Problems viewing public profiles

Kenturion · 12-21-2008, 04:36 PM

I'm having difficulty viewing any public profiles on the site, including my own.

When I'm viewing a list of forums, sub-forums or threads and select a user's name (from the "Last Post" column, or the thread starter), I can see their profile. The problem only seems to occur when trying to select a username inside a thread, or using the "Your Profile" link in my control panel.

When clicking on a username or selecting "View Public Profile" from the dropdown menu, I get a white page with something similar to this at the top:

Quote:

404 Error - Not Found www.colonyofgamers.com 68.50.57.140 /cogforums/429

This problem is occurring consistently when viewing the site in Firefox (version 3.0.5). Safari seems to work without difficulty. Don't know if my OS has anything to do with it, but I'm running OS X version 10.4.11.

Oh, and my name doesn't appear in the Members List.

rinichanraar · 12-21-2008, 07:24 PM

Hmm, that's odd. I don't get the 404 error, and I'm also running Firefox on OS X. However, I'm on Firefox (Version 3.0.4) and OS X (Version 10.5.5).

Also, weird about not being on the members list.

BrassGecko · 12-22-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenturion

Oh, and my name doesn't appear in the Members List.

This part is extra odd, because I know that I went to your profile at least twice by way of the member's list after you first signed up.

DangerousDaze · 12-22-2008, 04:59 PM

Do you have any greasemonkey scripts or other Firefox add-ons?

The member list thing is weird. I thought maybe the admins had recently changed the config to only show members with more than X posts (which is possible to do) but there are plenty of members with 0 posts still showing.

All I can think of is that your 8 posts have put you into a custom usergroup which has been configured to not show on the member list. It's possible in vB to put people in specific groups based on post count and it's possible to say whether or not people in a usergroup show up in the member list... but this all sounds really implausable! Stumped.

/edit - I had a very unscientific search through the member list but couldn't find anyone else with 8 posts either. That proves it!

Kenturion · 12-22-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangerousDaze

Do you have any greasemonkey scripts or other Firefox add-ons?

I had not even considered it as the problem, but I shut off all my add-ons and re-enabled them one by one -- sure enough, I had a Greasemonkey script that was causing the problem. Added CoG to the 'excluded pages' for the script, and now my difficulties have vanished. Thank you, sir!

As for the member list - I wish it was that simple. Unfortunately, I haven't seen myself listed at 5, 6, or 7 posts either. It was a compelling argument, though!

cppcrusader · 12-22-2008, 08:11 PM

Are you sure you didn't accidentally set yourself to be invisible somehow, which can be done via the User CP? Or perhaps something messed and you got set as invisible.

Kenturion · 12-22-2008, 08:57 PM

I just found that option listed in the FAQ, but it is not visible in my User CP. I'm assuming that's because I'm pretty new here?
I guess the invisibility might just be a glitch of some kind. It doesn't seem to affect my ability to post, so I probably shouldn't worry about it too much.

DangerousDaze · 12-23-2008, 06:30 AM

It's not the invisibility mode. People with invisibility switched on are still viewable in the member list.

This is definitely a mystery, but like you say, it's not affecting anything.

diablopath · 01-01-2009, 04:44 PM

I question your existence.

Purple Santa · 01-02-2009, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diablopath

I question your existence.

I question your question of existence.

Wayward_Son · 08-02-2009, 01:56 AM

http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogfor...ad.php?t=10815

Same issue, but I think I've found out why; no clue on how to fix it though. C'mon admins, help us out here.

12-21-2008, 07:24 PM	#2
rinichanraar The Goddamn Batgirl Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,117 Blog Entries: 2	Hmm, that's odd. I don't get the 404 error, and I'm also running Firefox on OS X. However, I'm on Firefox (Version 3.0.4) and OS X (Version 10.5.5). Also, weird about not being on the members list. __________________ XBL: rinichanraar PSN: rinichanraar WII: 3003806859071263

12-22-2008, 04:59 PM	#4
DangerousDaze Clearly the worst blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,178	Do you have any greasemonkey scripts or other Firefox add-ons? The member list thing is weird. I thought maybe the admins had recently changed the config to only show members with more than X posts (which is possible to do) but there are plenty of members with 0 posts still showing. All I can think of is that your 8 posts have put you into a custom usergroup which has been configured to not show on the member list. It's possible in vB to put people in specific groups based on post count and it's possible to say whether or not people in a usergroup show up in the member list... but this all sounds really implausable! Stumped. /edit - I had a very unscientific search through the member list but couldn't find anyone else with 8 posts either. That proves it! Last edited by DangerousDaze; 12-22-2008 at 05:02 PM.

12-22-2008, 08:11 PM	#6
cppcrusader Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 997 Blog Entries: 4	Are you sure you didn't accidentally set yourself to be invisible somehow, which can be done via the User CP? Or perhaps something messed and you got set as invisible. __________________ Gamertag: cppcrusader PSN: cppcrusader SteamId: cppcrusader Zune \| Twitter

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12-22-2008, 08:57 PM	#7
Kenturion Wait, what? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northeastern NM Posts: 147	I just found that option listed in the FAQ, but it is not visible in my User CP. I'm assuming that's because I'm pretty new here? I guess the invisibility might just be a glitch of some kind. It doesn't seem to affect my ability to post, so I probably shouldn't worry about it too much.

12-23-2008, 06:30 AM	#8
DangerousDaze Clearly the worst blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,178	It's not the invisibility mode. People with invisibility switched on are still viewable in the member list. This is definitely a mystery, but like you say, it's not affecting anything.

01-01-2009, 04:44 PM	#9
diablopath Shower Advocate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,823	I question your existence.

08-02-2009, 01:56 AM	#11
Wayward_Son The Great Mouse Detective Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Clinton's birthplace. Ew. Posts: 175	http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogfor...ad.php?t=10815 Same issue, but I think I've found out why; no clue on how to fix it though. C'mon admins, help us out here.