ReferenceError: log is not defined

This is a Firefox error. In Internet Explorer, you'll get the equivalent

[object Error] undefined.

You see this when you're in main page view, looking at Older Posts (or maybe Newer Posts).

The improved main page view, in Blogger Beta, rocks. Being able to page forward and backwards, and view all posts in the blog from main page view, is great. But here is a problem - you can see maybe 2 pages of main page view, before this pops up.

And it only applies to main page view. From article view, I used the Older Posts link, repeatedly, and viewed all the way back to the first post.

Are you here because you have this problem yourself? Have you reported it to Blogger Help? If you just answered "Yes" and "No", then you are part of the problem.

Here are other folks who have reported the problem, and who probably need to report it now to Blogger Help.

• Changing Number of Posts Breaks Additional Pages OPEN 9/23
  
• "Reference Error: Log is not defined" when trying to access archived posts OPEN 9/18
  
• Next Page Bug OPEN 9/16
  
• Older posts not show OPEN 9/16
  

And Ramani, of HackOSphere, mentions a friend who reported this, incidentally.


The error window, in Firefox


The error window, in Internet Explorer


Note that neither error window offers any interaction. Copy and Paste is not offered. I have to close this window to get my browser back. When I do, the main page view is blank. Only by reloading main page view, starting with the latest post, can I continue.

And yes, I did report this, and I replied to the botmail.

(Edit 9/27): This appears to be fixed, though again in silence.

Known Beta Issues - Being Acknowleged

So this morning, I see a comment in my RBS Classic The Problem Here Is Not The Problems, It's The Silence.

...just the day after I read this very post about their silence, I found this - http://knownissues.blogspot.com/ ...A known issues page, made up by the staff. Available through the beta logon/dashboard page.

This is an improvement. It shows some effort, anyway. Let's see if it's maintained properly.

(Edit 9/13): The BKI blog, upon examination, appears to be robust both in depth (number of issues being tracked), and in breadth (blog layout). The blog has, in its sidebar, direct links to 3 key problem resolution resources.

• The Blogger Help Form.
• The Blogger Status blog.
• The Google Groups: Blogger Help forums.

All in all, a significant improvement, and complementary to the improvements in Blogger Beta itself.

Blogger Beta Problems

Unlike Beta Design Deficiencies, these problems actually prevent use of many Beta blogs. Many complaints are active over these issues.

• Blog Ownership Stuck With The First Google Account? Don't Delete It OPEN 11/30.
  
• Error 405 OPEN 9/24.
  
• Spacing Changes In Blogger Beta OPEN 9/21.
  
• ReferenceError: log is not defined. OPEN 9/18. CLOSED 9/27
• Photo Uploading. OPEN 9/6. Like its predecessor, which afflicts Classic blogs periodically, this problem has many symptoms and many cures.
• Login Problems Possibly the biggest problem with Blogger Beta is the confusion over authentication.
• Lost Blog Some blogs convert successfully, others disappear from existence. Possibly covered in Login Problems.
  
• Template Corruption aka "We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.".

I'll update this list the best I can, but it will probably reflect yours and my observations. Don't depend upon any notices from Blogger - because Blogger doesn't tell us anything, to any degree of reliability.