HN Having Issues Retreiving Older Posts
Posted2 months agoActive2 months ago
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Hacker News
Technical Issues
Error Messages
Receiving a "Sorry." (very helpful) error message, with a 403 status when attempting to view comments that are older (comments on front page are unaffected). This is happening on multiple threads.
Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44385742
The HN community is experiencing issues retrieving older posts, with users receiving unhelpful error messages, sparking discussion about the cause and potential solutions.
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Discussion Activity
Light discussionFirst comment
58s
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2
0-1h
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2
Key moments
- 01Story posted
Oct 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM EDT
2 months ago
Step 01 - 02First comment
Oct 30, 2025 at 11:42 AM EDT
58s after posting
Step 02 - 03Peak activity
2 comments in 0-1h
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Step 03 - 04Latest activity
Oct 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM EDT
2 months ago
Step 04
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ID: 45761264Type: storyLast synced: 11/17/2025, 8:09:42 AM
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