As anony monk so delicately put it, this isn't a bug. The message is handled by one form, the CB by another. When you post to the one the data from the other isnt included. If you had hit "back" a couple of times you would have ended up back at the original page, and assuming your browser is properly configured, with the text you had written still available.

While this is annoying (its bitten me a few times) its not a bug. The easiest thing you can do is use a different medium for chat from which you reply. IE, use KatterBox or Fullpage Chat or one of the java clients or whatever.

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In reply to Re: Possible PM bug? by demerphq
in thread Possible PM bug? by NateTut

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