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sl8

(16,898 posts) Tue Sep 23, 2025, 12:59 PM Sep 23

Unable to post an OP in some forums, getting "403 Forbidden" error [View all]

I've tried and failed to post an OP in GD more than a dozen times over the last few hours.

I tried to post in the Computer Support forum, same content as attempted GD post, and got the same error.

Tried a test post here in Community support, different content than failed GD post, and it worked.

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Unable to post an OP in some forums, getting "403 Forbidden" error [View all] sl8 Sep 23 OP

This can sometimes happen if there are special characters in the text you're trying to paste EarlG Sep 23 #1

Thank you. sl8 Sep 23 #2

It looks like the capitalized version of *or*, enclosed in quote marks (double or single) is the problem. sl8 Sep 23 #3

Interesting, thanks EarlG Sep 23 #5

No problem. Thanks for the response. nt sl8 Sep 23 #7

I'm having the same problem in GD. Will try to post a little at a time as well. ificandream Sep 23 #4

Did you see my follow-up about the word in double quotes? Good luck. nt sl8 Sep 23 #6

Yes. And I fixed it and posted it, but that wasn't the problem. ificandream Sep 23 #8

Well done. nt sl8 Sep 23 #9

Let me tell you the story of a man named NULL usonian Sep 23 #10

That's great, thanks for the links. sl8 Sep 23 #11