DRAFT PAGE - PROS & CONS

Announcement: Drafts (theymos)

Quote from: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=511677.0

A draft is now saved whenever you post or preview a PM or post. You can see your saved drafts here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=drafts

By the way: Even if your post fails with some error, a draft is likely to get saved. The draft is saved before most errors can occur.

Let's begin with this one. There are still some users incorrectly understand about how draft page works, me too (minutes ago). This is why I put my thread under testing for a while to see how my draft page shows.

Quote from: LoyceV on August 14, 2019, 03:24:00 PM

Each time you click "Preview", a new draft is saved.

There are some incorrect understandings like above quote as I used to. After testing with the draft version of the thread, I can confirm that users don't have to click on Preview button to save draft version of their posts.
Forum automatically save your posts or (not must) preview PMs/ posts.

Quote from: nc50lc on September 05, 2019, 03:11:01 AM

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If you click "preview" once, there will be an immediate backup of the current version of you post (good as backup).
And another backup of the final version after clicking "post".

PROs

Getting recent deleted posts back, when you rethink that its contents are helpful
Getting previous version of your thread, when you wrongly edited it and clicked on save button
Your drafts, in draft page, will not be replaced with newest versions (you can get different versions of your posts in draft page, if they are not yet deleted)

CONs

Limited to only last 100 posts and drafts will be automatically deleted after 7 days
Unable to recover your deleted posts to where it initially posted
Almost unable to see where you post it (post ordinal number). Exception: You can only get which thread you post it, when you quote posts of others when reply them
Unable to know when you post it

Quote from: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5161144.msg51691147#msg51691147

I know would be useful for users, but as a moderator I hope this doesn't happen with deleting other users posts as it would be a nightmare.

ADVICE
- Using external text editors (Notepad, Microsoft Word, etc.) to save your drafts, especially you plan to reply someone else with long posts, or compose your own threads.
- Paying attention when you see a pop-up window, which ask you to confirm before deleting your posts

Older threads on drafts
Are there methods to move backwards to previous version of OPs in the forum
Request for additional confirmation window before deleting the post.
Drafts don't include where and when you initially posted
[SUGGESTION] Drafts Page