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EarlG

(22,668 posts) Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:16 PM Mar 2021

Going forward, you may see the occasional error page on DU -- but don't worry

This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the Announcements group).

As part of our effort to track down the bug which was causing Star Members to see ads last week (which we believe we have now fixed!) we made some configuration changes to DU behind the scenes.

We have now changed our configuration back to the way it was. It is our expectation that from your perspective, nothing will happen -- however, there is a possibility that you may see some occasional error pages, specifically "520" errors or other errors referencing Cloudflare.

Please do not be alarmed -- if you do see such an error, a simple page reload should make it go away, and we expect that over time most of these errors will clear up.

We will be monitoring the situation, so there is no need to report these errors to an Admin UNLESS they are persistent and are interfering with your ability to browse DU -- in which case, please let us know.

Thanks for reading!

-- EarlG

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Going forward, you may see the occasional error page on DU -- but don't worry (Original Post) EarlG Mar 2021 OP

Thanks for the heads up! catbyte Mar 2021 #1

thanks riversedge Mar 2021 #2

You never let us down yet! marble falls Mar 2021 #3

Thank you for all that you do UpInArms Mar 2021 #4

Don't worry if the sleeve seems a bit long, House of Roberts Mar 2021 #5

Thanks! PatSeg Mar 2021 #6

FYI I got "Pop-up blocked" again today, 1-2 hours ago. CaptainTruth Mar 2021 #7

that's very reassuring . KG Mar 2021 #8

Thank you for this. Will keep freak outs to a minimum! niyad Mar 2021 #9

If anyone reads my posts, you'll see lots of errors. FSogol Mar 2021 #10

Understood. Thanks. lpbk2713 Mar 2021 #11

Thanks for the heads up malaise Mar 2021 #12

Thank you and crew for all your great work Wild blueberry Mar 2021 #13

Thank you for keeping DU alive! 2naSalit Mar 2021 #14

Thank you! PCIntern Mar 2021 #15

of everything I have to worry about mountain grammy Mar 2021 #16

Spell Check just did jumbled text words with a "c" in front of many words. *Did* correct the UTUSN Mar 2021 #17

I got some kind of cloudfare error on another website the other day Kali Mar 2021 #18

Thanks for lett us know and for MontanaMama Mar 2021 #19

Thanks kooth Mar 2021 #20

Right on top of the situation as usual and you all and this site make me extremely proud to be a ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2021 #21

Thanks For The Update colsohlibgal Mar 2021 #22

Got it. Thanks, EarlG. calimary Mar 2021 #23

Thank you democrank Mar 2021 #24

You've fixed a minor bug I was seeing: It said "Line" for each line of replies, instead of a line. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2021 #25

Never seen an error only a blank avatar now question everything Mar 2021 #26

OK, back to the grey avatar question everything Mar 2021 #27

thanks for keeping us updated! Skittles Mar 2021 #28

Thank you seta1950 Mar 2021 #29

I'm NEVER worried about the nuts and bolts of DU. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Mar 2021 #31

Thanks! orangecrush Mar 2021 #32

Since this fixing, there is incompatibility between DU softeware and Firefox browser - for the Mac question everything Apr 2021 #33

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #34

catbyte

(36,127 posts)

1. Thanks for the heads up!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:22 PM

Mar 2021

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riversedge

(73,768 posts)

2. thanks

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:24 PM

Mar 2021

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marble falls

(62,717 posts)

3. You never let us down yet!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:27 PM

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UpInArms

(51,957 posts)

4. Thank you for all that you do

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:31 PM

Mar 2021

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House of Roberts

(5,793 posts)

5. Don't worry if the sleeve seems a bit long,

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:35 PM

Mar 2021

it will ride up with wear!

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PatSeg

(49,759 posts)

6. Thanks!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:40 PM

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CaptainTruth

(7,319 posts)

7. FYI I got "Pop-up blocked" again today, 1-2 hours ago.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:44 PM

Mar 2021

Android phone, Chrome browser with ad blocker, it happened exactly like it did a few weeks ago, I clicked on a tweet in a DU post, which took me to the Twitter app, then when I came back to the DU post in Chrome there was a dialog box saying "Pop-up blocked," which is what the ad blocker does when it blocks a pop-up ad.

