Should I report every error message I get from the site?

March 16, 2005 11:59 AM

Metaquettefilter: When I see things like "Parameter 2 of function Right which is now 0 must be a positive integer" when I'm trying to get my nigh-hourly dose of ask.mefi, should I just assume a wizard did it, and it'll all get taken care of, or should I report it? I *hate* the idea of being the 3000th person to complain about something and thereby be part of what's keeping it from getting fixed....
posted by kimota to Etiquette/Policy at 11:59 AM (6 comments total)

MetaFilter: Just assume a wizard did it.

If you see something once, ignore it. If a certain thread or link or set of steps repeatably does it, do a few searches, then post something to MeTa, including OS and browser versions (rarely useful, but we're voyeurs).

Ignore the snarks, especially me.
posted by Plutor at 12:37 PM on March 16, 2005

My God, you saw error message "Parameter 2 of function Right which is now 0 must be a positive integer" and didn't report it? MeFi will permanently crash AND California should be sliding off into the ocean any second now.

Thanks a lot.
posted by Shane at 12:44 PM on March 16, 2005

what kind of wussy software gives an error like that? no wonder this place keeps crashing. real software gives messages like #7845764598.
posted by andrew cooke at 1:49 PM on March 16, 2005

Just hire a couple of stoner freshmen and they can nag CF into submission overnight with their "what if zero totally is a positive integer" conversations.
posted by Wolfdog at 2:25 PM on March 16, 2005

I was told there would be wizards.
posted by koeselitz at 6:24 PM on March 16, 2005

Just hire a couple of stoner freshmen and they can nag CF into submission overnight with their "what if zero totally is a positive integer" conversations.

You just described my freshman year job. Whoah.
posted by TungstenChef at 4:54 AM on March 17, 2005