Hi,

I discovered earlier today that any forum action that results in the database looking up user info from my profile, fails. That means this thread will not even render unless you use the lo-fi version (It does not lookup post counts, join dates, avater etc). Something in the database is corrupted, causing this problem.

Not sure who can fix this, but I hope someone does. Once fixed, all the currently 'broken' threads will suddenly be OK. They fail right now because, you guessed it, they look up my post counts, join date, avatar info etc. I won't be able to see any replies to this (as there won't be any until this problem is fixed) so won't know if it's being looked at. If you REALLY want to put my mind at rest then you could always post in the 'OOPS' thread. I can't post in there as I don't want to kill it too

All I can do is hope

As for whoever tries to fix this, I imagine you will need to manipulate the DB directly, looking for my entry in the users table and working what bit of data is corrupted and fixing it

Tom...

Tom, I implore you to post in the Word Association thread.

Nooo. I don;t want to deliberately break threads.

But i'll tell you what, if they don't fix this soon I may just have to SO THAT IT GETS NOTICED!!! ;)

No malicious intent WHATSOEVER...

Come on guys!

I've come in through the back door.

Damn, why do you always do that!

I would never actually do that btw, but it sure is a risk leaving an account like this

It's not just for me either, it's also for all the people who's profiles got broken by me viewing them. (Stopped viewing them when I realised I was breaking them).

Come on guys, you just need to fix my join date and/or post count. That will in all likelihood fix this. You may need to delete the problematic row in the db and replace it though.

Tom...
(this is how I was meant to reply to the 'OPPS' thread. Sorry about that...)

Just make sure he has read what I have said about what the error likely is, before trying to fix other peoples profiles and broken threads. Fixing my profile should fix all of that, vastly cutting down the length of his list

Tom...

Umm, I know, that's why i'm posting in THIS thread. It was a mistake that I posted in the OPPS thread earlier. Thanks though

If anyone is actually reading this thread in the lo-fi version (like it says in the thread title), can they quote what I have said into this thread? http://forums.autosport.com/index.php?showtopic=159022. They may not realise I am using my thread to reply to them...

Ta,

Tom...

Hmm, just did some more problem solving. Looks like there is not a problem with my post cont or join date. I tried searching for users beginning with tom and it worked fine when I specified by join date or post count (only failing if I was in the returned set of members).

However, when searching based on rating, it fails. This suggests that it is my rating value in the DB that is corrupt. This is made apparent too as even if you do a search for members without using any part of their name, but you use member rating, than it still fails.

Hack, I hope this helps.

Tom...

Should now be fixed, apologies for the delay. There is only one me. Sometimes I need to disconnect for a while and very often I have to prioritise

This was actually an entire table marked as corrupt.

That's it! I'm going to start posting!

Thanks

I have lost my power

Glad you're sorted at last

Can we ban him now?

tempting

Damn, maybe I should have taken out a load more threads if I was going to be banned anyway

Tom...

Wait. This guy had about 20-25 posts before the zombie status began?

Why didn't you just make a new profile

I'm just pleased he wasn't left loose in the PC

Cos then I would not be able to say "I joined in 2005!" and I would not be able to use my regular e-mail and regular screen name
Oh and I was in no real rush.
Oh and the forum was broken so it needed to be fixed

Tom...

While you're at it add a couple stars to my rating, I'm a 2 star user apparently!

Feel sorry for those of us on three! Now that's mediocrity!

Yeah what IS it with that 'star' rating thing?
Every time I s'troll into a Kimi thread and tell them what an spoilt asshat he really is... I go down to 0 stars?
I envisage a mass of pasty face keyboard warriors clicking "no stars for you, no stars for you, no stars for you".

Jp

Nothing says "I haven't posted in RC for ten years" like a five star rating.