# Latest Threadspotting Thread Broken

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 5, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967 "2016-05-05T03:45:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**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:** [May 5, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967/1 "2016-05-05T03:45:50Z")

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When I click on the most recent thread under Threadspotting on the main SD page, “Curses, Foiled Again,” I get this message: “Invalid Thread specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator.”

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967/2 "2016-05-05T03:59:56Z")

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Thanks. I’ve forwarded the info to our admins.

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**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:** [May 5, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967/3 "2016-05-05T04:05:06Z")

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Thanks. That’s fast service.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-threadspotting-thread-broken/753967/4 "2016-05-05T17:20:03Z")

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There is no connection between the Threadspottings selection and the moderation staff, so if a thread that has been picked for Threadspotting gets sent into the cornfield after Threadspottings is updated there’s no way to know that this happened except when people complain.

The thread was available, then it wasn’t. Happens sometimes.