Why do I have to login everytime I access BITOG?

Status
Not open for further replies.
Joined
Dec 10, 2010
Messages
1,501
Location
Lexington, NC
It used to hold for several days...never very long like other forums, but now it requires login every time I access BITOG.
 
Ditto. Windows 10, Chrome. Same on my three Android devices with Chrome. Same with Firefox on both Windows 10 and Android.
 
Originally Posted By: Char Baby


This is my experience. Just click on anything on the home page and I'm logged in....most times.
 
I can sometimes just click on the LOGIN button in upper right, and it will automatically log me in... sometimes though when I click that, it takes me right to the login page where I have to enter my name (name automatically populates, password needs to be entered). Running Windows 10 and Chrome browser.
 
Originally Posted By: HOG
I can sometimes just click on the LOGIN button in upper right, and it will automatically log me in... sometimes though when I click that, it takes me right to the login page where I have to enter my name (name automatically populates, password needs to be entered). Running Windows 10 and Chrome browser.

Same.
 
Staying logged in for days on Windows 7 with Firefox. You do have to select "remember me" or something similar. I get ticked off when I get booted out about once a month.
 
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Are you guys using the new https link to the forum main page?

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/forum_summary

If you are getting to the forum using an old bookmark that's non https, then you may have this issue. Update your bookmark or create a new one to the https site.

Makes no difference here. I can return to the site just a few hours later and it makes me log in again.
 
I am having a slightly different situation.

If I log in and use the "Remember Me" button, it only remembers me on the next page I go to. I have to NOT use that button for it to remember me for an entire session.
 
FWIW:

My point of entry to the site was always a bookmark to my Watch Lists. Turns out the site changed the way the URLs work, so it wasn't recognizing the old bookmark's URL and prompting a login.

I browsed to my Watch Lists by clicking the links, edited the old bookmark with the new URL (same thing as making a new bookmark), and now it works. I can go directly to my Watch Lists without having to log in every time now.
 
BITOG seems to want a login from me around every 3-4 days. This is accessing the site through the 'https://' link, and going directly to the homepage of the forums.

It happens often enough I have to double-check my login status, otherwise I start browsing the forums, realising that I'm not being taken to the most recent posts - infuriating!

Still, the forum is otherwise great, and I really like the simplistic layout here. So nice compared to other forums.
 
Originally Posted By: B320i
BITOG seems to want a login from me around every 3-4 days. This is accessing the site through the 'https://' link, and going directly to the homepage of the forums.


I've visited (3) times today and each time I had to login. I'm using the https pages too so it's not that.
 
I've been having this occurrence too, only about every 5 minutes.

Notice how I used the word "occurrence" instead of "problem" or "issue."
grin2.gif
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top