Yesterday I messed with the default.master file for our main portal page to allow for more real estate on the site. Today I noticed that the lists had a problem showing the bread crumbs on every single site, so I created another masterpage for only the lists and document libraries, unfortunately I did not realize what I had done...A bit later I got some complaints about "File Not Found" errors, so I realized that I did not check the file back in. Later on people start complaining about messages that the list is deleted and I could see it without any problem. I spent hours on this problem, then I realized that I need to approve the default.master page. Remember to check in and approve all default.master pages if you are using any type of publishing site or you will most likely fall into an Occam's Razor like I did. If you have trouble remembering this problem just remember the movie Contact and the definition of "Occam's Razor", which is the simplest solution is usually the answer to your problem. You should really go out and see Contact if you haven't. I would say it's one of the better Science Fiction Films out there. Have a nice night kids:)
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