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Is anyone else having trouble accessing old Shirt.woot derbies?

Jul 8, 2012 1:52 AM

Here is the current link for the previous Derby: http://shirt.woot.com/shirt.woot.com/derby/archive/258/derby-258-beauty-within
For me, it leads to a 404.

So I went to the current derby and every link leads to the current derby page. How the heck am I supposed to look at old derbies like this?

Anyone else having trouble? Got any solutions?

abramokids abramokids

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"Yikes, there's been a server error."

It's not just you. I think a response from one of the staff would be best here. Perhaps they know what's going on.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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@capguncowboy: I was having this problem on Friday as well, I was just too busy to report it. I haven't tagged staff in a very long time, so I don't remember who would be appropriate in this situation...

abramokids abramokids
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@abramokids: the usual suspect is @shawnmiller

If he's not the right one, he'll probably call in the right person. Also, reporting the issue on the beta feedback link is helpful.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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Maybe @agingdragqueen could be helpful as well.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@jsimsace: I appreciate your optimism.

agingdragqueen agingdragqueen
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Your URL repeats the site: shirt.woot.com

Try http://shirt.woot.com/derby/archive/258/beauty-within

Where are you getting the URL? If it's from our site, we need to fix it.

thunderthighs thunderthighs
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@thunderthighs: On the main shirt.woot site, the first line in the write-up says "2nd place in..." and then a hyperlink to the 404
On a related note, there doesn't appear to be a way to visit old derbies

abramokids abramokids
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@abramokids: Thanks. I'll put in a request to get that link fixed. (And yesterday's. Uhm, and tomorrow's)

You can visit old derbies by changing the derby number in the URL. For example:

http://shirt.woot.com/derby/archive/249

thunderthighs thunderthighs
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@thunderthighs: cool beans! Thanks for the help :D

abramokids abramokids
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@agingdragqueen: Sorry if I summoned you out of a slumber. I thought you hung out over there. :) @thunderthighs: Thanks for cleaning up everybody's messes. Were you a janitor in a previous life? You seem to do that a lot. ;)

jsimsace jsimsace
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@jsimsace: Heh, no. Did work customer service for computers in the early days and do a fair bit of testing. You kinda learn to figure out things on your own that way. At least I try to figure out as much as I can before passing it on.

And yeah, if there's a booboo anywhere, I want to get it fixed. Everyone does. The moderators are just in a better position to hear about from you eagle-eyed wooters.

thunderthighs thunderthighs

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