Mokka mit Schlag

1. If you see a small, non-descript gray bird and you don’t know what it is, it’s a Bushtit.
2. If you see a medium-sized, non-descript brown bird and you don’t know what it is, it’s a
   California Towhee.
3. If you see a small, non-descript yellow bird and you don’t know what it is, it’s an Orange-crowned Warbler.

California Towhee, Pipilo crissalis
William R. Mason Regional Park, 2008-05-01

I couldn’t figure out how to fix the comments problem introduced by the recent upgrade so I restored the database from backup, and ran the upgrade one more time. There were still a number of error messages:
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OK, I think I’ve at least partially deborked the upgrade. There are still some problems with comments needing moderation. Holler if you notice any remaining problems. I still can’t figure out how to assign a category to a new post. I’m not sure if that’s remaining borkage or the new blog interface. (OK, got it: it’s the interface.)

The proximate cause was that the WordPress scripts did not have permission to create and drop tables. The underlying cause was a combination of classic programmer errors:
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I’ve upgraded WordPress on this site to version 2.5.1. For the first time, things did not go perfectly smoothly so please holler if you notice any problems.
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Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus
San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge, 2008-04-27