Re: Possible bug: Got timed out --lost changes to file

>   a. a longer default timeout means the page remains locked on users
>      who've abandoned an edit session. For quiet wikis this is  
> probably
>      not an issue, more so on busy ones

Nnno.  The edit lock timeout and the session timeout are two  
different things.

>   b. let's say we set the default timeout at an hour. Anyone who has
>      actually been editing for an hour could lose a substantial
>      investment, the longer the timeout, the longer the investment.
>      One might remember that this thread began on Claudia's two hour
>      edit session, a substantial investment of time. But I'd likewise
>      not want to set the default timeout that long.

True.  But if you make it, say, eight hours...

> So yes, increase the default timeout but I think documenting the
> ability to refresh the edit session from the browser is probably
> also a good idea. And also, yes, updating the FAQ.

This I completely agree with...

(BTW, a side effect of having an AJAX autosaver would be that it  
would keep the session refreshed.  So you could leave it open all  
night...)

/Janne