Bug Report 2025

[Madiel]

The reply button is still gone.

I can see the Reply button at the top and bottom of the page of posts, and above the "Quick Reply" box.

[AnotherSpin]

The reply button is still gone.

I see the reply button. Maybe it helped that I went to Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data, deleted the GMG website from the list, and logged in again (Safari)

[71 dB]

But I have a weird suspicion the problem has something to do with 71dB's profile.

He is the first person I can't read on this thread. I also can't read his profile page whereas so far I can read others.

I am clearly a troublemaker! For a while I could not post anything. If you can see this post, the workaround by Dungeon Master is working. 

[AnotherSpin]

I am clearly a troublemaker! For a while I could not post anything. If you can see this post, the workaround by Dungeon Master is working. 

The issue was clearly caused by a server software update.

[Madiel]

I am clearly a troublemaker! For a while I could not post anything. If you can see this post, the workaround by Dungeon Master is working. 

Well, if you see my 2nd post, yours was just the first profile I could identify. I've actually worked out a few of the others that were making it crash as well. Karl was one, and given how much he posts the whole forum was in trouble. 

It was very peculiar behaviour, I've no clue why the forum was objecting to specific people. Sometimes it was possible to see an entire page, sometimes half a page, sometimes one post and sometimes nothing. And I think it was entirely based on who had posted.

[71 dB]

The issue was clearly caused by a server software update.

Updates should FIX problems, not CREATE new ones. Releasing software updates is too easy. Software developers don't care how much unnecessary hassle these bug-infected updates cause.

[Harry]

I see the reply button. Maybe it helped that I went to Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data, deleted the GMG website from the list, and logged in again (Safari)

Yes, did something similar, and it's back!

[AnotherSpin]

Updates should FIX problems, not CREATE new ones. Releasing software updates is too easy. Software developers don't care how much unnecessary hassle these bug-infected updates cause.

Quite right, though it does happen rather often. That's why you'll sometimes see quick fixes rolled out shortly after an update. I've run into this more than a few times myself. Some folks, for instance, hold off on installing new OS versions, preferring to wait a few weeks or even months until the dust settles and things are tidied up properly.

As for what happened to the forum today, there's a brief summary in post #136 of this thread.

[Karl Henning]

Karl was one, and given how much he posts the whole forum was in trouble. 

(* chortle *)

[Der Schattenmann]

The forum software was recently updated to version 2.1.6

Apparently a bug crept into the code, and all forums using SMF have been affected. The software developers have issued a workaround. I have put this in place, and things should function as normal for now.

I expect version 2.1.7 will be released soon to address this issue permanently.

Let me know if there are any further issues.

Rob

I can't upload an avatar.

[Que]

The forum software was recently updated to version 2.1.6

Apparently a bug crept into the code, and all forums using SMF have been affected. The software developers have issued a workaround. I have put this in place, and things should function as normal for now.

I expect version 2.1.7 will be released soon to address this issue permanently.

Let me know if there are any further issues.

Rob

Thank you for the fix, Rob! Much appreciated! 

[Harry]

I get this message when trying to post my review

You don't have permission to access this resource.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
That a lot of bull

[Iota]

Thank you for the fix, Rob! Much appreciated! 

Yes indeed! Thanks for all the hard work you put into this place, Rob.

[Florestan]

+ 2

[AnotherSpin]

When I try to post in the 'What are you listening 2 now?' thread, a message appears:

"You don't have permission to access this resource.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

Tried other thread, all is fine.

[AnotherSpin]

Very strange. In the end, I managed to post an image in the thread WAYL2N, but when I tried to add a few lines of text to the image, I kept getting an error again. Nevertheless, a short text of a few words did go through.

[Que]

Sounds like similar to the old bug...But had no issue just now.

[Harry]

When I try to post in the 'What are you listening 2 now?' thread, a message appears:

"You don't have permission to access this resource.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

Tried other thread, all is fine.

Yep had this message before, some weeks ago, afterwards not anymore.

[AnotherSpin]

Yep had this message before, some weeks ago, afterwards not anymore.

The funny thing is, when I tried to add a 5- or 6-line caption to the image, I kept getting an error. BUT when I was adding a different text of similar length in the same post, there was no error. So obviously the problem was in the text itself, but apart from Frescobaldi's name repeated twice, there was nothing suspicious at all...

[Harry]

The funny thing is, when I tried to add a 5- or 6-line caption to the image, I kept getting an error. BUT when I was adding a different text of similar length in the same post, there was no error. So obviously the problem was in the text itself, but apart from Frescobaldi's name repeated twice, there was nothing suspicious at all...

Its like Que said a old bug ressurected. It will go away again. Another bug from old which has also ressurected are the emails, coming far after I have posted my reviews.
Very annoying