crazy (well that's debatable) but it doesn't appear that way when I look at it, at least not every time. When I looked just now, it listed 13 replies with the original thread starter as the last. It's really not a huge big deal...I need another turtle like I need another hole in the head.
 
You may want to refresh your browser's display when viewing the thread. It sounds to me that you are merely seeing a cached copy of the thread, perhaps in your own PC, and not what is actually on my server.
 
Oh, for crying out loud. That's exactly what it is. Thank you so much, all of you. Apparently, I'm not crazy, just an idiot.
 
LOL... Not an idiot... people make mistakes.. No biggie.. that's what this forum is here for! :) Don't worry... It's a mistake I'm sure a few people make but don't ask because they think they would be criticized for it! It's a good question and it's good that you brought it up here where you would get the help you needed.
 
There is actually a setting in the admin section of this message board script that forces the server to be queried to bypass caches. I normally keep it off because it can cause some substantial server loading increases, but I just enabled it to see if it causes loading or slowness problems. Actually this is also dependent on the browser you are using, as it appears that Safari automatically queries the originating server for every page view rather than relying on cached images.

Caching works well on static pages that rarely change, but in a fast paced atmosphere like it is becoming here, it may not be quite so beneficial. But like everything else, there will always be tradeoffs to be considered.
 
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