[Imc-web] can't edit my article on IMC web site...

[Mike Lehman]

Randall,
Yeah, the easiest thing to do is create a new article. Depending on how 
many comments there are, I may just copy the edited article and use it 
to replace the incorrect text in the old one. Or something... we'll 
figure it out.
Mike Lehman

Randall Cotton wrote:

> Things still seem too hosed for me to edit.
> 
> I don't have either 20109 or 20110 in my editable items list (on my edit
> user page).
> 
> Attempts to directly edit as follows:
> 
> http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/index.php?function=edit&id=20109
> http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/index.php?function=edit&id=20110
> 
> both yield:
> 
> Unknown ID Error
> Database failed to return a unique record for this query, or you are not
> authorized to access that record.
> 
> Attempts to directly access 20109 with:
> 
> http://www.ucimc.org/feature/display/20109/index.php
> 
> also fail with the same error.
> 
> Can you confirm that I should just create a brand new article, with you guys
> sorting out how to attach the existing comments?
> 
> Thanks
> R
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Lehman" <rebelmike at earthlink.net>
> To: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
> Cc: <imc-web at ucimc.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Imc-web] can't edit my article on IMC web site...
> 
> 
> : Randall,
> : Dan L. may have taken care of the problem. However, you may be able to
> : only edit your Newswire article. Since I made it a Feature, only an
> : editor may be able to edit the Feature version. If the changes don't
> : show up as you'd like them, let me know and we'll figure out a way to
> : fix it.
> : Mike Lehman
> :
> : Randall Cotton wrote:
> :
> : > Hi,
> : >
> : > I posted an article earlier today "Looming Censorship of "Democracy
> Now!" by
> : > Urbana mayor (and how you can stop it)". I'd like to make some
> typographical
> : > corrections and later add some sound files, but whenever I try to edit
> the
> : > article, I get the following error message:
> : >
> : > Database Query Error
> : > Duplicate entry 'Looming Censorship of "Democracy Now!" by Urbana mayor
> (and
> : > how you can stop it)-T-M' for key 4
> : >
> : > At first, I got a different "Database Query Error", something about "no
> : > table for 'articles'" or something like that (sorry I don't have that
> : > verbatim for you).
> : >
> : > To clarify, I get these errors after clicking the "Submit Article"
> button on
> : > the "Edit Article" page after making changes in the article submission
> form.
> : >
> : > Thanks
> : > R
> : >
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> : >
> :
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel S. Lewart" <lewart at uiuc.edu>
> To: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
> Cc: "Zachary Miller" <zach at chambana.net>; "Clint Popetz" <clint at cpopetz.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Imc-web] can't edit my article on IMC web site...
> 
> 
> : Randall,
> :
> : > Thanks for fixing this =8-)
> :
> : You're welcome, but I'm worried I broke more than I fixed.
> :
> : > I came across another issue (though I suppose it's probably related).
> :
> : > I no longer appear to have the permission to edit this article. For
> : > instance, it doesn't appear in the list of editable items at the bottom
> of
> : > the "Edit User" page.
> :
> : Good news: I gave you permission to edit the article.
> : Bad news: 20109 isn't in the database, but appears on the web site.
> : Bad news: 20110 is in the database, but doesn't appear on the web site.
> :
> : If you can edit 20110, perhaps that will fix things.  But I doubt it.
> :
> : I suggest copy-and-pasting 20109 to a text editor, making your fixes,
> : and creating a brand new article with a slightly different title.
> : I should be able to point the old comments to the new article.
> :
> : Clint, can you figure out what's happening with 20109 and 20110?
> :
> : Peace,
> : Dan
> 
>