I just dismissed the notification & continued, to me it's no big deal & it seems like it only happens once or twice & then goes away so I haven't been concerned about it.

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KG

(28,769 posts)

8. that's very reassuring .

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:45 PM

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niyad

(121,166 posts)

9. Thank you for this. Will keep freak outs to a minimum!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:45 PM

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FSogol

(46,944 posts)

10. If anyone reads my posts, you'll see lots of errors.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:46 PM

Mar 2021

Thanks for reading!

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lpbk2713

(43,201 posts)

11. Understood. Thanks.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:48 PM

Mar 2021

FWIW ... I haven't noticed any problems of any significance.

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malaise

(279,605 posts)

12. Thanks for the heads up

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 12:50 PM

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Wild blueberry

(7,307 posts)

13. Thank you and crew for all your great work

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:00 PM

Mar 2021

Thank you!

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2naSalit

(94,190 posts)

14. Thank you for keeping DU alive!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:09 PM

Mar 2021

And well!

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PCIntern

(27,098 posts)

15. Thank you!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:09 PM

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mountain grammy

(27,443 posts)

16. of everything I have to worry about

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:11 PM

Mar 2021

DU is way down on the list thanks to the work you do..The only thing I fear is the blackout that occurred in November of 2016. Otherwise, no worries with DU. The administrators are great!

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UTUSN

(72,923 posts)

17. Spell Check just did jumbled text words with a "c" in front of many words. *Did* correct the

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:12 PM

Mar 2021

one misspelled word, though.

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Kali

(55,941 posts)

18. I got some kind of cloudfare error on another website the other day

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 01:31 PM

Mar 2021

it was after I did something here to fix something (cleared cache or ??? I just don't remember) and I had login issues with a bunch of other sites as well. trying to solve the cloudfare 1020, issue I had to reset some auto clearing of cookies in firefox security that got changed by itself? and that fixed the constant log in issues with all my "regular" sites that are supposed to stay logged in.

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MontanaMama

(24,127 posts)

19. Thanks for lett us know and for

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:05 PM

Mar 2021

all you do to keep us alive and kicking.

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kooth

(224 posts)

20. Thanks

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:28 PM

Mar 2021

Good luck, y'all!

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SWBTATTReg

(24,518 posts)

21. Right on top of the situation as usual and you all and this site make me extremely proud to be a ...

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 02:55 PM

Mar 2021

tiny part of this whole website. Thanks for the heads up.

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colsohlibgal

(5,276 posts)

22. Thanks For The Update

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 03:31 PM

Mar 2021

This site runs as smoothly as I’ve seen and is a Godsend for we progressives!

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calimary

(84,858 posts)

23. Got it. Thanks, EarlG.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 03:41 PM

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democrank

(11,250 posts)

24. Thank you

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Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

25. You've fixed a minor bug I was seeing: It said "Line" for each line of replies, instead of a line.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 03:45 PM

Mar 2021

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question everything

(49,296 posts)

26. Never seen an error only a blank avatar now

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 03:50 PM

Mar 2021

Never had one and it used to be the generic gray image of a person. Now there is a squiggle, or something.

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question everything

(49,296 posts)

27. OK, back to the grey avatar

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 05:33 PM

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Skittles

(160,786 posts)

28. thanks for keeping us updated!

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 07:47 PM

Mar 2021

as someone who works in IT it is always nice to be warned about known "errors"

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seta1950

(943 posts)

29. Thank you

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 09:43 PM

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BobTheSubgenius

(11,828 posts)

30. I'm NEVER worried about the nuts and bolts of DU.

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Mon Mar 29, 2021, 11:34 PM

Mar 2021

Nor of its ethos. Thank you for the heads-up, though.

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orangecrush

(22,307 posts)

32. Thanks!

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Tue Mar 30, 2021, 03:43 AM

Mar 2021

Appreciate the heads up!

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question everything

(49,296 posts)

33. Since this fixing, there is incompatibility between DU softeware and Firefox browser - for the Mac

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Sat Apr 17, 2021, 09:27 PM

Apr 2021

Since that I cannot see my avatar when in Firefox, but not in Safari.

This is what I see

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