Question: Forum logs me out / times out ?

bunny22

bunny22

DTVUSA Member
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Multiple times I've been in the middle of typing a post, and when I go to post it, I've been logged out. Or I have multiple browser tabs open, and when I come back to the forum, I'm logged out (even after just a couple minutes).

Are there any known issues or does anyone else have this problem?
 
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Lily13

DTVUSA Member
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I also tend to have such problems, I've never actually been logged out in the middle of writing a post but I do sometimes get logged out if I like stop posting attention to the forum and go back after give minutes. And on my phone, sometimes I don't visit the forum using it for a week and when I do it, I see that I've been logged in all week long! Weird
 
Jason Fritz

Jason Fritz

Administrator
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bunny22 said:
Multiple times I've been in the middle of typing a post, and when I go to post it, I've been logged out. Or I have multiple browser tabs open, and when I come back to the forum, I'm logged out (even after just a couple minutes).

Are there any known issues or does anyone else have this problem?
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Lily13 said:
I also tend to have such problems, I've never actually been logged out in the middle of writing a post but I do sometimes get logged out if I like stop posting attention to the forum and go back after give minutes. And on my phone, sometimes I don't visit the forum using it for a week and when I do it, I see that I've been logged in all week long! Weird
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Let me check into it. Which browsers are you using?

Also, did you select the "Remember Me" ticker when logging in? Do any other sites/forums give you this problem?
 
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Rickideemus

Contributor
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One thing I've been doing since before the WWW even existed -- literally back 25 years with FidoNet, etc. -- is I always, reflexively copy a post before I push "Post" or "Submit" or whatever they call it. Once you get in the habit, it's a hard one to break. It has saved my life hundreds of times -- probably a dozen times just on this site.

Sequence on a PC for any vBulletin Forum:
Ctrl+End
Shift+Ctrl+Home
Ctrl+C

Now post is copied, so if you run into any trouble, open a text file and dump it in der -- you're covered. Internet can go out at any time.

Rick
 
bunny22

bunny22

DTVUSA Member
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I'm using Firefox, and I did check remember me sometimes, but not every time I sign in (I have logged out intentionally as well). I haven't noticed this problem on any other sites.

I don't mind signing in if I've been away from the computer for a few hours, but it just seemed to be happening 3-4 times an hour when I was actually using the forum, so I wanted to see if it was a common issue or just me.

And @ Rickideemus - I do try to copy longer posts or just write them in a text file in the first place, when I remember...
 
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