EDITING BUG!!! And other bugs! Showing 351-400 of 1,086

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Not fair about the robot Patty. Why are they picking on me???

[Sarah]

Phrynne wrote: "Not fair about the robot Patty. Why are they picking on me???"

I get the robot-check on and off, too, Phrynne, if it makes you feel better...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Phrynne wrote: "Not fair about the robot Patty. Why are they picking on me???"

Maybe GR checks up only on you tall poppies. I'm starting to feel slighted. 🤣🤣

[Meg]

I tried logging out and logging back in a few days ago. It has only happened to me again once since then, so hopefully the problem is fixed!

[Carolyn]

I've been getting the robot a lot too with those stupid pictures of bridges and traffic lights. Also been asked to sign in again a lot - very annoying! Maybe some of us are suspicious!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm getting the sign in again too - even though I always tick 'keep me signed in'. And that robot is ridiculous!

[Sarah]

Gah! The captcha is back on reviews (for me, anyway) - seriously considering a moritorium on writing new reviews until it goes away...

[Thomas]

Sarah wrote: "Gah! The captcha is back on reviews (for me, anyway) - seriously considering a moritorium on writing new reviews until it goes away..."

Actually, I've found that I have to log in every time I want to access the site, too. I was thinking it was just me. Maybe it has something to do with Amazon—since they now own GR? I suppose the one upside is that it makes GR a bit more secure?

[Sarah]

Carolyn wrote: "I've been getting the robot a lot too with those stupid pictures of bridges and traffic lights. Also been asked to sign in again a lot - very annoying! Maybe some of us are suspicious!!"

I wonder if Amazon/Goodreads have set the algorithm so that it's identifying some of us who read/review very regularly as "suspicious posting behaviour". If so, they need to tighten it up or risk losing members...

[Carolyn]

Is anyone else having trouble using GR? For the last few days I've been getting error messages when I try to link, post, comment or even mark a book as currently reading. This is happening on both my laptop (Mac) and iPad (have tried restarting both). I was hoping it was a GR glitch that would be fixed and go away but it hasn't I don't see anyone else complaining about so maybe it's just me.

I either get the 'So sorry there was a problem completing your request' or get sent to the 'end of the line' page or get the pink box of gobbledygook. I have managed to post a couple of reviews and comments (after multiple attempts and typing in the code for the book and reviews) but it's very frustrating.
(This is my third attempt at posting this!)
Any suggestions?

[Meg]

Carolyn, that sounds the same as my problem! I wrote about it a bit further back in this thread. Sometimes it gets better when i log out and log back in. But it always happens again.

[Carolyn]

Meg wrote: "Carolyn, that sounds the same as my problem! I wrote about it a bit further back in this thread. Sometimes it gets better when i log out and log back in. But it always happens again."

Is it still happening Meg? It's been pretty constant for me, even logging out and back in doesn't help. If I keep trying I can eventually post a comment or review or rate a book. I've given up linking books and authors but can sometimes type in the code.

[Leonie]

I've had a fair few 'took too long' pages. Nothing else, though.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Sometimes mine takes ages and then loads an empty page, then loads properly on second attempt. But almost always slow loading lately.

[Carolyn]

Well, I don't want to speak too soon... but I just tried changing my GR password and everything is working perfectly again.

Could be coincidence, but after 4-5 days of the site being painful for it to be absolutely fine again in an instant makes that seem unlikely. Not that I can think of any logical reason why a password change should work...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've had a few hiccups too, having to refresh or go back because of the messages. I think it's probably GR end - trying to do too much change which we don't need.

[Krystal]

Yeah I had some issues adding books and comments recently but seems ok now?

[Meg]

Carolyn wrote: "Meg wrote: "Carolyn, that sounds the same as my problem! I wrote about it a bit further back in this thread. Sometimes it gets better when i log out and log back in. But it always happens again."

..."

It often still happens on my phone, but doesn't happen on my laptop any more. I hope it gets properly fixed for both of us!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Mine is working okay at the moment but I did wonder the other day about missing notifications.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Phrynne wrote: "Mine is working okay at the moment but I did wonder the other day about missing notifications."

Same here. Site is mostly working (occasionally stalls a bit), but I've found some missing notifications, too. Comments I didn't know about - that sort of thing.

[Icewineanne]

I’m no longer able to click on a book cover or book link from someone’s comments in a thread to access the book’s main page. Keep getting that “sorry there was a problem completing your request” message on a blank page. It’s very frustrating.

