# Failing posts still show up as a reply until refresh

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-posts-still-show-up-as-a-reply-until-refresh/52482>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [November 4, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-posts-still-show-up-as-a-reply-until-refresh/52482 "2016-11-04T09:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failing-posts-still-show-up-as-a-reply-until-refresh/52482/1 "2016-11-04T09:36:14Z")

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When a post is sent, it is already added to the stream before the server confirms it. If posting fails, for example by hitting a rate limit, it is removed again – but some side effects stay. For example, in the screenshot below, the “3 Replies” is incorrect; since only two posts follow and only one of them (my post) is an actual reply. The two missing “ghost posts” are failed tries to send my post. Reloading fixes this – only the _local_ state is corrupted.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/4/9/49bde05f7be0bd22732ebaf58c5d0c2334b58902.png)

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