@jon....
When you log in to NT, right next to your name is a little box called "remember me". If you check that, then you won't be timed out when you make a long post.
Some people make their long posts, in Word or Notepad, and then copy/paste them here into the text box.
There is a way to get a post back if you have multiple tabs open, and get mixed up. Hitting "back" on that lost post tab may bring it back. I've done that myself....but it can be dicey and you may have really lost it. I find typing on a iPhone, very dicey, and have lost posts that way with just touching the screen sometimes. So I don't make long posts when I am on my iPhone. Since the newest updates from Apple, my screen is so touchy it will seem to flip for no reason.
So try the "remember me"... it works to save you time and effort.
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