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

[Randall Cotton]

Hi,

I just posted a new version of the article. Slightly different title.

I hope you can take care of this soon - I've had  a comment from someone who
couldn't get to my article...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Illyes" <illyes at uiuc.edu>
To: <recotton at earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:20 PM
Subject: article bug


: Hi Randall.
:
: I can't view your full article on the "looming catastrophe"
: regarding UPTV and Democracy Now. I get an "Unknown ID Error".
: I can view other full articles with no trouble.
:
: Bob




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lehman" <rebelmike at earthlink.net>
To: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
Cc: <imc-web at ucimc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Imc-web] can't edit my article on IMC web site...


: 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
: >
: >
: