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The "meta" link (and FAQ and chat links) has disappeared from the top navigation bar of Stack Overflow all sites in the network...

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I'm feeling quite lost at the moment. Additionally, I could create separate "Missing"/ "Wanted" posts for the FAQ, and Chat links as well, but I think you get the drift...

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    rev 2013.5.17.689: the day the meta died.
    – user7116
    May 17, 2013 at 19:38
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    On the bright side if I'm wrong about where the OT questions on meta come from this might stop them.
    – Flexo
    May 17, 2013 at 19:40
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    Eeeeeeeeek!!!!!
    – Matthew Green
    May 17, 2013 at 19:42
  • 9
    Shog broke it
    – Taryn
    May 17, 2013 at 19:43
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    To be honest, I'm not 100% sure how I found my way here. No, I'm serious. Really! (was just coming to say something about that!)
    – Andrew Barber
    May 17, 2013 at 19:43
  • 5
    Thank goodness I have the metas bookmarked
    – Luke_0
    May 17, 2013 at 19:44
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    All right, what smarty is making code changes on Friday afternoon right around beer-thirty?
    – Aaron Bertrand Staff
    May 17, 2013 at 19:45
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    @Lix - No one cares about the links to chat or faq? No one reads the FAQ
    – LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir
    May 17, 2013 at 19:48
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    @bluefeet Shog has an alibi, he was in ServerFault chat.
    – tombull89
    May 17, 2013 at 19:50
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    @Oded was the first SE dev to show up here, therefore it's his fault.
    – yannis
    May 17, 2013 at 19:50
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    What ever happened to read-only Fridays?
    – MDMarra
    May 17, 2013 at 19:52
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    If any post deserves an EEEK!, it is this one.
    – user102937
    May 17, 2013 at 19:52
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    @Lix - just because they visited it for the badge doesn't mean that read it ;)
    – LittleBobbyTables - Au Revoir
    May 17, 2013 at 19:53
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    Instant rep-cap. Congratulations on all the new unicorn dollars you are receiving for this question.
    – user102937
    May 17, 2013 at 19:55
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    @RobertHarvey - Are you telling me there are some technical people who use Stack Overflow?
    – Oded
    May 17, 2013 at 19:58

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Spot the bug:

bool showNormalNavigation = IsMetaSite && !User.IsAnonymous;

Damn you, De Morgan!

Yeah - should be:

bool showNormalNavigation = IsMetaSite || !User.IsAnonymous;

Edit:

And yeah, my fault. Thanks Kevin for fixing!

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    Someone must feel quite the Bool
    – Ben Brocka
    May 17, 2013 at 20:06
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    Oded must be put on the Wheel of Blame!
    – Luke_0
    May 17, 2013 at 20:07
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    Maybe you forgot to read this? :) stackoverflow.com/questions/2848184/or-and-operator
    – bfavaretto
    May 17, 2013 at 20:10
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    Didn't you break something yesterday too?!? Maybe it's time for a day off! :)
    – Taryn
    May 17, 2013 at 20:10
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    I should down vote for the error. But then karma would kick my puny little ass, so +1 instead!
    – Andrew Barber
    May 17, 2013 at 20:12
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    +1 Now the world feels right again ;-)
    – Martin Turjak
    May 17, 2013 at 20:12
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    This is simply a meta rep scam! 1) Introduce bool error hiding an often clicked component 2) Wait for meta to blow up 3) Post answer, saving the day 4) Go to 1)
    – Brian Webster
    May 17, 2013 at 20:28
  • Granted, there is photographic evidence that he writes code using only one hand...that's bound to go wrong some day....
    – Bart
    May 17, 2013 at 20:43
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    @Bart - If that's the trouble I get into writing with one hand, imagine the trouble I would get into using two...
    – Oded
    May 18, 2013 at 8:37
  • @FrankstonRalphingtonIII - You got me. Question is, what are you gonna do about it?
    – Oded
    May 18, 2013 at 8:47
  • @Oded I just want in on the scam!
    – Brian Webster
    May 18, 2013 at 17:45
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    @FrankstonRalphingtonIII - Step 1: get hired by Stack Exchange. Step 2: Get your hands on the source code. Step 3: Checkin bugs. Step 4: Profit!
    – Oded
    May 18, 2013 at 18:17
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    Still doesn't seem right. On [meta.so] when not logged in I don't see a link to "main". From the expression IsMetaSite || !User.IsAnonymous this doesn't look intentional?
    – Martin Smith
    May 21, 2013 at 8:28
  • @MartinSmith - Good catch. I thought it was fixed as I outlined above, but the actual commit was... different. Truly fixed now.
    – Oded
    May 21, 2013 at 10:32
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The link was drunk, it seems to have wandered back home now. Next time this happens we shall stage an intervention:

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    -1 18 seconds in? Tough crowd, today.
    – tombull89
    May 17, 2013 at 20:03
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    Perhaps people think the link was only buzzed, and not drunk?
    – enderland
    May 17, 2013 at 20:03
  • Strange thing is: I'm already rep-capped. I can't earn more meta reps from this anyway :P
    – Manishearth
    May 17, 2013 at 20:05
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    @Manishearth: "Oh, in that case..."
    – Matt
    May 17, 2013 at 20:05
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    -1 not enough jQuery
    – Lix
    May 17, 2013 at 20:05
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    @Lix: ah, now THAT'S a downvote reason I can understand :P
    – Manishearth
    May 17, 2013 at 20:06
  • -1 the eyes are not freehand
    – Doorknob
    May 17, 2013 at 20:50

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