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Apr 15, 2025

Dog ate my page responses?

Hi. I just wrote a post and when I went to publish it I got an error message. Then I went to report it on the form page that comes up when you click on report error and I got a "dog ate my page" response. Anyone else experiencing technical problems with the site right now? The photo is just for visibility!

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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  • TonetoEdo

    on Apr 24

    @genkidesu Thanks to City Cost for whatever back-end IT wizardry was required to restore the platform. The first stable login for me was the evening of April 23rd. 大感謝!

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  • genkidesu

    on Apr 15

    It worked earlier today for me, and I can see your blog! So hopefully it was just a temporary glitch!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Apr 15

    @genkidesu thanks a million K. I see I'm back in action now. I had City-cost open in another window at the time. Perhaps that's what caused it?

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  • genkidesu

    on Apr 15

    @BigfamJapan that could be a possibility! I've had the "dog ate my page" error in the past, too, but never put two and two together that it could have been multiple windows open causing it. I will have to keep that in mind in case it happens again!

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Apr 18

    I sometimes get logged out involuntarily, but few "dog ate my page" responses. They only happen when I miss one of the elements of a post.

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  • genkidesu

    on Apr 19

    I just had it happen earlier today with a post that I started and then returned to later. So maybe it's something to do with idle time and the page 'timing out' so to speak?

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Apr 19

    @genkidesu Sorry to hear that. I used to get it more often for things like that. There hadn't been any technical issues for ages, so it might just be something needs tweaking behind the scenes.

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Apr 19

    @TonetoEdo I get logged out involuntarily sometimes when I've had the window open a long time.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Apr 20

    @BigfamJapan Ah! Thanks for the heads-up about long logins.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on Apr 20

    @BigfamJapan Ah! Thanks for the heads-up about long logins.

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  • genkidesu

    on Apr 24

    Did the rest of you have issues with the whole site being down for the last couple of days? I was getting errors every time I tried to login. It resolved late last night, it seems!

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  • genkidesu

    on Apr 25

    @TonetoEdo yes, very thankful for those working behind the scenes to get it fixed! The time that the site was down made me realize how much I enjoy checking in daily on here!

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  • TonetoEdo

    on May 3

    @genkidesu Me, too! I was so relieved to see the website functional again! My one quibble is with the place reviews. Click on a place review, scroll down to IN THE AREA, and you'll see duplicate thumbnails. It's not a big thing, but it means you scroll past multiple entries. Is it important? Yeah! I want my friends with whom I share the reccos to trust the platform.

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  • genkidesu

    on May 4

    @TonetoEdo I've noticed that a few times, too. Didn't know if it was a long-term issue or a temp glitch, but probably good to alert the admins in case it's an easy fix! Definitely understand wanting to make sure the platform is a trusted resource for folks!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on May 9

    @genkidesu same!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on May 9

    @TonetoEdo I have noticed this too.

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  • TonetoEdo

    on May 10

    @BigfamJapan So it's not a browser problem on our end. It's not catastrophic, but it would look good if there weren't duplicates. City-Cost Kancho, pretty please!

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  • andikurnia

    on May 23

    it seems the IT guys is upgrading the site to become more reliable for handling more users. Let's hope we can get more experience when accessing City-Cost!

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  • BigfamJapan

    on May 23

    @andikurnia here's hoping!

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