Guest EXPAT Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 When the new forum started I noticed that it didn't matter if I logged in or not, I was still able to post under my moniker. Now I notice that I need to log in officially at the top in order to post in the forum. I'm assuming something changed in the last update. Quote
Members lookin Posted June 7, 2013 Members Posted June 7, 2013 I'm assuming something changed in the last update. I'll say! My log-in used to last for an hour, at least. Now I get logged out before I can hit the 'post' button. And, by the time I get to the end of a long post, I can no longer hit the 'like' button. It says something about not having permission for that function. It's not even sure whether I'm logged in or not. In one part of the screen, my user name appears, just as if I'm logged in. In another part of the screen, my user name has disappeared. And I can't just log in again. First, I have to go to the screen where my user name appears, then I have to pull down the menu and hit 'log out', then it takes me to the main screen where I have to select 'Go to the message board', then I have to log in again on the message board. Then that whole process has to be repeated every five minutes. Not sure if these changes are intentional, or just something to keep us on our toes. Quote
Guest NCBored Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 I wonder if there are different logins or cookies for the Forum vs the entire site. The Forum currently seems to know who I am (my name is display on the right BELOW the F4F banner, but up on the level of the Boy Toy banner, it doesn't seem to think I AM logged in. Doesn't seem to matter as far as posting here is concerned. Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted June 7, 2013 Posted June 7, 2013 I only have to log in once. If I clear my cache when I leave my browser then I have to log in again. If I don't clear it and I go back in while still online then I don't have to log in again. But once there I don't have to do it again. It seems now that it is working the way it's supposed to with a secure log in. Quote
Members lookin Posted June 7, 2013 Members Posted June 7, 2013 I wonder if there are different logins or cookies for the Forum vs the entire site. The Forum currently seems to know who I am (my name is display on the right BELOW the F4F banner, but up on the level of the Boy Toy banner, it doesn't seem to think I AM logged in. For me, my user name above the F4F banner is the one that stays lit. It's my user name below the banner that switches off after a few minutes. The user name above the banner stays on, even though the site logs me out. I usually log in only on the Message Forum page. But, when I log out above the banner, it boots me back to the Main page. Then I have to come bage to the Message Forum page and log in again. Rinse and repeat. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't happen every few minutes. Quote
Members RA1 Posted June 7, 2013 Members Posted June 7, 2013 I don't know if it makes any difference or not but I always log out when either I am through posting or think I am, which is not always the same thing. If I don't close the browser (IE) then I can go right to the forum page but I do have to log in again. If I close the browser then I have to go to the main page and avow that I am not a porn police person and go from there. In other words I have not had the above problem. However, the problem that I do have is, almost every time I try to post a reply, something changes from what I am used to or supposed would happen. In other words, the font is changed (randomly it seems) or the size is changed (also randomly). So, after typing a few words I observe that they are underlined or in italics or have a line through them or are so small most could not read them without enlargement. This is annoying but not as annoying as some other problems we have suffered in the past. I hate it when the size changes without advance notice. :) Best regards, RA1 Quote
Members JKane Posted June 7, 2013 Members Posted June 7, 2013 Something changed for me too, but doesn't sound very similar to your experiences. For a long time "remember login" was worthless, and I complained about it several times. Then it was fixed and had been working for the last several months or so. Site knew who I was, didn't have to log in, was happy. A couple days ago that stopped, even though I check "remember me" the site doesn't if I close out and come back. I haven't noticed getting logged out during an active session though. Quote
TotallyOz Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 I have let the programmers know of this thread. The only change that was done on the site was a security patch to the forum. It was not major and should not have affected login but often things don't work as expected. We will try to fix the issues as we understand them. Quote
Guest EXPAT Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 I have let the programmers know of this thread. The only change that was done on the site was a security patch to the forum. It was not major and should not have affected login but often things don't work as expected. We will try to fix the issues as we understand them. For me it now seems to be working correctly where before I just stayed logged in whether it showed me logged in at the top or not. So now it seems to be working correctly for me. Quote
Guest NCBored Posted June 9, 2013 Posted June 9, 2013 it might also be worth noting that I've bookmarked the Forums and that is always my entry point. Quote
Members lookin Posted June 10, 2013 Members Posted June 10, 2013 Well, for one thing, I'm no longer getting logged out every five minutes. Thanks! Quote
