by Sherry W.
Member since:
August 25, 2006

Gather Glitch? I can see your comments!

March 14, 2008 03:26 PM EDT
views: 82 | comments: 25

I admit that title is a little vague.  :)

Here's what happens:

1) I look at my Gather page.

2) I notice my Gather connections' comments.

3) Said comments are posted to an article.  Said comments usually contain nothing but the usual 'this is how many points and friends I have' stuff.

4) I'm horribly nosy, so I click on the article link.

5) I'm told that I don't have permission to view said article.

6) I'm sad.  :(  Boo hoo.

7) I go about my business, and then repeat the process over again when another comment to said article/articles appears a few hours later and my curiosity gets the best of me again.

So... why am I seeing these comments when they've been posted to what I assume is a private group?  Shouldn't the comments be private as well, and not viewable to ME, since I'm clearly not cool enough to be a member of said group?

I'm sure you can figure out who you are if you're one of the posters referenced above ;) and I don't really care what you're doing because it's not about you.  But I DO wonder what the deal is - why can I see your comments?  Has anyone else noticed this?

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Comments: 25

Janet "Jax" B. Mar 14, 2008, 3:30pm EDT
That does sound like a gather glitch.
Baylee C. Mar 14, 2008, 3:32pm EDT
Happens to me to, and irritates me to no end. I'll get emails, saying there is a new topic by one of my Gather friends, with the link to go to it, and then I'm told I can't access it.
Kimber L. Mar 14, 2008, 3:33pm EDT
Sounds like it may be a glitch!
John S. (arizona) Mar 14, 2008, 3:43pm EDT
I don't know anything about private groups if that is what you mean, so beats me. Maybe this has to do with those new "friend sets" you can make. I haven't messed with that either, leaving everything as is/was.
Hmmm... Interesting... What about flags? Can you view flagged articles?
Marianne R. Mar 14, 2008, 3:50pm EDT
That sounds strange, but I can only guess that if your connection has you set to view all their stuff then that's why.
Sue * Mar 14, 2008, 3:50pm EDT
Oh, I'm not in any private groups. I do wonder about the new friends thing. I have a friend who posted an article to just 3 of us to test the new system. We keep making comments (nothing that is all the private) just because no one else can see the article and we have been sort of chatting on it. Now, I wonder if others can see the comments...but not the article.
Chelsea R. Mar 14, 2008, 4:00pm EDT
strange!
Bridget ♥ Mar 14, 2008, 4:10pm EDT
I'm a member of one private group and I haven't noticed anything like this
Tiffany G. Mar 14, 2008, 5:00pm EDT
hmm I never have that problem.. If I see a comment I can go to the article too.. so far I have always been able to.. pics as well..
I think that gather is suffering a lot of glitches lately. I kept getting e-mail notifications last week and I have that option turned OFF. I know other people were having problems also. Hope they fix it soon, if they haven't already.
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Mar 14, 2008, 5:33pm EDT
The problem could be that the article creator deleted the article. Or it got flagged. Alot of time when an article gets flagged, you can't see it.

I had a few of those today as well. I even checked out the members profile and didn't see it listed there either.
Kevin (''The SiteWizard'') V. Mar 14, 2008, 5:36pm EDT
Sherry,

If you're able to view the comments, then you should be able to see the content that the comments are posted to. I can't think of a situation where this wouldn't be the case. Thus, I believe that this is likely to be a glitch. I suggest that you notify the person(s) and inform them of the situation. They will then need to contact Gather and get the problem resolved.

The comments may not be from a private group, as it is possible that the content was restricted to specific 'friends' for some reason.
Sherry W. Mar 14, 2008, 5:38pm EDT
Kevin, nope, no can do. Definitely can't see the article, but I can ALWAYS see the comments. My worry is that one day, someone will post something that someone else might find offensive, and that that person would see it... all we need is more drama around here. Not sure who owns this group, so I'll see what I can figure out.
David C. Mar 14, 2008, 5:46pm EDT
Interesting problem. Thanks for bringing it to our attention, though I have not experienced it yet.
Lucky Stars Mar 14, 2008, 6:12pm EDT
It wasn't from my email yesterday?
I got up the nerve to post a link in an email for the first time and totally screwed it up. (figures!)
It said what you said about not having permission. Sometimes that page is just a bad link.
Shannon W Mar 14, 2008, 6:48pm EDT
Hmm. I don't know. That sounds weird.
Jill~Sexy Back~ V. Mar 14, 2008, 8:44pm EDT
sounds like a glitch to me
Bridget ♥ Mar 14, 2008, 8:55pm EDT
guess that means I better stop talking about you behind your back Sherry! LOL!
Sherry W. Mar 14, 2008, 8:58pm EDT
:( Don't make me paranoid.
Lisa J Mar 14, 2008, 11:49pm EDT
I never look...
John S. (arizona) Mar 15, 2008, 4:11pm EDT
Today (or yesterday), I received emails notifying me of comments to articles/images that aren't even mine? I have my notifications shut off as well! If I get more, I'll have to contact Gather I guess.... new one to me again.
Sarah (I want points) Mar 15, 2008, 5:05pm EDT
That sounds really weird!
Rebecca C. Mar 15, 2008, 9:23pm EDT
I am not really sure what it is. I have seen it too myself.
Victoria H. Mar 16, 2008, 6:59pm EDT
Okay, I have no idea. That hasn't happened to me I don't think. Sounds sorta weird.

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