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Forum not recognising me

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I always tick the "Remember me" box, and for years that was fine. I logged in and stayed logged in for ever. Recently (last few months) that seems to have failed. I click in, and it may recognise me, or it may not. Sometimes I can be part-way through replying to a post and it suddenly decides I am an interloper and I must log in again. It seems to be happening more frequently of late too

Is it me? Or my puter/internet connection/service provider?

Any one else have this?
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It's probably your web browser
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Happened to me yesterday. Logged me out while replying to something (I was using my phone and the signal was iffy but that's not unusual). Seems OK again today.
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Mine logs me out about once every couple of months...

What browser ? what phone/tablet/laptop Operating system ?
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weeksy wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 4:56 pm Mine logs me out about once every couple of months...

What browser ? what phone/tablet/laptop Operating system ?
Laptop, Windows 10, MS Edge.

Mostly ok, but drops out enough to be annoying.
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I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
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Nordboy wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:58 pm I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
I started to get things like that but it was immediately after installing an antivirus app. Didn't actually log me out but if I switched tab (Chrome) eg to copy a link and went back I'd lost everything I'd typed. Started to copy text before switching tabs so I could just paste it back in. It settled down again but I never did find out if it was the AV or just coincidence.

PS Check the 'keep me logged in' status - if you haven't already.
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I hate to sound like 'that' but nothing has changed at all our end for a few months now, nothing in the slightest..
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Count Steer wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 2:07 pm
Nordboy wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:58 pm I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
I started to get things like that but it was immediately after installing an antivirus app. Didn't actually log me out but if I switched tab (Chrome) eg to copy a link and went back I'd lost everything I'd typed. Started to copy text before switching tabs so I could just paste it back in. It settled down again but I never did find out if it was the AV or just coincidence.

PS Check the 'keep me logged in' status - if you haven't already.
I haven't changed any settings but it's happened twice to me today, just forgot me and I had to log back in? Once was when I wrote out a reply, pressed submit and it had logged me out and so I had to log back in, the reply had disappeared? So I didn't bother typing it out again. Hasn't happened to me before, but it's bloody irritating more than anything else.

I did click the 'keep me logged in box' , so I know it's not that. Only posted it up after doing a search, finding the thread but there didn't seem to be a solution, just thought I'd ask?
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Nordboy wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:58 pm I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 7:54 pm
Nordboy wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:58 pm I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 8:29 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 7:54 pm
Nordboy wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 1:58 pm I'm having the same issue at the moment, logs me out, especially when I close my laptop.

I typed out a reply to one of the threads and find it had kicked me out again? All a bit odd, using Chrome, never had the issue before.
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I decided it was, but I've had a very dull day at work where I have to be offensively inoffensive
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 8:36 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 8:29 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 7:54 pm

Stop wearing that false moustache
I was gonna say that, but decided it wasn't funny 😉
I decided it was, but I've had a very dull day at work where I have to be offensively inoffensive
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Tbh it sounds like server side session data not being consistent. If your ISP is switching the internal networking about, or something like that, it may cause this.
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