Dungeon 171 compilation

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#1

Bolongo

Oct 28, 2009 3:28:45

There's a lot of blank pages in this one...


More importantly, the TOC is almost completely screwed up. Seriously, look at it. Only the editorial and the first adventure have the correct page given.

#2

laraek

Oct 28, 2009 8:54:10

There's a problem with the download again.  Why is there always a problem with the download?

#3

Axetogrind

Oct 28, 2009 9:51:58

There are 4 blank pages at the end.


My biggest problem is the Art and Map links. Why is it that every month these are broken for the first 24 hours?

#4

laraek

Oct 28, 2009 15:23:49

I downloaded the issue compendium in Internet Explorer and had no problems.  Guess it's a Firefox issue, maybe?

#5

laraek

Oct 28, 2009 15:24:55

But there are a few blank pages at the end of the pdf.  Pages 117 thru 125 have the Dungeon craft logo and title, but no text or art.

#6

PinkRose

Oct 28, 2009 15:49:39

Doesn't work for Firefox, IE, or Chrome.


Link is Broke-en.

#7

apartment

Oct 28, 2009 19:57:53

Doesn't work for Firefox, IE, or Chrome.

Link is Broke-en.



Same problem here.  I've been trying to download it on and off since shortly after midnight, when the links first arrived on the front page.  I had to manually download all the gallery images, since the archives were broken links, and I haven't been able to access the issue compilation at all.


Dear Wizards of the Coast D&D Insider team,


     If your intent is to make the DDI service more valuable and desirable, consider implementing even the slightest degree of quality control and taking action more swiftly than "eh, whenever."


Thanks in advance,


     A decreasingly loyal customer

#8

PinkRose

Oct 29, 2009 1:29:50

Still broken.


Sending e-mails now.

#9

Bolongo

Oct 29, 2009 2:44:20


But there are a few blank pages at the end of the pdf.  Pages 117 thru 125 have the Dungeon craft logo and title, but no text or art.




Page 108 is also blank. And as I pointed out, the TOC is FUBAR.

#10

morandir62

Oct 29, 2009 17:17:54

Did anyone else notice the "Artwork" with no corresponding articles.


I guess the scarecrow ripped out pages 108, 117-125. 

#11

PinkRose

Oct 29, 2009 23:07:34

Why don't the links go anywhere on the Calendar page?


It would be much easier if you could get all your comilations from there then having to go to individual pages for each issue.


Please fix the links.

#12

Bolongo

Oct 30, 2009 18:29:00

Oh look, now the link to the compilation has been pulled. Wonder if we'll see a fixed version on Monday?


Also wondering when they'll actually upload the latest Dragon art gallery zip...

#13

ranadiel

Oct 31, 2009 5:12:42


Oh look, now the link to the compilation has been pulled. Wonder if we'll see a fixed version on Monday?


Also wondering when they'll actually upload the latest Dragon art gallery zip...





???
o_o

No it hasn't, it is still exactly where it was. It still has blank pages at the end, but the link is still good.
#14

Bolongo

Oct 31, 2009 18:38:39



Oh look, now the link to the compilation has been pulled. Wonder if we'll see a fixed version on Monday?


Also wondering when they'll actually upload the latest Dragon art gallery zip...





???
o_o

No it hasn't, it is still exactly where it was. It still has blank pages at the end, but the link is still good.



Yeah, it's back now, and it's still the messed-up version, but I promise: it was gone for a while. Surprised


I find it sort of surprising that this slipped through; even the most cursory glance at the TOC should start alarm bells ringing. My best guess is that the wrong version of the file somehow got posted, and there's nobody working there over the weekend who can find the right one.

#15

PinkRose

Nov 01, 2009 13:20:41

I find it sort of surprising that you find it surprising.


I feel Quality Control has gotten worse as the DDI has gone on.

#16

Kerrus

Nov 01, 2009 18:56:05

I get the feeling they're relying very heavily on spellcheck/grammarcheck to tell them if there's anything wrong with their articles, and very little on personal checking. If the compiling program says 'it's good' then they post it, no questions ask. Given how much work they do on it, sure, I can understand why you might be sick to the gills of looking at it, and decide to not take another glance at it, but frankly we need that process to happen.


