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Related: About this forumLinks not working for weeks, blank page on first try
This is still happening.
Any idea of when it will be fixed?
I click a link and get a blank page. Then if I go back and click again it works.
Randomly but probably 40% of the time.
Frustrating!
OhZone
(3,216 posts)This one?
Works fine for me.
What browser are you using?
If it's Internet Explorer or Edge, try Chrome, Firefox, or Waterfox!
I often have issues with MS Explorer or Edge.
Especially on my work laptop.
They act like the website is messed up all the time, but you reload and it's fine.
The others don't seem to do that so much.
I wish someone would tell me what's going on.
Someone else mentioned it a while ago
CloudWatcher
(1,922 posts)There was a problem with Safari and DU where the first time you try and get to a page it would often fail, but if you went back and tried again it would work the second time. You had to go back and then follow the link again, simply hitting refresh wasn't enough.
But ... they fixed it a while ago (approx June 8th)..
And there was a problem with Firefox and its "Enhanced Tracking Protection" that would block you from getting to videos on some sites. You could fix it by selectively disabling the feature (e.g. so DU didn't hit it). Instructions over on https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1095&pid=24983
But it sounds like the old "Safari/DU" bug is hitting you. Not much to do other than report it to the admins here and switch to a different browser for DU. Ask the Admins
OhZone
(3,216 posts)I used to like Firefox.
They killed themselves with update - ummm 57, I think. That's why I went to Waterfox.
Anyway, try Chrome, maybe
It could be a problem with your ISP, your router, or a bad addon or even a virus.