# Error while trying to access user comments

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907>\
**Category:** Curators\
**Created:** [September 3, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907 "2026-09-03T14:41:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![karthik\_83](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/karthik_83/32/5544_2.png) [@karthik\_83](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/karthik_83)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907/1 "2026-09-03T14:41:58Z")

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I’ve noticed this a couple of times today (after a gap of a few hours too) while trying to access users’ comments following flags. The link returns the whale shark. Anyone else seeing this?

Maybe this needs to be in Bug Reports, posting here for now.

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**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907/2 "2026-09-03T14:43:09Z")

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issue for everyone, being worked on: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/attempting-to-view-comments-by-a-user-leads-to-the-failshark/84870](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/attempting-to-view-comments-by-a-user-leads-to-the-failshark/84870)

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**Author:** ![karthik\_83](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/karthik_83/32/5544_2.png) [@karthik\_83](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/karthik_83)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907/3 "2026-09-03T14:45:25Z")

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Oops. I looked for a flag but didn’t see that one! Apologies, please close this one if it makes sense.

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**Author:** ![thebeachcomber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thebeachcomber/32/12748_2.png) [@thebeachcomber](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thebeachcomber)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-while-trying-to-access-user-comments/84907/4 "2026-09-03T14:46:04Z")

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