I have these issues pretty frequently, but invariably they're because when I go to enter them, I read the first letter and click the wrong province (as France, in Picardy, for instance, attacking Burgundy instead of Belgium) because I enter orders quickly.

I misorder all the time. It is *possible that there is a bug, but it is more probable that I am a clumsy git.

*possible: that is, from my perspective as I am ignorant of programming technicalities, but I think Kestas has stated many times that this sort of bug is impossible, and I accept that he knows what he is talking about.

From the site FAQ:
"Question: I didn't enter those orders!
Answer: Occasionally we get this complaint, but every time we have checked the input logs to see what order was actually entered it turns out to be the mistaken order. Also the mistaken orders are often the 'Bulgaria'/'Budapest' sort of mistake which are easier to imagine human error than a bug.

Try finalizing your orders and then checking them over, so you can be sure of what you entered."

When someone tells you their orders came out differently then what they put in, they're probably lying. Even worse, they're not even good liars, because it's a flimsy excuse.

@Spy - Its me who comments on it. For the *wrong* orders to be submitted would require an incredibly unlikely series of events (ie wont), but no orders received is slightly more likely. This can occur if the server is overloaded when you try to save your orders (ie the AJAX call hits a 500 error). Still unlikely, but certainly not impossible, so make sure your orders have saved.

I misorder relatively frequently. The reason is that I have a mouse with a central roller ball in addition to left and right buttons. I use the rollerball to scroll up and down webpages. Unfortunately, if you have a drop box selected (like the order box), that scrolls you up and down the possible provinces. Worse, when you hit the top of the province box, then it moves you up the page, so I dont actually realize that there was a problem becuase the scroll function seems to work. If there were any way to lock this, that would be lovely.

But I agree with the consensus that its highly unlikely to be a programming bug, and more likely to be a either a weak excuse or a legitimate human error.

ditto mrlentz.. just did this last night actually and screwed myself over in a game.. switch a support hold order to a hold order and lost a key territory... :(

mrlentz and lief: try getting in the habit of clicking on the background of the page after selecting the order. I believe in most browsers that should remove mouse focus from the drop down box. Then you'll be free to use the mouse wheel without messing up your orders. Also, get in the habit of double checking your orders before you hit ready. Once you orders are readied, they cannot be accidentally changed since any edits requires you to unready first.

To all: By the way...
1) Claiming that you mis-entered orders is a valid diplomatic tactic. You are allowed to lie claiming that you made a mistake.
2) However, falsely claiming that the website made an error is against the rules since it creates unnecessary work for the developers to track down bugs that aren't there. Also, such lies are usually less believable.