Obsidian black screen bug reports replicated by multiple users have been unlisted. Why?

Ok. I saw the unlisted and not that it was then also re-listed. My problem is not covered in the forum post you opened. I went through all of the troubleshooting in that forum post you mentioned prior to opening the forum post myself Obsidian screen goes black (or white, crash) - Basement - Obsidian Forum .

The problem I had is not fixed and is very hard to understand the source of it. It will happen to other users and it is likely to happen to users who are trying out obsidian. Migrating from some other knowledge management tool. Most of those people will likely just give up and go back to using the previous tool rather than taking the time and effort to open a forum post.

I have experienced both sides of finding the obscure fix for other tools. I have asked about things on stackoverflow, not gotten and answer and then found the solution myself and posted about it. Then to find out 2 years later, that solution has been very useful for people. I have also experienced the same thing on the other side. Something one person posts on reddit, github, or somewhere else is the exact key to solving the issue I had.

I understand an issue being closed or moved to a bug basement or something. You all have limited time to address problems and can choose what is something that the software should handle vs. what the user should avoid doing. Unlisting is harmful.

Even if you thought this issue was fully covered in your forum post, there is no need to unlist it. You closed it with a comment to your forum post. A user can no longer comment on a closed post, they will then go to your forum post and see the solutions.

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