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    Default site redirect

    Over the last few days, the first time I try to reach the site in any particular browser session, I get a redirect to a blank white page. Any suggestions on what's going on and how I or you can make it stop?
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    maybe related, but a couple of times over the last few weeks I'll attempt to hit up the activity page only to have it jump over to a 404 after it loads.
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    I already said in the maintenance thread that I get redirected to "http://theworldforgotten.com/profile.php?do=dst" to first time I hit the page in a new browser session. Nobody cared back then but it's still annoying.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    There was an expected one-time issue with this, but if it's happening repeatedly that's unexpected. I'll look into it, and I have a pretty easy temp fix if I can't figure out a correct fix.

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    Earthjoker & Fuzzball: are either of you navigating to this site using bookmarks?

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    I've had it happen a few times from my bookmark, too, wraithy.
    We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
    Earthjoker & Fuzzball: are either of you navigating to this site using bookmarks?
    I usually do yes. After the first two times I made a fresh bookmark and it didn't make a difference. I also just did a test with a fresh browser session and the link from a google search and it still happened.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    Not bookmarks, but browser auto-complete which can result in old URLs.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Not sure I actually accomplished anything, and I couldn't repro it locally. Tell me if it still repros.

    If it's not too much trouble and it still repros, let me know what your bookmarks/autocomplete are set to before you get redirected to the blank page. Also, you may want to clear your cache for this site - it's possible that the reason it's still going on is because your browser is stubbornly refusing to abandon outdated cache data.

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    Works for me, will try it in different browsers.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
    Not sure I actually accomplished anything, and I couldn't repro it locally. Tell me if it still repros.

    If it's not too much trouble and it still repros, let me know what your bookmarks/autocomplete are set to before you get redirected to the blank page. Also, you may want to clear your cache for this site - it's possible that the reason it's still going on is because your browser is stubbornly refusing to abandon outdated cache data.
    Still happening for me even after I cleared the cache but I did discover a difference. It happens when I try to come directly to the forums (theworldforgotten.com/forums.php) which is what I've always done and what my bookmarks were always set to, but does not happen if I just go to (theworldforgotten.com) and the activity stream first, and then navigate to the forums.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    Works now on firefox as well after a cookie and history clear. I still got that same redirect after my first login.
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy View Post
    Still happening for me even after I cleared the cache but I did discover a difference. It happens when I try to come directly to the forums (theworldforgotten.com/forums.php) which is what I've always done and what my bookmarks were always set to, but does not happen if I just go to (theworldforgotten.com) and the activity stream first, and then navigate to the forums.
    That might be it. I'll set up a redirect when I get home, but it's "theworldforgotten.com/forum.php". No s in forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
    That might be it. I'll set up a redirect when I get home, but it's "theworldforgotten.com/forum.php". No s in forum.
    I know. That was just my fingers duplicating the earlier plural without thought.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    The joy was good as long as it lasted, I get redirected again
    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    Wild shot: try changing your bookmarks to www.theworldforgotten.com/forum.php (with the www)

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    "Wer Visionen hat, sollte zum Arzt gehen." - Helmut Schmidt

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    I'm having no problems *touch wood* on Firefox with the bookmarked URL of http://theworldforgotten.com/forum.php
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    I've been having the redirect with and without the www.

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    I haven't had an issue since your fix Thursday so something went right.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    I often get an "invalid redirect" error when I try to log in. It seems like it can't tries and fails to redirect to www.theworldforgotten.com/forumdisplay.php
    "One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."

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    That's interesting - that's the display for a specific forum, but it's missing the forum id argument. I'm at work right now, but I'll see if I can find anything a bit later.

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    My post was aborted while typing. That hasn't happened for a while, so whatever you "did" for a fix maybe caused some other glitches?

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    Not sure what exactly happened, but when I first tried to access the forum this morning, it redirected me to http://theworldforgotten.com/profile.php?do=dst. Looks like some wonky thing to do with the time change, just not sure why it redirected to a blank page at that URL from trying to go to the forum homepage.

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    This has been occurring again for the last couple of days.

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    I'll see if I can remember how to fix it. Is it still trying to send you to the profile page?

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    Plainly the forum code doesn't like the month of March.
    Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraith View Post
    I'll see if I can remember how to fix it. Is it still trying to send you to the profile page?
    Blank page.
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    What's the address, though? Or is it literally the blank page (about:blank)?

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