Forums not working properly

[mrpi64]

Hey. The forums (i.e: these forums) are bugging up - they wont let me login, as apparently I have "exceeded my maximum number of login attempts" (i.e: 1). To post this topic, I had to browse to this, attempt to post a new topic (without logging in), login, login again (see below), "return to previous page", login again, and bla bla bla. I will not easily be able to post a reply to this - help? Email me at mrpi321@gmail.com.

[DougieLawson]

chocolate

It's a well documented problem.

[Joe Schmoe]

Yeah, the real problem is that if this goes on much longer (and all indications are that it will), people are going to start accepting it as "the new normal".

And start concentrating on the workarounds - already we are seeing this, people are suggesting things like "Greasemoney" and "Lazarus - whatever". I, facetiously, suggested a hardware solution using (of course) the Raspberry Pi as the basic guts of the mechanism.

Don't forget to copy your text to the clipboard every time, before hitting submit (as I am about to do now).

[pluggy]

I'm feeling left out, am I missing sometthing ?, the forum works fine for me.

Maybe its a browser thing ?. I'm using Chrome on Ubuntu.

[Joe Schmoe]

I don't think it is a "browser thing" - I think it is more likely a "status of your account" thing.

It seems to affect certain users, regardless of browser.

Not sure why I'm one of the lucky ones, but I guess that's always been true of me.

[DougieLawson]

Lazarus is a brilliant add-on it does an auto ^a ^c for you. It has saved me from lots of forum failures.

[mayannaise]

I have had the same problem, but it only exists if you keep logging in and out all the time. If you select the option to stay logged in, then there will be no issue - it worked for me. But not if you are using a shared computer, of course!

[jojopi]

If you select the option to stay logged in, then there will be no issue - it worked for me.

I used to be able to stay logged in for weeks or even months at a time, but I have had to log in several times over the last few days. So I think something has changed to make sessions expire much sooner.

(Whether that is related to the captcha change or just a side-effect of spammers turning over more sessions, I have no idea. Simply failing to log in from elsewhere does not appear to invalidate my existing session, so I assume the problem is not due to password guessing.)

[jamesh]

There have been some recent changes that appear to have had some unexpected side effects. It's being looked in to.

[pluggy]

Afternoon, James

[mrpi64]

Ugh, I have had to log in 10+ times just to reply to this topic!

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[itsonlyme]

Fed up with all this.

Going away to eat Choclate

[jamesh]

Afternoon! I'm trying to find out what the problem is - awaiting replies...

[ben_nuttall]

I've been looking in to it. Think I know what's causing it - and have alerted our web hosting people, currently waiting to hear back from them on the issue.

[boyoh]

Hey. The forums (i.e: these forums) are bugging up - they wont let me login, as apparently I have "exceeded my maximum number of login attempts" (i.e: 1). To post this topic, I had to browse to this, attempt to post a new topic (without logging in), login, login again (see below), "return to previous page", login again, and bla bla bla. I will not easily be able to post a reply to this - help? Email me at mrpi321@gmail.com.

I'm having the same problem , logging in
I just double click the box, Hay Presto
And CHOCLATE comes up

Regards BoyOh

[FirstTenor]

If it's of any help - I have been getting this too - but only the first time logging in from a different system: IE on windows PC / Midori on RPi / Safari on iPad. Also had the problem again after an upgrade / forced reboot of the windows PC (new version of IE).

[ben_nuttall]

I've fixed this now.

[Joe Schmoe]

I've fixed this now.

I believe that you are correct, sir!

I just now was able to login without any chocolate. I'm so happy.

[Burngate]

No more Chocolate!
Is this a Good Thing, or a Bad Thing?

[suicidal_orange]

No more Chocolate!
Is this a Good Thing, or a Bad Thing?

I've recently ran out of Easter eggs so I for one am glad not to be repeatedly reminded of chocolate (or lack thereof )

[mahjongg]

I've fixed this now.

many thanks ben, from many who were fed up with "chocolate", myself included (but now I'm going to munch on some real chocolate eggs left over from easter).

[MaxK1]

Life is like a box of chocolates...