# "Blank" observation **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [February 11, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207 "2019-02-11T18:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/1 "2019-02-11T18:14:46Z")
This observation won’t load for me, either on the observation detail page, or on Identify. [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8685984](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8685984) [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?user\_id=nzwide&taxon\_id=570299](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?user_id=nzwide&taxon_id=570299) ---
**Author:** ![charlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@charlie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/charlie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/2 "2019-02-11T18:34:54Z")
same here, i can’t see it either ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/1X/aeb783faefe9a9783d0911c288be2195cfa4d1e2.png) ---
**Author:** ![lincolndurey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/lincolndurey/32/120_2.png) [@lincolndurey](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/lincolndurey)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/3 "2019-02-12T22:13:54Z")
yep, total invisibility (Firefox 64.0.0 on Linux) also blank on Samsung Galaxy 7 (Chrome) ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/4 "2019-02-20T22:17:29Z")
Loads fine for me, although this is the first time I’ve tried it. Are you still not able to load it? ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/5 "2019-02-20T22:25:40Z")
It now loads for me too. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/6 "2019-02-20T22:41:21Z")
OK, I’m going to close this topic. If it happens again let us know. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/7 "2019-02-20T22:41:24Z")
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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/8 "2019-03-12T17:18:27Z")
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**Author:** ![tony\_wills](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tony_wills/32/1094_2.png) [@tony\_wills](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tony_wills)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/9 "2019-03-12T10:39:39Z")
First, is there a way to re-open topics in this forum, should be a way to continue a thread - anyway re [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207) I have had this sort of problem with a few observations, usually after I have added something to the observation - just get a blank page between the head and footer sections of the page. I have tried refreshing the page, various browsers (Firefox, MS Edge) and different computers (Windows, Linux) to ensure it wasn’t just a caching problem. If I view page source there is plenty of content there, so some sort of rendering problem. Latest is [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4198196](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4198196) I’ve saved a copy of the page via the browser if that’s liable to be any use. –Tony ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/10 "2019-03-12T17:21:12Z")
Re-opened this topic and moved your post here, @tony_wills. ---
**Author:** ![tony\_wills](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tony_wills/32/1094_2.png) [@tony\_wills](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tony_wills)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/11 "2019-03-13T03:14:07Z")
Ok, 18 hours later it is loading up and displaying ok. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/12 "2019-03-13T03:43:39Z")
Yes. The bug was apparently due to the fact that the observer opted out of Community ID and did not add their own ID. @pleary made a fix. ---
**Author:** ![tony\_wills](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tony_wills/32/1094_2.png) [@tony\_wills](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tony_wills)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/13 "2019-03-13T05:07:31Z")
Thanks Patrick! :-) and of course, as usual, thanks again Tony :-) ---
**Author:** ![gcwarbler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/gcwarbler/32/1787_2.png) [@gcwarbler](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/gcwarbler)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/14 "2019-04-20T19:04:36Z")
Blank observation for me (Safari for Mac 12.0.3 and Firefox 63.0.3): [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22718821](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22718821) The observations before and after this one load fine. (e.g. 22718820 and …22) ![53%20PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/2/2ede85e3f6a880606aed5db80cc387db011af60d.png) ---
**Author:** ![saturnring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@saturnring](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/saturnring)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/15 "2019-04-20T19:35:21Z")
I see the same as you do with Safari 12.1 on a MacBook ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/16 "2019-04-21T03:19:02Z")
We’ll take a look on Monday. ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/blank-observation/207/17 "2019-12-27T19:45:35Z")
That one loads for me now.