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How to "fix" long topics when they break

Postby Doc Sigma » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:18 pm

Sometimes when you go to a really long topic, such as "Exchanging Letters" or "Word Association", you will get an error message stating that no posts exist for this topic. Here's how to fix that.

Click on the last page of the topic and look at the URL, it will look something like this...

http://www.definecynical.net/viewtopic. ... tart=16170

Now, manually change that last number so that it's one less, and try again. If it fails, repeat the process a few times. Eventually it will work!

I don't know if this is common knowledge; if so, I apologize for wasting people's time.

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Postby KJ Fellie » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:41 pm

Actually, I think they tried that already and failed.
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Postby Sage » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:53 pm

I just go to the page before the "last" page... Voila.

Or go to the first page and click "reply." It will show you the most recent posts if you scroll down. Useful if you only need to know the last thing said I.E. Word Association.
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Postby Doc Sigma » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:10 pm

Actually, I think they tried that already and failed.
No no no, I don't mean for the admins to do anything... I mean for you yourself to do it, like manually edit the URL and go there. But...
I just go to the page before the "last" page... Voila.

Or go to the first page and click "reply." It will show you the most recent posts if you scroll down. Useful if you only need to know the last thing said I.E. Word Association.
This works even better! I never thought of it.

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Postby baloki » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:30 pm

Just delete the topic and pretend it never existed?
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Postby KJ Fellie » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:35 pm

Just delete the topic and pretend it never existed?
And listen to the wails of anguish. Much more fun than actually participating...
Quoth the spotted fox: <b>*yerf*</b> :locke:
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(or in cases like
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yield the best result.)

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Postby Sage » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:40 pm

If you delete that topic I am going to kill everybody's cat.
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Postby gforce422 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:23 pm

If you delete that topic I am going to kill everybody's cat.
What if we do not has catz?
gforce422 is awesome because:
-He made the absolute nicest comments about me in the other topic. I didn't respond to them yet, because I suck, but they are greatly appreciated! =D
-I would say he would also be a good runner up as one of the nicest people alive.
-He joined the IRC sometimes. But not enough, I say! Chat moar =D
-He is evidently only 18 year old but he could easily pass for 25. =D
-He is a drummer like *I* am and this in itself is cool.
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Postby Sage » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:26 pm

I will give you a cat and kill it.
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Postby Richard K Niner » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:33 am

I will give you a cat and kill it.
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Postby KJ Fellie » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:45 am

I'm fairly sure you realize that neither baloki nor I have the power to delete said threads. We can only derail them, which is even more fun.
Quoth the spotted fox: <b>*yerf*</b> :locke:
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Postby baloki » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:03 pm

I'm fairly sure you realize that neither baloki nor I have the power to delete said threads. We can only derail them, which is even more fun.
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Postby osprey » Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:57 am

Baloki can KERUSH YEW LIEK AN BUG.
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Postby Muninn » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:02 pm

Baloki SMASH!

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Postby Angstwolf » Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:01 pm

I just go to the page before the "last" page... Voila.
Yus, this is what I've always done.


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