Fork: An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.

[syedhasnatali785]

You need to fork this repository to propose changes.
Sorry, you’re not able to edit this repository directly—you need to fork it and propose your changes from there instead.
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[Sigmabrogz]

This is a common GitHub issue when trying to fork a repository. Here are some fixes:

1. Check if you already have a fork
Go to your repositories: github.com/YOUR_USERNAME?tab=repositories and search for "register". If you already forked it, you can't fork again - just use the existing fork.

2. Clear browser cache/cookies
Sometimes GitHub's session gets corrupted. Try:

• Hard refresh: Ctrl+Shift+R (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+R (Mac)
• Clear cookies for github.com
• Try incognito/private browsing mode

3. Try the direct fork URL
Go directly to: https://github.com/is-a-dev/register/fork

4. Use GitHub CLI
If the web UI keeps failing:

gh repo fork is-a-dev/register --clone

5. Check GitHub Status
Visit githubstatus.com - sometimes forking is temporarily broken during incidents.

6. Wait and retry
If none of the above work, wait 10-15 minutes and try again. GitHub occasionally has transient issues with forking large/popular repos.

Let me know which solution works for you!

[iostpa]

You only need to do 1 and 3 from @Sigmabrogz to fork the repository in the web. (I know its a old discussion but the user I'm talking about seems to be using AI to answer old discussions)