FAQ Question #141

The most common cause of this problem is that you have entered overrides in the wrong format, or you are missing one or more required tags in your overrides.

It is particularly important to make sure that all of your comment opening tags (<!--) have matching comment closing tags (-->) and that all of your <style> tags have matching </style> tags. A missing comment closing tag or </style> tag in your CSS style declarations will cause your journal not to display.

For more information on proper syntax of overrides, including all necessary tags, please see http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=140.

If you require further help with CSS syntax, you can search for "CSS tutorial" in your favorite search engine. Once you have determined the cause of the problem, you will need to edit your overrides at the Modify Journal page (http://www.livejournal.com/modify.bml) to include the missing tags or correct the syntax.

In addition to having the proper syntax, your overrides must be properly merged. For information on merging overrides, please see http://www.livejournal.com/users/howto/926.html.

It's also possible that your journal is temporarily displaying improperly (or not displaying at all) because of high load on LiveJournal's servers. For information about this problem, please see http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=116. If this is the case, waiting a few minutes and refreshing the page will often cause it to display properly.