Am I doing something wrong?

[wardlaw]

I see a crossword clue that no-one has yet answered. I type in the answer and click 'submit'. When it comes up on the screen it's behind about another 4 or 5 answers but these posts have not appeared under 'latest posts' on the right hand side of the screen. They have all been posted within a minute of each other. Is it just that my ageing desktop is very slow or am I missing something / doing something wrong?

[HowardKennitby]

I get that too. It's just the way the system works.

[Stephen_G]

No. You're not doing anything wrong.

I don't know the full mechanics of why, but you see it a lot when four or five people submit an answer at the right time.

[wardlaw]

Thank you both. That puts my mind at rest.

[Stephen_G]

Get on the case a little faster next time!

[wardlaw]

LOL will try judge

[boxtops]

happens to me often

[wardlaw]

Being a relative rookie ABer it is good to know I am not alone. Thank you all.

[mrchirpy]

Before I type in an answer I usually reload the page one more time, to see if anyone has beat me to it. If they have (and they usually have),then I just duck out of there. If not, I put my answer in.

[AB Editor]

I'm afraid that sometimes our members are just too quick! It's a bit scary when you see an answer has been entered within a few seconds of the question being asked.

Regarding the latest posts box: that updates every minute and it only displays the latest post by question (not by the answers) - so after you answer within a minute of seeing the post you're likely to only see your post as the latest post (despite there being posters even quicker than you!)!