Dozens of our blog's images have suddenly disappeared. At first we thought it was just one picture and simply replaced it. Then we scrolled down and discovered to our horror that perhaps dozens of images were missing. Have we or has TypePad been invaded by evil forces? Does somebody up there not like us?
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (Exodus 20:4)
Don't know. Have sent TypePad a desperate help message and are waiting to hear.
Note: It isn't just the Mac, which sometimes has a cache-related problem that makes images seem to temporarily disappear. Same thing on the PC.
Update: We're wondering whether there's any connection between the missing photos and this experience reported last night by Teresa of Technicalities:
Being as I can't quit clicking links and get off the dratted computer -- I clicked over to your place only to get an error 404 . . . twice!!! Yikes. Yes, it's after 11 pm, and no, I didn't expect you'd still be on posting so I have no idea what I was thinking . . . *grin*
So, I go to TypePad... main site is up and okay then I go to Blackfive (I think he's still thru TypePad), he's okay . . . I click back to you . . . and read the top post which is from July 18th. LOL I nearly thought it was new and you had bought a new computer -- again!!! So I see there's some problems, but boy talk about scaring a person. LOL.
July 18 . . . Hmmm. The earliest missing pictures we note in scrolling back are two jpegs entitled "catnipintruder" and "Babyandtinyandjohnhoward" posted July 24, 2005.
Everything looks back to normal now - at least on the front page. I wonder if typepad had a server crash or something. Very odd.
So last night there was no page (a 404 error) then there was old pages (starting in July) now there are current pages and all the images are back... They might have got it fixed - whatever IT was!
Posted by: Teresa | October 05, 2005 at 08:55 AM
Unfortunately, there are still dozens of pictures missing. :(
Posted by: Sissy Willis | October 05, 2005 at 09:05 AM
They had a message on the typepad support page that there was a serious outage last night and they were restoring. Meantime they suggested that if you were getting a 404 and could republish your site, the problem would go away. Worked for me.
Posted by: fp | October 05, 2005 at 11:03 AM
That's an idea Sissy - try doing a rebuild on the entire site - it will take a while, but if it works your images might be back!
Posted by: Teresa | October 05, 2005 at 11:32 AM
I tried to get on your blog last night and couldn't. Glad you are back.
Posted by: Laura Lee Donoho | October 05, 2005 at 08:15 PM