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Can't Edit my Instructable!

I recently started work on an instructable for the upcoming Halloween contest. It was not finished so I saved it and attempted to continue it it today. when I hit the edit button I got the following:

ERROR 500: java.lang.NullPointerException

Exception

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.instructables.webapp.instructable.LockingEditInstructableAction.prepare(LockingEditInstructableAction.java:69)
at com.instructables.servlet.ActionServlet.prepare(ActionServlet.java:163)
at com.instructables.servlet.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:276)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:115)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:92)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.ServletFilterChain.doFilter(ServletFilterChain.java:106)
at com.caucho.filters.GzipFilter.doFilter(GzipFilter.java:208)
at com.instructables.filter.FilterWrapperFilter.doFilter(FilterWrapperFilter.java:48)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.FilterFilterChain.doFilter(FilterFilterChain.java:70)
at com.instructables.filter.SecurityFilter.doFilter(SecurityFilter.java:211)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.FilterFilterChain.doFilter(FilterFilterChain.java:70)
at com.instructables.filter.HibernateSessionRequestFilter.doFilter(HibernateSessionRequestFilter.java:70)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.FilterFilterChain.doFilter(FilterFilterChain.java:70)
at com.caucho.server.webapp.WebAppFilterChain.doFilter(WebAppFilterChain.java:173)
at com.caucho.server.dispatch.ServletInvocation.service(ServletInvocation.java:229)
at com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleRequest(HttpRequest.java:274)
at com.caucho.server.port.TcpConnection.run(TcpConnection.java:511)
at com.caucho.util.ThreadPool.runTasks(ThreadPool.java:520)
at com.caucho.util.ThreadPool.run(ThreadPool.java:442)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

Please help.

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Jun 8, 2009. 10:17 AMstrmrnnr says:
I have tried to edit my Instructable today with some trouble.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-A-Fridge-Compressor-Into-A-Vacuum-Pump/

The edit page comes up, but the text box is blank and all the buttons are frozen.

Also I tried to start a new topic for this complaint but the buttoms are frozen on that page also.
Oct 1, 2008. 12:35 PMrachel says:
Please add a link to the instructable you're having trouble with and I will take a look.
Oct 1, 2008. 1:16 PMrachel says:
I was able to get to the edit page from that link without an exception. I made an edit ("test edit") and deleted it. Are you still seeing this? (Do you have the Firefox Greasemonkey "Allsteps" script installed? That has caused edit problems in the past, and it's not necessary any more since we added the ALLSTEPS configuration option.)

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