Editing problem

I posted a poem and wanted to edit it. I clicked on MY POEMS and then edit. The poem was not entered into a contest. It flashed the editable contents for one second only and then simply showed the poem. I could not edit it.

Help?

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Yes, I have Java enabled and I use the latest Firefox browser. I'm at a loss but I'll just type in the commands as I enter the poem to make sure I don't need to edit it.

Thanks for responding.

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Well, I am at a loss. I entered another poem. I hit the B for bold but it didn't take. I also wanted to change the font size because it was so small, I couldn't do that, either. I ernt in to edit it and wasn't able to.

I really don't know what else to do but the poetry is not that readable in it's current state.

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It's interesting that the first two poems I entered....Small Pain and the Dummy....were fine. The last two had a smaller font size and no bold. I think I entered the four all the same way. It's frustrating..

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Wait! I may see the difference! I think that, in the first two, I entered them in the "Read My poetry" forum. The last two I entered in from my page under Add a Poem. Im really trying to feel my way around here without knowing much about how the site works. Do I enter them in the Read My Poem forum or from my home page...or both?

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Originally Posted by Balladeer

Wait! I may see the difference! I think that, in the first two, I entered them in the "Read My poetry" forum. The last two I entered in from my page under Add a Poem. Im really trying to feel my way around here without knowing much about how the site works. Do I enter them in the Read My Poem forum or from my home page...or both?

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Ok, I'll do that but that is where I'm having the trouble editing it. I'll try IE and see if that works better. Thanks..

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Ok, I have resolved the font size issue. Now my only problems seem to be the following...

When I enter a poem in the forums, I use font color commands and commands to have the poem centered. When I preview the poem is it exact. When I submit it, however, the colors are gone and it is not centered. Since the preview panel shows it the way I want, and the finished product doesn't, I'm at a loss. Help?

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I myself have tried that. The only way I could edit the poem was to take it out of the contest losing ratings to do it.Then I reintered it after I corrected it.Worked for me. Back to the drawing board so to speak.

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Originally Posted by papapaczki

Originally Posted by Balladeer

Wait! I may see the difference! I think that, in the first two, I entered them in the "Read My poetry" forum. The last two I entered in from my page under Add a Poem. Im really trying to feel my way around here without knowing much about how the site works. Do I enter them in the Read My Poem forum or from my home page...or both?

You should enter them into your profile. Then after that, you'll have a public link listed on the poem, post that onto the forums so people will come to your profile and leave comments.

-Papa Paczki

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What about the centering and the colors?

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I also wish that when we are through editing our poems, there would be a way to let all of your poet friends know you wrote a new poem at the same time instead of sending one notice at a time. Although I have to admit, I have met a lot of really nice people. Thank you my friends for all of your help ,comments and input.
Thats what friends are for.

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Thanks, Betty. I was directing that question to the administration.....