Also, I’m seeing tons of books with very high overall ratings (over 4.00). But when I scroll down to the reviews, there are so many negative & lukewarm reviews that there’s no way those books would have garnered such high average ratings.
Now I feel like I can’t trust the posted overall rating anymore.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's strange Anne!! Are you using a laptop or the app? And is yours at Beta or 'normal'? I'm not having a problem with your first item, and haven't tested the second. Perhaps you should query it in the help section?

[Carolyn]

Your first issue sounds a bit like the problem I was having before for most of a week - mainly not being able to post comments, reviews or link books. I just kept getting the 'there was a problem message', the timed out page or the pink box of goobledegook.

My problem disappeared after I changed my GR password - which surely had to be coincidental - and hasn't occurred again (🤞). Could be worth trying anyway! I hope your problem just goes away too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

There's always something isn't there!

[Leonie]

I keep finding threads falling off my notifications....like this one!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Icewineanne wrote: "I’m no longer able to click on a book cover or book link from someone’s comments in a thread to access the book’s main page. Keep getting that “sorry there was a problem completing your request” me..."

I haven't noticed an anomaly about the review numbers, but if you check the filter option at the top of the Community Reviews (after all the friends' reviews), you should be able to see how many people ranked which number of stars.

[Icewineanne]

It appears to happen with some of the newer books & ones not published yet, not older ones.

[Helen]

I can't get onto Goodreads this morning on my computer only on the app on my phone :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's weird Helen. Maybe log out on your phone and re log in on your computer. See if that works...

[Helen]

Brenda wrote: "That's weird Helen. Maybe log out on your phone and re log in on your computer. See if that works..."

I have just had to change ,y password to get in, I have no idea why, but I am in now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Excellent! I've actually heard a couple of others say the same thing - Carolyn was one :)

[Helen]

Brenda wrote: "Excellent! I've actually heard a couple of others say the same thing - Carolyn was one :)"

At least I am in which is great

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:)

[Sarah]

I'm not getting notifications from "Share your Reviews (and Thoughts) Here" thread, which is seriously annoying... Everything else seems to be coming through, as far as I can tell.

I'm also getting the intermittent problems with posting comments and reviews, with the "unknown error" message. Hence my piecemeal posting of reviews in dribs and drabs - I'm copying and saving a lot to avoid losing material - and holding my breath every time I click "save". Generally, closing the window and re-opening resolves this, but then it will crop up again a few days later... Also the now-you-see-them-now-you-don't CAPTCHA requirements on EVERY.SINGLE.TWEAK of a review...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I know Sarah, there's a lot of different, frustrating issues going on at the moment. I can only say - I hope they get it sorted soon!!

[Kim]

Don't know if anyone else has the same issue but the Updates on my Goodreads home page refuses to update and is still showing the latest one as 16 hours ago.

[Andrea]

Kim wrote: "Don't know if anyone else has the same issue but the Updates on my Goodreads home page refuses to update and is still showing the latest one as 16 hours ago."

Same here, Kim. Something’s gone wrong.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Another GR glitch I suspect Kim and Andrea!!

[Sarah]

Anyone else given their feedback yet on the new format for book pages? Dare I ask...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

No one likes it Sarah - heaps of people have commented on how awful it is, but I would say the decision is already made and they do the feedback thing to look good!!

[Carolyn]

I gave a lot of feedback when they had the beta version, and I know a lot of other people did too, but it doesn't look like they made any major changes. I think only a random selection got to look at the beta version, so now they're asking for general feedback. I hope they listen to people but don't hold your breath!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

They won't listen Carolyn!!

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "No one likes it Sarah - heaps of people have commented on how awful it is, but I would say the decision is already made and they do the feedback thing to look good!!"

Exactly what I was thinking (I told them I hated it and that, as far as I'm concerned, the whole site has gone downhill badly since Amazon got their claws into it - not in precisely those words).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

And you're right! Unfortunate that it is. Once Otis left, the vultures attacked!

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'm sure I'm speaking too soon, but I still have the 'old' page with a kind of apology at the top that says thanks for having tried the beta (I looked a couple of times and told them it was awful).

Then they said they're preparing "to bring the new book page experience to all of our customers". Can hardly wait (NOT).

[Clare]

Its awful 🤬

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

The new page is definitely in and if you haven't got it yet you will soon! It's bad but I guess we will adjust.

[Helen]

Phrynne wrote: "The new page is definitely in and if you haven't got it yet you will soon! It's bad but I guess we will adjust."

Mine got changed yesterday I have to get used to it now :(

[M.N.]

Change can be hard. It's an interesting change, I'll give it that. Like you said Phrynne, we'll adjust.

[Meg]

Unpopular opinion obviously, but I actually like the new look! My only issue was that you couldn't see all the genres/shelves at first, but I gave that feedback and they added it.