Edit function not working?

[Scout]

I tried to edit a post today and the edit function didn't work. The post came up in the usual way when I pressed the edit button, but instead of my post appearing in the window, the window was blank.

I tried to edit using different browsers and different devices and the same thing happened each time.

I don't post often, so I wondered if I was missing something. I've never had this happen before.

Any suggestions?

I really wanted to fix those darned typos!

[littlemermaid]

That happens to me sometimes - no text there in edit. Good for the soul, I guess

[justbob]

That happens when there's non ascii chars in text, try it and see.

[dryeyekat]

There's no edit button on my posts.

[littlemermaid]

dryeyekat, could be if you're not logged in.

That happens when there's non ascii chars in text, try it and see.

Thanks, Justbob. I tried it. He's right. It was £ and [n-line]. Don't let him get away...

[Arcluce]

I have personally had issues with this crappy time-out function that will log you off within a certain amount of time. It's always irritating when I am typing out a message and an error pops up out of nowhere. When I hit the backspace while the error message is up it will go to the previous url deleting everything that I had typed. As the previous person stated, just make sure you are logged in.