# 502 error.... (Extra characters added because apparently the 3 numbers, 5 letters and 4 periods don't add up to more than 10) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 2, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063 "2020-07-02T14:12:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/1 "2020-07-02T14:12:53Z")
Got one today whilst trying to look at Marley23’s profile. (And what’s this “Title must be at least 10 characters” nonsense?) (“Your topic is similar to…” No, it is _not_ similar to any of the three threads suggested.) ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/2 "2020-07-02T14:23:27Z")
I didn’t get an error when I loaded [Marley23’s profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marley23/summary), but it took an unusually long time to load. Last post was Oct 2014, perhaps that has something to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/3 "2020-07-02T15:41:47Z")
Wow – hadn’t realised he’d been gone anywhere near that long! (I tried three times; got the 502 every time.) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/4 "2020-07-02T16:53:28Z")
I searched his name and he’s on the ‘Posting sabbatical’ list. Not sure what that means. The list also has deceased members on it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/5 "2020-07-02T17:23:04Z")
Judging from his last thread, I guess he’s still working on that novel. ---
**Author:** ![newme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e0b2c6/32.png) [@newme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newme)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/6 "2020-07-02T19:37:42Z")
This is what I got when trying to see the profile: > ☹ > > Server Error > > while trying to load [/u/marley23/summary.json](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marley23/summary.json) > > Error code: 502 Bad Gateway ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/502-error-extra-characters-added-because-apparently-the-3-numbers-5-letters-and-4-periods-dont-add-up-to-more-than-10/914063/8 "2020-07-13T00:30:41Z")
Got a 502 error today when I tried to do a Search. At least the second one on the new Board.