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| | + | {{incomplete|Created by an UNFIXED BUG - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
| | + | The comic depicts a typical/unremarkable online forum with various contributors having shared their frustrations about the issue. What the problem is, cannot be seen; the original details are scrolled off the top of the display as we see it. We can see that a number of different authors are represented, due to their differing profile icons. There are clearly 'solutions' to the problem, as one post appears to contain links. However, that user of the system mentions them as things which did specifically ''not'' work for themself. They may be useful to others (unseen lurkers), but also demonstrate that the problem is not so trivial to solve. |
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| − | A bug thread is an online discussion about unintended behavior in a program, also known as a {{w|Software bug|bug}}. Bug threads may be found on bug trackers, such as Github or Bugzilla, on technical forums such as StackOverflow, or on general product user forums.
| + | Although we cannot see the unreadable timestamp information on the posts, one author makes the observation that the problem has persisted/recurred across five years. This is followed by someone suggestion that the camaraderie embodied by this shared problem might be something to make a special event of, and considers trying to organise a meet of those with such shared experiences, even if to just escape such things and socialise instead. |
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| − | Most bug threads have a rule to only leave a comment if you have something insightful to add{{Actual citation needed}}, such as being able to reproduce how the bug occurs or possible solutions to resolving it. In practice, this rule is often ignored and many threads end up with multiple people simply commenting that the bug still exists. It could be argued that this, in itself, is additional information, since it gives an indication of how widespread and/or persistent the problem is. Those who are perfectly content with a product have few reasons to participate in a bug thread, so those seeking help will tend to mostly read posts by the others who are, or have been, seeking help, if no one has provided a proper solution.
| + | The title text reveals that the meet-up was actually attempted, although (presumably unrelated) technical issues arose with the online booking of the vacation venue. Now having gained a taste for linking up with fellow 'victims' of bugs, however, the organiser appears to have extended the invitation to several other new acquaintances. These later additions having similarly fallen foul of the holiday-home site's own problematic implementation. |
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| − | The exact nature of the bug in the comic is unknown, but there are multiple people reporting the problem (based upon their distinctive profile pictures), indicating that this is not a case of a rare problem where [[979: Wisdom of the Ancients|only one or two]] people have ever been known to be affected. Most of the visible posts just state the poster's inclusion in the list of those affected by the bug, either with a one word reply ("Same"), or a shorthand expression of emotion ("{{w|Like button|+1}}. So frustrating."), although a couple have stated that existing troubleshooting methods haven't worked for them, with one even providing three links to the specific 'solutions' that they have already seen and (unsuccessfully) tried. There appear to be no official representatives of the {{w|Developer#Computers|'devs'}}, or any other knowledgeable users, providing actual workarounds or seeking further information about the problem, at least within this small window upon the collected messages.
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| − | Although we cannot see the unreadable timestamp information on the posts, one author (the penultimate, using a [[White Hat]] image) makes the observation that the problem has now been ongoing for five years. This is followed by a [[Cueball]]-identified user proposing that this group of like-minded individuals may enjoy meeting up in the physical world (perhaps even in lieu of fixing the bug). They suggest leasing a beachfront property for a weekend, which is more suggestive of taking a break than for brainstorming possible bug resolutions (although that type of event isn't unknown). Whether this is [[Randall]], or not, his own follow-up comic commentary suggests that bonding over such adversity is as good a reason for friendship as any.
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| − | The title text reveals that the meet-up was actually attempted, suggesting that there were at least some still active (and still bug-bound?) participants of the thread. They apparently encountered (potentially unrelated) issues with an online service through which they booked the vacation venue, and have extended the general invitation (venue permitting) to several other new acquaintances who have likewise fallen foul of the holiday-home service's own problematic implementation, likely having started to similarly bond witin the bug-thread/forum where this latter issue must have stubbornly remained similarly unresolved. These new additions presumably have no interest in the original issue, but have been invited purely for social reasons. | |
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| − | [[979: Wisdom of the Ancients]] also refers to an online discussion thread about a bug, and [[1305: Undocumented Feature]] also involves a tech support forum which is eventually used only for socializing.
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| | ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
| | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
| − | :[Part of a discussion thread in progress on an online forum is shown. Each comment has the writer's avatar to the left of the text and small illegible text immediately above the text. Part of the first comment's text is cut off at the top.]
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| − | :Commenter #1: Same issue here.
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| − | :Commenter #2: I'm having this problem too. None of the posted fixes work.
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| − | :Commenter #3: Same.
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| − | :Commenter #4: +1. So frustrating.
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| − | :Commenter #5: I'm still having this. Did you all ever figure out a fix?
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| − | :Commenter #6: Same problem as everyone. I tried the steps in the posts <u>here</u>, <u>here</u>, and <u>here</u>. Nothing.
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| − | :Commenter #7: Add me to the list.
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| − | :Commenter #8: Same. Ugh. Can't believe this thread is 5 years old now.
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| − | :Commenter #9: Where does everyone live? Do we want to get a beach house for a weekend or something?
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| − | :At some point, you just have to give up on fixing the bug and embrace the fact that you have dozens of new friends.
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