Why is it that I get a long answer typed?

yeah, I don't know, stuff like that's happened to me too. So I just do Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+C so I can paste it again.

Yep, that happens. The other night every time I clicked onto Preview it took me to Yahoo Search and I lost my answer. After that I started copying long thought out answers just in case I lost them.

If I do long answers I do a select all and copy then a paste if I have lost it. It sends the text to your clipboard, this allows it to be pasted in to any document.(Ctrl+A is select all, Ctrl+C is copy, Ctrl+V is paste)

It has to do with your cookies not saving your identity. A setting within your browser options will change this. Also sometimes privacy programs will also not store cookies properly.

Just push preview - and it will go to your answer. Then click SUBMIT. If you are afraid of losing the answer - type it into a "Notebook" file first. Then highlight it - and copy - then in the answer areas paste it in and then click preview - and Submit, then if you lose it - you can do it again.

When that happens, just go back copy your answer, and then click preview

That has happened to me once or twice and it really pi$$ed me off each time, I feel your pain. It never seems to happen when my answer is very short, Murphy's Law I guess.

Could your answer have been too long. You wigged out the program cause it couldn't take it.

No idea, but can't you just hit the BACK button and retrieve your answers?

I get long winded sometimes but have never had that happen to me...