Site Update » Unread Chapters · 5:16pm Sep 24th, 2014
EDIT: I have made a quick script that fixes this on an individual user basis. Click here to fix the issue for your account
Edit 2: For people having trouble with the link, what would have happened is you must have clicked mark all read at some point in the past which removes all your unread entries. Now the script is repopulating all the ones that had been removed.
Edit 3: Fixed some issues with the script including deleted stories, unpublished chapters and unpublished stories. Try it again if you have issues
Due to a minor...uh...mistake, while updating the database for new features, I unintentionally wiped most of the unread chapters table. Don't worry too much though, this is essentially a big cache, no data has really been lost. However, I most likely won't fix this until I roll out this new stuff which should be here by the weekend. In the mean time, you can always just order your favourites by last updated, and in most cases that's not going to be vastly different unless you're very random about which stories you choose to read and when. You can also fix it by simply toggling a chapter being read for any story.
Anyway, apologies for that, but I wanted to make a post to let people know there's no actual data loss.
Thankfully, I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Panic averted.
I was wondering why my unread went from over 300 to 8
Today on "Fuck-ups With Knighty":
We make the site unusable even further!
Anyways, thanks, my unreads went from 3000 to 60.
Edit: Hahaha I'm getting punctured by rapid downvotes! Life is beatiful!
Six likes nine dislikes! Teehee I'm having the time of my life!
Okay cool.
Accidents happen. Best of luck fixing it!
Well this was a problem for a while with only a few things so I won't see it as much of a difference now.
's all good.
It's okay, Knighty. My conception was a mistake, too *pats your back*
Does... this mean that we're finally getting the bookshelf feature?
I'm one of those people who reads things randomly! Now excuse me as I go re-mark all of the chapters I've read, before it drives me nuts.
Some of us have pretty sizable Unread counts in even bigger Fav lists. I have 298 unread chapters spread out over approximately 1100 fics. This will take me FOREVER to fix manually.
Sorry if I seem irate, but it makes it VERY difficult to find the unread chapters to read when you have that many to go through. And some, have Fav/Unread lists way bigger than mine to go through now.
2479829 In all my time I can remember on Fimfiction, I think we have only ever lost data once. And that was when some chapter updates weren't being saved because of various characters and it lasted for like half a day and affected a tiny number of people.
Does this mean the long awaited "Bookshelves" feature is finally coming?
What happened? I didn't notice anything.
Well while I wasn't affected, the favorites menu doesn't think so. I'm still at 7 unread (manually looked it up) but my favorites Nav button says none unread. RIL is also fine.
so... uhh.... error averted?
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298 unread over 1100 stories? Wait what wuwbubwhah?
Also, yeah, 3000 chapters over like 300 stories.
2479841 No, that's *exactly* what you should be seeing. Only *unread* chapters has been lost. No data on what chapters you HAVE read has been lost. Dunno if there's confusion there.
2479849 That's because I'm performing maintenance work on the database today.
2479845 On the plus side for me, I temporarily have that backlog monkey of unread favorited stories off my psychological back.
please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes please let it be group notes another dimension another dimension another dimension another dimension
Now
DON'T
You tell me to SMILE
You stick around I'll make it worth your WHILE
2479851 Exactly why I changed my mind about manually fixing my list. I get to pretend I only have one unread chapter for a few days!
'Mistake' equates to getting ban-happy with that hammer.
But seriously, this doesn't affect me, and it's nice to finally hear word on those new features. Praise be unto thee, knighty!
Wow, you just uh, decreased my 400 unread chapters count to 9. wtf.
Oh thank goodness - I was worried there. Loosing 468 unread chapter would not have been fun. Anyway, can't wait for whatever this new stuff on the weekend is. Thanks for the update!
Since no data was lost, I'm content to wait for these shiny things you mention.
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So is this decreasing about fifty times the previous amount of chapters unread?
I had 3000 and now have 60.
yes totally a mistake...
Thanks for the heads up.
It's okay, Knighty, no one is perfect. Thanks for the heads up though, that's always nice!
Unread chapters table? Plz explain.
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I had 1400 or so. I now have 0.
:l
Something minor has happened?
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I went from 158 to 1 so I don't think there's really a pattern. At least not in the way we're looking for.
I had 272 unread chapters spread amongst 1888 stories. Will this be reset or will I have to fix it manually?
The fix has worked. Thank you so very much.
Wow. Never have I ever been so glad I actually read the whole thing when it updates. I've had 0/0 for like, ever. No real RIL even.
Not really affected. Sucks for those who fave and forget.
Okay, i was wondering why the site was giving me the 502 error.
rofl rofl rofl rolfro lf kingty cant even run a shite XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Whoops.
I'm super excited for the update!
Ah, ok. So refaving a fic will re-add the unread chapters to the counter. Luckily I only have to do that for two stories.
--Sollace
Because I'm one of those people who is random about which stories I choose to read and when, I had meself a little panic attack for a moment. But as long as it'll be fixed by the end of the weekend I'm chill.
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Knighty whenever he does maintenance to the site
You dun goofed.
that fucking heart attack i had... hell i actually screamed
have like 900+ unread, can't have them all fucking gone
2479829 2479835 one could argue that this whole site is one big mistake.
My unread chapters went from 6 to 37.
And I have no idea where those other 31 chapters came from.
Oh, well. I might as well read everything again.
2479820 Don't worry, covered the panicking for you.
I have 98 chapters unread when it should be 42.
SON OF ASS.
Heart attack...
Also I had 194 unread chapters, by reloading it find me just 1 chapter and the 'fix' find me 214 chapters
A quick look and I see story where I already read everythings (complete or not)
Oh well, no harm done.... but it's still scary! ^_^
(Hopefully, it will be back in a few days!)
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Amidst the complaints I'd like to say thanks for your services to the site
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I think it's random.
Great, thanks for the fix!
Seems to overdo it though. My faves were in the 60's, went down to 4 after the mistake. When running the script it went over 150. I checked through the list, multiple fics where I've read all (published) chapters are stuck as unread anyway.
Whichever the case, this is better than earlier.
