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Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts) Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:17 PM Mar 21

Why are Canadian Flag avatars missing now? Particularly excruciating in these times

Any chance they can be restored? Soon?

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Why are Canadian Flag avatars missing now? Particularly excruciating in these times (Original Post) Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 OP

What??? MiHale Mar 21 #1

My Canadian Flag avatar (DU standard issue) shows a "broken image" icon. Do you see that for my avatar? Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #2

I do...that's gonna need a very good explanation.. MiHale Mar 21 #4

Perhaps it is in your cache. Try clearing your data cache (not cookie cache, or maybe that too but have to login). nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #8

I didn't have the avatar... MiHale Mar 21 #21

Would you mind posting a link to yours... Think. Again. Mar 21 #3

Link Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #10

All the DU avatars are missing. Any avatars you see are almost certainly personal and hosted elsewhere. highplainsdem Mar 21 #5

Thanks. However, I do see some DU hosted avatars, so it is not all of them, it seems. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #11

When I click on browser "Show image in new tab" I get the 503 Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #6

Canada took them back. Irish_Dem Mar 21 #7

That gave me a sad chuckle... yorkster Mar 21 #12

I tried to think of a joke like that, couldn't. You made me lol :) Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #13

When you come from a large Irish Catholic family Irish_Dem Mar 21 #22

I'm seeing a lot of no-image avatars so I don't think it's just yours. CrispyQ Mar 21 #9

I still see mine dweller Mar 21 #14

I don't see it EYESORE 9001 Mar 21 #16

I see your dweller Mar 21 #17

That's weird... EYESORE 9001 Mar 21 #20

I was wondering if there is a disconnect between the "www." and "upload." versions, but I tried www and same thing. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #25

Oddly, too, I see yours as well Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #19

That's odd. I see yours too, and it is a DU hosted avatar Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Mar 21 #15

It's not about Canada. Some work on the platform as described by EarlG CoopersDad Mar 21 #23

Suuure, not about Canada ... well, yeah :) I know its not. But I thought maintenance was over Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #24

I'm showing all the avatars as broken links. Ocelot II Mar 21 #26

My Canadians flag avatar is broken. riverbendviewgal Mar 21 #27

Oh 🇨🇦 VMA131Marine Mar 21 #28

Ukraine flag gone too? Sneederbunk Mar 21 #29

MiHale

(11,437 posts)

1. What???

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:18 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

2. My Canadian Flag avatar (DU standard issue) shows a "broken image" icon. Do you see that for my avatar?

Reply to MiHale (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:19 PM

Mar 21

MiHale

(11,437 posts)

4. I do...that's gonna need a very good explanation..

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:22 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

8. Perhaps it is in your cache. Try clearing your data cache (not cookie cache, or maybe that too but have to login). nt

Reply to MiHale (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:24 PM

Mar 21

MiHale

(11,437 posts)

21. I didn't have the avatar...

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:40 PM

Mar 21

I was surprised, kinda taken aback, that they could be removed…especially at a Democratic message board.
Most of my wife’s family has deep Canadian roots. Spent a lot of time banging around Ontario in my wild youth, when loonies were just crazy people, living across from Windsor made it easy back then.

Think. Again.

(22,330 posts)

3. Would you mind posting a link to yours...

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:20 PM

Mar 21

...until this gets sorted out?

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

10. Link

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:26 PM

Mar 21

htt ps://upload.democraticunderground.com/avatars/canadian.gif
(extra space inserted to make text of link visible)

Image:

highplainsdem

(55,132 posts)

5. All the DU avatars are missing. Any avatars you see are almost certainly personal and hosted elsewhere.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:23 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

11. Thanks. However, I do see some DU hosted avatars, so it is not all of them, it seems. . . nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:26 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

6. When I click on browser "Show image in new tab" I get the 503

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:23 PM

Mar 21

Democratic Underground is temporarily offline for scheduled maintenance.

Democratic Underground is currently offline while we upgrade our server setup. Maintenance began at 2 PM ET. If all goes well we do not expect this to take too long -- normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience, and our apologies for the inconvenience.

Irish_Dem

(67,106 posts)

7. Canada took them back.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:23 PM

Mar 21

yorkster

(2,913 posts)

12. That gave me a sad chuckle...

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:26 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

13. I tried to think of a joke like that, couldn't. You made me lol :)

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:27 PM

Mar 21

Irish_Dem

(67,106 posts)

22. When you come from a large Irish Catholic family

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #13)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:42 PM

Mar 21

with tons of siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles you have to think fast or someone will steal
your joke before it comes out of your mouth.

Same thing at the dinner table.
Slow eaters starve.

CrispyQ

(39,362 posts)

9. I'm seeing a lot of no-image avatars so I don't think it's just yours.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:24 PM

Mar 21

dweller

(26,202 posts)

14. I still see mine

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:28 PM

Mar 21

In my posts

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EYESORE 9001

(27,980 posts)

16. I don't see it

Reply to dweller (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:29 PM

Mar 21

Although I see my avatar.

dweller

(26,202 posts)

17. I see your

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:30 PM

Mar 21

paperclip
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EYESORE 9001

(27,980 posts)

20. That's weird...

Reply to dweller (Reply #17)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:33 PM

Mar 21

I can see your avatar (globe) when I’m typing a reply, but after posting, it reverts to the blue box with question mark.

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

25. I was wondering if there is a disconnect between the "www." and "upload." versions, but I tried www and same thing. .nt

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #20)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 02:22 PM

Mar 21

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

19. Oddly, too, I see yours as well

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:32 PM

Mar 21

h ttps://upload.democraticunderground.com/avatars/paperclip_blue.gif

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,788 posts)

18. That's odd. I see yours too, and it is a DU hosted avatar

Reply to dweller (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:31 PM

Mar 21

htt ps://upload.democraticunderground.com/avatars/earth.gif
(space inserted to make link text visible)

Response to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

applegrove This message was self-deleted by its author.

CoopersDad

(3,128 posts)

23. It's not about Canada. Some work on the platform as described by EarlG

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 01:45 PM

Mar 21

I think there's reduced capacity for images to be displayed.

It happens during busy times and during maintenance.

It's not about Canada.

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,789 posts)

24. Suuure, not about Canada ... well, yeah :) I know its not. But I thought maintenance was over

Reply to CoopersDad (Reply #23)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 02:08 PM

Mar 21

There was a hardware upgrade yesterday and by all reports it went well. Don't know if this is related, but it might be. I don't think there is any tinkering going on at the moment, certainly not anything that triggers an announcement.