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This site signs me out after a while

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Does anyone know why this (MSE) forum signs me out after a while?

I have it set up to remember my password and login so it's not too much of a faff but sometimes it is annoying - it seems to time out after a very short time, sometimes even while I am writing a post (admittedly, it tends to be longer posts!)

I don't remember it always doing this, has it started happening recently?
I don't believe and I never did that two wrongs make a right

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  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    Does anyone know why this (MSE) forum signs me out after a while?

    I have it set up to remember my password and login so it's not too much of a faff but sometimes it is annoying - it seems to time out after a very short time, sometimes even while I am writing a post (admittedly, it tends to be longer posts!)

    I don't remember it always doing this, has it started happening recently?

    When you sign in and enter your password, do you check the box 'remember me', because if not, that's why you will be getting logged out :)
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  • foreversomeday
    foreversomeday Posts: 1,011 Forumite
    Really? I thought that box stored the password and login information so you don't have to type it in - it does on other sites:confused:

    I will try though, it won't take me a minute.
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  • TechTerry
    TechTerry Posts: 303 Forumite
    Mabey its cached the post when u was not logged in, this has happened to me many times on the VB software ( which MSE uses )
  • shellsuit
    shellsuit Posts: 24,749 Forumite
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    Really? I thought that box stored the password and login information so you don't have to type it in - it does on other sites:confused:

    I will try though, it won't take me a minute.

    If I ever forget to tick it, then it will sign me out, and like you, at an annoying point, like when you have typed out a huge post! :rolleyes:

    Check that box and see how you get on, but I'm positive it will be that :)
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  • foreversomeday
    foreversomeday Posts: 1,011 Forumite
    shellsuit wrote: »
    If I ever forget to tick it, then it will sign me out, and like you, at an annoying point, like when you have typed out a huge post! :rolleyes:

    Check that box and see how you get on, but I'm positive it will be that :)

    It did seem to work, I was not expecting it to! Thanks :) You learn something new every day!
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  • x_raphael_xx
    x_raphael_xx Posts: 4,410 Forumite
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    Ah!! So that's why it's fine at home, but logs me out at work!! (I don't like to click 'remember me' in case they are checking up on me!)
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