Since upgrading to latest version yesterday we see things like this show up in the recommended topics list:
clicking on these random looking names sends you nowhere.
Any ideas on what happens here?
AI-generated summary
A user, Astra, reported seeing weird, non-existent topics in the recommended topics list after upgrading to the latest version. These topics are actually names of randomly created groups, a known issue with the Babble plugin. codinghorror confirmed that this is a side effect of Babble. Astra tried removing and reinstalling Babble on a non-production server, which made the issue appear and disappear. However, reinstalling Babble is not a viable solution for Astra. merefield suggested seeking help from the Pavilion team, who maintain the Babble plugin, and posting about the issue on their forum for guidance on fully uninstalling the plugin.
I found out that these are names of the randomly created groups as discussed here:
This topic is closed so I’m not sure where to report this issue. I don’t want to install Babble as this caused a major problem and I had to get rid of it.
Yeah, this looks like a side effect of the Babble plugin.
@gdpelican Have you seen this?
I tried on a non-production server: removing babble results in may many, maybe hundreds of tiny user groups, mostly with two people in it, some even with 1 or 0.
And they show up as recommended topics.
Reinstalling babble makes them disappear.
However, I had a good reason to uninstall it so reinstalling is not a wtorkaround for me. (and besides this would be a strange way to go about something like this imo).
Pavilion helps out with maintaining this plugin. I’m sure one of the team will help you with a guide to how to fully uninstall it. Just be patient, we are very busy.
Please post something here: Pavilion