Time out?

[Clutch Cargo]

Ok, it's debatable but about every six months I will have a semi-intelligent response to a posted thread, so I'll log on and give it a whirl. Sometimes it will take quite a while to gather my thoughts and present them in more than one paragraph, and when I hit the submit thread button it tells me I can't do that and I discover I am logged out. More than once I have lost the ultimate and final answer to everyone's question. :preach

Is there a timeout thingy on this board? I've learned to copy my posts beforehand so I can just do a paste after I log on again, but this is mildly annoying. Any advice?

[HeIsEnough]

Do you mean that when you log in with the screen that comes up, your post disappears?

Whenever that happens to me, and I just log in with that screen, and the post is still saved.

[ATYCLB]

Notepad is your friend. :nod

[Clutch Cargo]

Yes, my information usually will disappear when I use the screen that comes up. And I know that notepad is my friend. I was wondering why it happened in the first place.

Dang computers. I never had problems like this with my trusty manual Underwood.

[heybales219]

I've written posts before and then the site times-out when I hit "submit", but with Firefox, I'm usually able to just hit the back button and viola, every thing's still there.

[HeIsEnough]

I use Firefox as well, perhaps that makes a difference. Also, using the copy hot key (CNTRL^C) before you post will save it into a buffer. If you then are logged out, when you log back in, use paste (CNTRL^P) and you can paste your post in without opening any other programs.

[Clutch Cargo]

I use Firefox as well, perhaps that makes a difference. Also, using the copy hot key (CNTRL^C) before you post will save it into a buffer. If you then are logged out, when you log back in, use paste (CNTRL^P) and you can paste your post in without opening any other programs.

That's what I've been doing and it works well. I just wondered if there was a problem with my computer or something I was doing wrong. I use Firefox as well.

[MovinUp]

Hi Clutch Cargo,

I am having the same problem and also wondered the same thing, if there was a 'timeout' set on this board. Also, if i log on and stay on for awhile without moving/posting...and i refresh the page, i will find myself logged out - everytime.

i followed the advice at the top of this forum for log out problems, and still, i am getting logged out. it is frustrating.

[Sweetlybroken]

I've experienced the same problem. My solution was to write what I wanted in my Inbox as a new email, then log in to forum and copy and paste. Then just deleted the email. Helps with the frustration.

[heybales219]

I'm always logged in, even after closing a window and opening a new one many hours later, I'm still logged in. Probably has more to with your security setting for cookies rather than the board.