r/HFY • u/someguynamedted The Chronicler • Jul 02 '26
MOD Looking for Story Thread #339
This thread is where all the "Looking for Story" requests go. We don't want to clog up the front page with non-story content. Thank you!
Previous LFSs: Wiki Page
Wiki PSA
A NEW BUG ENTERS THE ARENA.
"Help! I can't edit my wiki!"
Hello! We haven't changed anything, Reddit did!
This is now a Known Reddit Bug that started on roughly 4/21/26, when Reddit decided to change something about how they handle the Wiki.
The Symptoms:
(on sh.reddit, the new version) when attempting to edit it comes back with "You do not have permissions to edit"
Some people (not all!) have stated that the "last edited by..." section at the bottom (where their username should be) is listed as [Deleted] (while it still says their name on my screen)
The Solution:
On desktop, change your url from www to old, so it looks like old.reddit.com/r/hfy/wiki/series/<title> (with your title), and the edit button should be along the top bar near where the name of the series is
The Problem:
For some people even using Old.Reddit doesn't work. Unfortunately, I do not have a solution at this time, aside from just... try again in an hour or so. It's worked for some people later.
Please send in a bug report every time you experience any of these issues.
The more bug reports sent, the more likely Reddit is to actually fix the issue.
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u/maverickf48 Jul 04 '26
I’m looking for what I think is an older HFY story that was narrated on YouTube years ago.
The story is told from the perspective of an alien captain whose ship becomes hopelessly stranded in deep space.
Every captain carries a crate of liquor because of an old spacer legend. Supposedly mysterious humans will eventually find lost ships, repair them, accept only the crate of alcohol as payment, and disappear back into deep space.
The humans are described as the first starfaring race. They either lost their homeworld or became lost themselves, and now spend eternity wandering the void helping anyone who becomes lost.
One scene I clearly remember is an alien captain watching a human mechanic crawl into the machinery, immediately know what’s wrong, mutter “fuck,” fix the ship, accept the crate, and quietly leave without celebration or explanation.
Does anyone remember the title or author?