Posts by Thomas Martin6

Anyone can report an error, rustydrifter10 🙂

Those 503/504 errors usually pop up when the server is getting slammed with too much traffic or when its security protocols kick in to protect the system. It’s often just a temporary hiccup, though; you should still be able to access most parts of the forum, even if an error occasionally pops up now and then, right?
Then there's what Matthew Johnson3 mentioned... "..I can't open 60% of the topics, it just throws an error.." I took that to mean he's completely unable to access certain sections of the forum. If that's the case, I'd really appreciate it if he could send me the specific error message he's seeing so I can get to work on fixing it.

Matthew Johnson3 said:Hey everyone. I'm a bit confused about this latest update—about 60% of the threads won't even open for me. It just throws an error immediately. For instance, take the "Physics Help" thread under the Science section... I can see people are still posting there, but I haven't been able to access it since the update rolled out...
What exactly is going on?

Which specific error are you getting? Could you please copy and paste it here so I can take a look and figure out what's happening?

The issue has been officially resolved..

We’ll be rolling out an update over the next few days... This will allow us to refresh all the post counts, ensuring we provide an exact tally for every single user based directly on our database records.

For some inexplicable reason, Google has restricted my ability to use the search engine properly. It seems Google is incredibly sensitive to certain specific terms, and since our American vocabulary is so incredibly vast and nuanced, we often run into these hurdles 🙂.

Whenever a link from this forum fails to work through Google, just head straight over to google.com. Once you're there, click on the "Advanced Search" option. In the field labeled "site:"—which restricts results to a specific domain—simply type in forum.com
. By doing this, Google will filter everything so that it only pulls results specifically from this forum for whatever phrase you're hunting for
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Alternatively, you can just click here and then add your desired keyword or phrase (it doesn't matter if you put it before or after)
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Click

If you’re the only person who ever touches your computer, then I suppose you could technically record your password. However, if anyone else has access to your machine, I wouldn't dream of doing it. It's just too risky...

All sorted out now..

Angela Hayes36 said:Okay, but it doesn't necessarily have to be someone from the forum, right?

No, it certainly doesn't have to be. And honestly, an IP address isn't going to do much for the admins anyway, considering how many people can share the exact same one...

Angela Hayes36 said:plus if you don't have the option to save your password in Microsoft Outlook... etc., then common sense should prevail 😉

That’s exactly right. 👍

Unfortunately, there’s no magic cure for this. On a platform like Reddit with such a massive user base, you’re always going to run into a certain percentage of bad actors looking to cause trouble. The silver lining here is that you had a strong enough password to prevent them from actually breaking into your account. That’s why I always tell people: please, use complex strings of characters. Don't just use your own name, or the names of your pets—whether they're walking on two legs, four legs, or even rolling on 😉—and definitely stay away from birthdays or predictable sequences like 12345. It’s also a really good habit to rotate your passwords every once in a while to stay safe.