WTF happened to the forum code?

[VirtualLarry]

Someone tried to change the web server to simplify ( and de-programmify) the URLs, on the links, AND IT'S NOT WORKING!

 

[Lonyo]

Yeah, all broken unless you know the URL you want to access already. Someone done goofed.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Same here. A date that will live in infamy.

Although I am impressed by anybody who can figure out how to post.

 

[_Rick_]

Same here. A date that will live in infamy.

Although I am impressed by anybody who can figure out how to post.

It's a disaster.

 

[JujuFish]

This is amusing. I wonder how long it'll take to fix this.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

all you need is the thread ID of the thread you are trying to access

forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2440723 with 2440723 being this thread's ID.

Edit:

Ugh, it's changing all the links I post. Things really are FUBARed.

forums.anandtech.com/forum14/ (wrong)
forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14 (correct)

 

[_Rick_]

all you need is the thread ID of the thread you are trying to access

forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2440723 with 2440723 being this thread's ID.

Edit:

Ugh, it's changing all the links I post. Things really are FUBARed.

How would I go to page two though?

 

[BlitzPuppet]

How would I go to page two though?

forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2440723&page=2

It's a PITA but you can still manage to feed your addiction

 

[LevelSea]

lol, tech forum

 

[Pantoot]

lol, tech forum

Verily.

 

[gorb]

-_-

 

[maddogchen]

Boooo now I have to work

 

[Mr Evil]

Until it's fixed, if you create a bookmark with the following as the address:

javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href.replace(/\/forum(\d+)\//,%20'/forumdisplay.php?f=$1')

then click it when you are viewing a 404'd forum, it will fix the URL.

To fix the thread URLs, use this one:

javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href.replace(/\/[^\/]+\/(\d+)-.+-(\d*).+/,%20'/showthread.php?t=$1&page=$2')

You can trust my code, I have been a member here for days!

 

[Eymar]

forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2440723&page=2

It's a PITA but you can still manage to feed your addiction

Haha, this is the reason I learn to script/code so could play pc games back in the DOS days.

 

[sao123]

finally figured it out from my history... wow this is really borked!

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[Brainonska511]

Same here. A date that will live in infamy.

Although I am impressed by anybody who can figure out how to post.

Tapatalk still works

 

[AnonymouseUser]

I can't access the forums! What's going on? lol

 

[Eymar]

Until it's fixed, if you create a bookmark with the following as the address:

javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href.replace(/\/forum(\d+)\//,%20'/forumdisplay.php?f=$1')

then click it when you are viewing a 404'd forum, it will fix the URL.

To fix the thread URLs, use this one:

javascript:window.location.href=window.location.href.replace(/\/[^\/]+\/(\d+)-.+-(\d*).+/,%20'/showthread.php?t=$1&page=$2')

You can trust my code, I have been a member here for days!

You're hired, please fix the forum code

 

[SOFTengCOMPelec]

I put
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=
To replace the non-number part of the url and it works then

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Tapatalk still works

Oh. Then I am less impressed.

 

[vshah]

man, maybe I shouldn't have checked in today. Probably my fault...sorry!

 

[dave_the_nerd]

finally figured it out from my history... wow this is really borked!

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I'm not keen on reading the patch notes though.

 

[TridenT]

I come onto this forum to update my threads and I find out that it's all broken. NOW HOW ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO READ MY POSTS?

 

[Crono]

It would be nice if they would let us know in advance when they are updating things that could potentially break the site.

 

[Crono]

finally figured it out from my history... wow this is really borked!

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