I resolved this problem by adding a few seconds of sleep after
creating a list and populating it. The problem did not appear when I
first tested my code, but it was morning European time and Twitter may
not have been too busy.
In the process of finding this out, I seem to have created some
Hey Ken,
Lists really are a sometimes embarrassing corner of the API, not going
to mince words there.
What is the type of failure you're getting when deleting the lists via the API?
A lingering bug around is that lists without users often cannot be
deleted correctly. If you're still having this
Hey Taylor,
These lists are zombies.
Through Twitter.com, I have failed to change the status from private
to public, change the name or add a member. When I select a member to
add from the find people search, then user-actions list-menu button,
it appears to have worked: the Your lists:
Ken,
Bizarre. While I expect a certain amount of List bugginess on a daily
basis, this is a bit more severe than usual.
And also outside of where I can help you to any level of satisfaction.
Hate to pass the buck, but please re-summarize the issues that lead to
this zombie state, along with the
Zut alors...
Would it not be preferable to create an issue in the tracker as API-
related? I'd be interested in learning what happened. And maybe I can
get some help removing those lists... So far my research indicates
that to kill a zombie you need to destroy its brain...
HTH
Ken
On Sep 30,
