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I'm getting a 403 Forbidden error trying to post a news story in LBN. Not getting that elsewhere. (Original Post) highplainsdem 16 hrs ago OP
Can you post the link ? dweller 16 hrs ago #1
Just edited the OP to add it. highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #2
Versions of that news dweller 16 hrs ago #3
I hadn't seen it posted earlier, and I'd searched LBN. Searched all the main forums just now and found highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #4
I was just now able to post a BBC news story in LBN. I also tried again to post the NME story on South Park highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #5
I finally posted the NME story in GD. Didn't get any error message. highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #6

dweller

(27,108 posts)
3. Versions of that news
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:13 PM
16 hrs ago

Has been posted here today without problems

Sounds like a glitch
You got the link out there anyway


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highplainsdem

(58,206 posts)
4. I hadn't seen it posted earlier, and I'd searched LBN. Searched all the main forums just now and found
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:21 PM
16 hrs ago

a thread posted in GD hours ago that got little attention:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220650721

highplainsdem

(58,206 posts)
5. I was just now able to post a BBC news story in LBN. I also tried again to post the NME story on South Park
Wed Sep 17, 2025, 10:55 PM
16 hrs ago

and again got the 403 Forbidden error.

NME is a respected entertainment magazine and shouldn't be blocked in LBN. For that matter, if a story is blocked because of the news source, the error message should say that's the reason.

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