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[hendi_alex]

Since upgrade, I have to sign back in most of the times that I visit the site, especially from one day until the next.

[webmaster]

What browser are you using? Are you using Norton Internet?

[hendi_alex]

Computer is an iMac running Firefox. Sophos is installed but does not constantly monitor, just scans manually. I don't get kicked off every time, but have had to sign back on multiple times over the past week.

[applestar]

When you log in, do you checkmark the checkbox that says "keep me signed in" or maybe "log me in at each session" ... Something like that ?

If you had it checkmarked before, you have to remember to do that again if you have been logged out and you are logging back in.

[hendi_alex]

Yep, every time.

[Dillbert]

with FF, I'd suggest deleting all the HG cookies -

version upgrades are particularly apt to confuse your cookies - not only the 'directly related' site cookies - but all those wonderful advertising streams . . .

[tomf]

I have the same issue with safari, I will try deleting HG cookies.

[webmaster]

I just finished the last of the upgrades. From here on out I'll just be making little changes to make things easier to use and maybe getting rid of the Friends and Foes thing.

Unless people want to use it. Personally I'm ok with the Friends part of it. Not crazy about Foe.

[hendi_alex]

Cleared my cache and cookies the other day. Have gone a couple of days now without being kicked off. Perhaps it was a cookies issue, though had cleared those about a week ago. No noticeable problems at this time.

It does appear that some new restriction has been placed on the editing feature. I do prefer unlimited edit time, as some times it is the next day or later that I notice a really idiot looking mistake on a post. What is the time limit for editing now and is that a change? Maybe I'm just remembering wrong as I visit quite a few sites.

[webmaster]

The editing time is set for 12 hours, which I think is extraordinarily long. I think 20 minutes is better. A longer editing time interrupts the flow of discussion when someone notices an error and points it out. But if the OP fixes the error then the post pointing out the error no longer has a context and actually confuses the discussion.

I believe, and feel free to disagree, that if no one has noticed an error, there is always the option of simply PM'ing a mod and ask them to fix the error. Any one of us would be happy to oblige. I've asked moderators in other forums to correct things for me on other forums.

[hendi_alex]

Editing time seems to be quite variable. Silicon Investor allows just 15 minutes. But I'm pretty spoiled by Investor Village which gives unlimited editing. You are right, that the poster needs to be careful in editing such that context of later posts is not affected. I probably should just spend more time proofing before clicking the post button.

[hendi_alex]

Maybe it is too early and my brain is just foggy. Maybe my brain is always too foggy! But what does an orange title signify? At first I thought it represented a post that I responded to. But others are orange as well. Then I though that it represents a post that is new, but that doesn't work either. Then, maybe posts initiated by admin, nope. Help this foggy old brain out!

[webmaster]

Orange means that it is a link that you have already visited. If it is not orange then that means you have not read that post. Thanks for asking that question because I initially didn't know either.

[Dillbert]

oops

[Dillbert]

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