Kragith Zedrok
Black and Red All Day Long
Known Issue:
Any given user encounters what are know as "Ghost Submissions" and "Ghost Journals." The issue occurs when FA's counter falters. The main cause of this broken counter is nuking your content. When you stop using the nuke button all together it does not fix it permanently. You will run into the issue even by using [Check/Uncheck all] or [Global select all]. This is a reoccurring issue that is solved by the below fix, when the issue re-presents itself continue to follow this fix.
New Found Cause of Ghost Journal and Submissions:
I found out the cause is when someone submits something on FA (There is a lag from the submission time to the actual time it is shown in the notifications section) when a person or persons that you are watching deletes the image in this "lag" window (usually about 30-45 seconds depending on connection and traffic) then you get a ghost submission, journal. However this lag is random, I can never pin point when it will happen, but the "how" is clear.
Past fixes: (Don't work)
Users were told to clear cookies, reset browser history and even to sign out and in again. Users were also told to check their mature content settings. This does not solve the issue. Its old news.
The Fix: (Follow this!)
When nuking your content; the counter encounters an error causing: 1S 1J or even 1W 1C 1F, when there is nothing there. Take note 1N is not fixed with this.
Thanks for following this fix.
Thank you for making this sticky mod's!
-Kragith
Visual provided 5/18/15
Any given user encounters what are know as "Ghost Submissions" and "Ghost Journals." The issue occurs when FA's counter falters. The main cause of this broken counter is nuking your content. When you stop using the nuke button all together it does not fix it permanently. You will run into the issue even by using [Check/Uncheck all] or [Global select all]. This is a reoccurring issue that is solved by the below fix, when the issue re-presents itself continue to follow this fix.
New Found Cause of Ghost Journal and Submissions:
I found out the cause is when someone submits something on FA (There is a lag from the submission time to the actual time it is shown in the notifications section) when a person or persons that you are watching deletes the image in this "lag" window (usually about 30-45 seconds depending on connection and traffic) then you get a ghost submission, journal. However this lag is random, I can never pin point when it will happen, but the "how" is clear.
Past fixes: (Don't work)
Users were told to clear cookies, reset browser history and even to sign out and in again. Users were also told to check their mature content settings. This does not solve the issue. Its old news.
The Fix: (Follow this!)
When nuking your content; the counter encounters an error causing: 1S 1J or even 1W 1C 1F, when there is nothing there. Take note 1N is not fixed with this.
- To fix this issue refrain from using the nuke button. (Nuking ultimately causes the error.)
- Before we begin wait for something to appear in the affected areas.
- Once something is in your message area you must [Checkmark] one by one or [Check/Uncheck all] For Submissions only.
- Now that everything is highlighted and has a checkmark click [Remove Selected] This will clear the "Ghost submission."
- Now for the 1J 1W 1C 1F errors. These all fall into the same page so to make things easier [Global select all] and [Globally remove selected] again the items will be highlighted and a checkmark will appear in the boxes for whats shown. This will clear the "Ghost Journals" and 1W 1C 1F. Again, wait for something to be there first, for each notification. You did for the 1S error, so do this for the 1J 1W 1C 1F errors.
- In order to clear 1J please wait for a corresponding 1J. 1W, 1C, 1F will clear along with the 1J notification if you have those notifications.
- Due to new findings this issue stems from a short random event lag point, please read BLUE text. Text in RED is older info.
Thanks for following this fix.
Thank you for making this sticky mod's!
-Kragith
Visual provided 5/18/15
For those of you who do better with visuals, this was made previously. It may make it easier to have it in front of you.
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