Interesting that the other likes come back--definitely points to only an issue in the ajax code, but maybe the main code not pulling in the username is what is causing the missing ARG. Seems like someone needs to go through both the ajax code and the regular one and see what's not coming through from the db because it all seems to be there.

Is there any other place to like a post other than on the post itself? I can't remember if the individual post view is using a different php module (viewpost.php vs viewthread.php).

I have no clue but I just tried logging out/in and still the same issue as before.

IBJoel if you read the last page or so, this might be a good one to look at and try to nail this down.

Yep, that was my thinking in sharing our collective experiences with it. It helps that I know the vb platform, but I can't wrench under the hood.

One experiment to try would be if you are seeing ARG, log out and look at the post again and see if your username is there or not. I haven't tried that one yet myself. Ooo, or better yet, stay logged in and use another browser to look at the same post from a non-logged in state simultaneously.

Oooh! Well I used Edge and can see Silver Fox whereas here I see ARG6. Naturally I am not logged in on Edge. Good call.

Oooo...this is good data! This means that the issue is only when a user is logged in, so it must be somewhere in the style sheet for registered members as guests cannot like/unlike and guest access uses a different style sheet. What's even better is that we've definitively proven that the db is being written correctly and the data is there and in the right place. The only issue is on retrieval...which makes me wonder why unliking and liking again fixes it...and in fact, the bug in the ajax should be easy to find by comparing the code and query for when the likes are read after a like is initiated versus when they are read when the thread is initially loaded--and all this only for a registered user. Really narrowing it down!

So definitely something is changing. I just had a really odd experience a few seconds ago. Pulled up a thread where I thought I had liked some posts previously, but didn't see any of them liked, so went to like one and got ARG4. Checked the thread on another browser on another computer and the newest like is there, but I think there's a like missing on another post, but I could have just not liked that one previously. Still, the missing one on the post that I re-liked is definitely a new issue, and it simply didn't pull my like from the db at all while it did pull another poster's like. Post in thread where I ran into the issue:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33806886-post253.html

I liked it to prove that every time I am 3rd I am really ARG6 when logged in, and Silver Fox when on a browser and not logged in.

Same here: Seeing ARG4 and ARG6 for my likes too .......

Do you see them only when returning to a thread or all the time?

It seems to be all the time, except it says "you" when am the first to click the "like".

Does it really matter? It has been happening for months now and it doesn't seem that anyone who can is interested in fixing it. Maybe they have been quietly working for months behind the scenes to rectify but I don't see any evidence of that.

Guys, again, we cannot replicate this, even with your input (it's appreciated, though). Our recommendation at this point would be to try a different browser or disable any extensions you may be running.

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David

It does because narrowing it down helps define exactly when it happens and what code to examine.