 



I'm a writer- I write fiction mostly, and I'm not the best by a long shot. But what I can tell you is that one of the best things you can do is that after 'finishing' your work, go to the very top and read through it page by page. You'll catch a lot of errors- especially simple stuff like Warlord Pacts, just by rereading through it yourself. But here's the kicker: don't reread through it while it's in the word processor- you'll miss a lot because word processor interfaces are so horrible that your mind blanks a good portion of it out, and you'll give into skimming. Put it through the PDF maker, get your mind off it, then come back and read it in the 'finished' form. I guarentee that'll help eliminate eighty percent of the errors we've seen slipping through quality control.


 


 


Thanks in absentia, Kerretical Kerrus out.

#17

Bolongo

Nov 03, 2009 10:53:59

They're not gonna fix this at all, are they?  Undecided

#18

mudbunny

Nov 03, 2009 12:42:24

They were poked on Friday about it, but it is entirely possible that, over the weekend, it got forgotten about or something else came up.


I will do some poking again.

#19

asmodeuslore

Nov 03, 2009 12:46:59


They're not gonna fix this at all, are they? 




Hey guys.  Sorry that there have been some broken things with the site lately.  I've been passing the issues you guys have reported up the chain as soon as I hear about them.


To date, it looks like all the links related to this issue(Dungeon 171) are working correctly.  If you know of any that are still broken, please let me know.


As far as the editing issues inside the actual magazine, I've talked with our Community Management lead about them, and from what he tells me, they are working on correcting some of the major ones.  I don't have any details about which issues, whether its just some of them or all of them, or when the fix will be in place.  I'll see what I can do about getting more of that info back to you as soon as we get the rest of the broken links from the other issues fixed.


Thanks for your patience, folks.  Its really appreciated.


Edit: I was Ninja'd by Mudbunny! Bleargh!

#20

pamela

Nov 04, 2009 11:57:50

I've just opened up the pdf. There is still no Torm article included and there are three articles listed as being on page 90. The back pages are still blank.

#21

andrewrf

Nov 11, 2009 0:00:17

Still not fixed    Frown

#22

Bolongo

Nov 17, 2009 0:58:56
Weekly update: this issue compilation is still SNAFU.
#23

DMaple

Nov 30, 2009 7:44:31
One month on and still not fixed!

Can you poke them with the cattle prod again?

Great service we are paying for.
#24

Axetogrind

Nov 30, 2009 9:23:34
I guess I won't complain about this months links being broken. If last months articles are still in a shambles. EmbarassedSealed
#25

WotC_Trevor

Dec 02, 2009 17:31:55
Hey guys. I want to get whatever is broken fixed here, but I want to make sure I've got it all. The download link for Dungeon 171 compilation works (now, I know it didn't always). After a random sampling, it looks like all the current calendar links currently work as well. Are there any other links that are broken?

The pages in the table of contents don't line up with the actual articles, and that's definitely frustrating. Working on getting that fixed. This includes the mismatched pages, the Eye of Justice article missing from the TOC, the three articles listed on page 90 and the chunk of blank pages at the end.

Anything else I'm missing?
#26

DMaple

Dec 03, 2009 11:35:00
Page 108 is also blank.

I think it is meant to have a voucher for 95% off your next WotC purchase. Wink
#27

Shroomy

Dec 11, 2009 13:32:56
It seems the issue compilation has been corrected.
#28

Bolongo

Dec 13, 2009 5:09:18
Page 108 is still blank, but that's no biggie. At least all the page numbers match now. Laughing
#29

DMaple

Dec 16, 2009 10:18:24
What still no voucher?
#30

vinciente

Dec 22, 2009 14:31:31
Page 108 is still blank, but that's no biggie. At least all the page numbers match now.




It is now a week since you posted... and I am finding page 108 empty as well.

On a side note... I can't seem to get a copy of this issue to save on my PC.
#31

vinciente

Jan 30, 2010 2:12:59
Here we are yet another month later & the page (108) is still not fixed... Is there a staff member who can poke the people who fix the PDF issues? You can use this....

uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pointed_stic...
#32

vinciente

Mar 02, 2010 1:32:31
Can I get an official answer as to if page 108 is suppose to be blank? Not knowing leaves me feeling that I am missing something that I should have gotten.  Sorry for being kinda a**l about just 1 page, but I tend to obsess about having things completed.
#33

rhianni32

Mar 02, 2010 9:24:52
Yes its supposed to be blank.
107 ends with an about the author section. That always signifies the end of an article.
109 begins a new article.
The table of contents do no show any articles on 108 so there arent any 1 page articles.