I'm happy to say that the Steemit website has been running a lot more smoothly, as of late. I'm sure the developers were busting their collective butts to make sure things would be running smoothly during SteemFest.
That said, there are still a few kinks in the machinery... including
The Dreaded Double Post
When I look at my feed, it's not that uncommon that I see a couple "Sorry, ignore, double posted!" mixed in.
I'm sure most of you have seen this message, shortly after clicking "Post:"
The dreaded error message...
Here's the confusing thing: No matter what that message may suggest, there's a good chance your post actually DID go through.
Rather than trying to POST again, there's a super easy way to double check.
Just leave the page with the error message up and open your profile page on steemd.com in a new tab or window. In my case, it would be here: https://steemd.com/@denmarkguy but all you have to do is substitute in your own Steemit username.
This is basically a direct view of the Steemit blockchain, showing any activity associated with your account. Look for an entry that says "(your username) authored a post." You may have to wait 60-90 seconds before it shows up... once you see that, you KNOW your post was recorded and you can go back to your regular Steemit activity.
Steemd screenshot... yes, the post DID go through...
If the post has not registered on Steemd within a couple of minutes, you can hit POST again, knowing that the original post didn't go through, and you will not be double posting.
Doesn't take a lot of effort... but avoids a LOT of frustration!
How about YOU? Have you gotten error messages and accidentally double posted? Do you have a different "workaround" you've been using? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!
(As usual, all text and images by the author, unless otherwise credited. This is original content, created expressly for Steemit)
Created at 171103 23:42 PDT