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Dec 12, 2025

Is there a limit on daily posts?

Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of posts we can publish each day? The reason I ask is, yesterday I wrote more than 30 posts, but I realized last night that at least the last two I wrote, have disappeared. They definitely published, but then disappeared a few minutes later. One was about a Santa in Nagoya, the other about Santa in Tamadairanomori. There maybe more but those two are definitely missing.

BigfamJapan

BigfamJapan

Former nickname was "Saitama". Changed it to save confusion on place review posts! Irish, 20+ years in Japan! I also write on my personal website: insaitama.com

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  • genkidesu

    on Dec 12

    I never thought there was a limit, but I wonder if the system has some kind of auto setting in place in case of spammers or something. That's the only thing I could attribute it to if other posts have been working!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 12

    I've just re-added the Tamadairanomori one... hopefully it will stick!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 12

    Nope, didn't stick - last two posts have disappeared again

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  • genkidesu

    on Dec 12

    I can see the "shell" for the Tamadairanomori one if I search for it, but then it's like the blog itself has been deleted when I try to click into it.

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 12

    @genkidesu thanks a million for checking. The two Santa posts I wrote this morning have disappeared, but currently the post I wrote about "the kanji of the year" is still there. I wonder, as you pointed out, about an auto setting. Maybe its set up to restrict too many posts about the one topic. I'll give it a couple of hours and if "the kanji of the year" post is still there, it may mean that I just can't write about Santa for a while! Or it could be fixed completely, but I'll hold off on the Santa posts for a day to see! Thanks again.

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  • andikurnia

    on Dec 12

    @BigfamJapan I think it's related to how short your interval between post. I'm also your follower, and since yesterday, I've got many emails related your new blog post. I think...... - CMIIW -

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Dec 12

    @andikurnia Oh, wait, can you get email notifications from City Cost? I wouldn't mind it, to keep up with what our bloggers are sharing.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Dec 12

    I'm seeing duplicate posts show up in the blog section.

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  • genkidesu

    on Dec 13

    I've been getting 504 Bad Gateway errors a bit when blogging today, so if anyone is writing stuff over the weekend just make sure you're typing it in a Google Doc or something and not directly into a webpage here...you run the risk of losing all your text if it's not copied somewhere :(

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 17

    @TonetoEdo I thought you got them automatically once you followed someone? Or maybe I ticked something at some point and just have no recollection of it!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 17

    @andikurnia thank you. It was the repeated pattern too frequently.

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Dec 17

    @genkidesu I was getting that on the weekend when I wrote from my phone, but not on the laptop. I think I got it on Monday too. But it seems okay now.

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  • genkidesu

    on Dec 17

    @BigfamJapan I don't remember ticking anything either, I get email notifications. However, sometimes they go to my gmail "promotions" tab rather than my main inbox. Maybe others who aren't getting email notifications might be experiencing something similar.

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