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Tropers - As you are probably well aware by now, we've made a ton of changes to TV Tropes. Although most of the changes you see are primarily cosmetic, we are also part way through a complete overhaul of the backend code. With so many changes under the hood, it is entirely possible we broke a few things. If you find something that does not appear to be working correctly, this is the place to report it.

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The more information you can provide about the bug (e.g., browser, operating system, etc.) and how to re-create it, the more likely we will be able to squash it.

Happy Troping!


EDIT: Here are some things that have been reported:

  • Login issues
    • Logins not sticking between devices
    • Some people are still having issues with dropped logins.
    • You can't log in if your username contains a space. Remove the space.
  • Javascript: Your device must be able to run Javascript from tvtropes.org, static.tvtropes.org, ajax.googleapis.com, and netdna.bootstrapcdn.com. If you are blocking any of these, lots of things won't work, like editing pages.

edited 3rd Apr '15 7:03:53 AM by SeptimusHeap

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#1351: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:39:46 AM

Oh I'm not the only person having trouble with the thread watchlist?

Goodie.

Oh really when?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1352: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:41:58 AM

We are aware of the issues, which all seem database related.

  • Forum watchlists are not functioning.
  • New forum topics display as empty.
  • Wiki indexes are not working.
  • Wiki article histories are not working.
  • Mod mode/mod hat formatting is not working.
  • Find Post by Troper is not working.
  • "Replies to Active YKTTWs" section on the YKTTW history page is not working.
  • Some, but not all, users are reporting issues with their private messages.

edited 6th Jul '15 12:07:59 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
SolipSchism Since: Jun, 2014
#1353: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:42:40 AM

[up][up] Oh thank goodness, I'm not alone.

Yeah, just dropped in to report that my entire watchlist just emptied itself at some point in the last hour. At first I thought it was a mobile issue because I was browsing just fine, then left my desk and pulled up the site on my phone to find an empty watchlist. But now I'm back at my desk and it's still empty.

Haven't tried re-adding any threads yet. Kind of a daunting prospect... I hope it's not permanent because I'm not even sure I can remember what all threads I had bookmarked.

edited 6th Jul '15 11:42:54 AM by SolipSchism

SaintDeltora The Mistress from The Land Of Corruption and Debauchery Since: Aug, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
The Mistress
#1354: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:44:27 AM

Rather Random Rachel just told me that her Watchlist is still working so far. So that at least ain't site-wide.

No such luck with "Find post by troper" and the Indexes.

Edit: ...I take that back. It's gone for her too now as well.

edited 6th Jul '15 11:46:52 AM by SaintDeltora

"Please crush me with your heels Esdeath-sama!
PPPSSC Since: Nov, 2009
#1355: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:48:56 AM

In addition to the forum watchlist, the "replies to actives" section on the YKTTW progress list also appears to be empty.

Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#1356: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:50:26 AM

Yeah, have the same problem as well.

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#1357: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:50:34 AM

I can't look at my PMs either, in addition to everything else that's been mentioned.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#1358: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:55:51 AM

Same here.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
BaronGreen Everyday's great at your Junes from USA Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Everyday's great at your Junes
#1359: Jul 6th 2015 at 11:57:24 AM

Watchlist bugs here as well. Glad I'm not alone.

Old habits die hard, especially when no one else lets them die either.
Aquatica1000 Since: Oct, 2012
#1360: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:00:54 PM

So I'm not the only one finding their watchlist completely empty. Good. For a moment, I was worried something happened to my account. (-__-')

rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (USA) (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#1361: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:06:26 PM

Wiki Watchlist appears to still be working.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Karxrida The Unknown from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
The Unknown
#1362: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:13:41 PM

I'm Characters.Pokemon Generation VI Families isn't showing the edit history. Some other pages may be affected.

edited 6th Jul '15 12:14:06 PM by Karxrida

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1363: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:15:30 PM

Please check my post above to see if your issue is already listed before reporting.

The devs are working on a fix for the problem, but we're told it may take a little while. Your patience is appreciated.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
GhostElm Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#1365: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:24:56 PM

In addition to the issues already mentioned, I'm having some forum threads fail to load entirely.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#1366: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:25:37 PM

I just got randomly logged out. Only new issue to report. Likewise, I'm getting the "no topic exists" message when viewing a Conversation(a forum, not the thread).

phoenix Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#1367: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:30:32 PM

I had a tab open for my thread watchlist on my phone, and when I refreshed the page I was asked to log in again. My login info is saved, so I pressed the login button but was given the invalid password or username message. I tried again, without changing anything, and on the third try it went through.

GhostElm Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#1368: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:31:22 PM

My watch list is back

"I'm as free as the dust in the solar wind."
Bisected8 Tief girl with eartude from Her Hackette Cave (Primordial Chaos) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Tief girl with eartude
#1369: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:34:25 PM

It's back for me too! waii

TV Tropes's No. 1 bread themed lesbian. she/her, fae/faer
Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#1370: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:34:59 PM

All is as it should be.

dead devotion
Fighteer MOD Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#1372: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:40:24 PM

Yeah it's back. Good job! waii

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#1373: Jul 6th 2015 at 12:42:53 PM

Incidentally, the issue was related to storage space. That means that anything added to the affected systems (article history entries, new forum topics, etc.) during the downtime will probably have been permanently lost.

edited 6th Jul '15 12:43:14 PM by Fighteer

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#1374: Jul 6th 2015 at 4:52:41 PM

How big of a time window are we talking here? It would help if we have a rough "upper" and "lower" boundary for us to use for checking our respective recent edits.

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life

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