every now & then , i get "flood control activated" wait 1 min ...now, if i have entered 3 or 4 lines, i probably have taken a minute to type + the time to get to the new topic & decide to reply. i used to give up, but now, i wait at least 70 seconds & then resend. sometimes, i get flood again.. & sometimes it takes. i don't do smilies, nasties, & useless wrong forum post builders. any way , this isn't a serious problem, but i'm interested as an academic. i'm sure that it's been 1 min since i posted.