# Info about the outage **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 22, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843 "2016-04-22T19:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/101 "2016-04-23T02:20:51Z")
I managed just now. That “you ran out of attempts dummy” thing got very old. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/102 "2016-04-23T02:24:46Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I managed just now. That “you ran out of attempts dummy” thing got very old. I even received an e-mail from the Board informing me someone had tried unsuccessfully five times to log in on my account. The e-mail even included the IP address of the supposed offender. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/103 "2016-04-23T02:29:39Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Just adding that the auto-logout and having all threads marked unread (except for my UserCP, in which all of those threads are ALWAYS marked unread) are also happening to me. Same experience. I’ve changed my password twice. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/104 "2016-04-23T02:29:47Z")
Had to log in again after just a brief time not posting. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/105 "2016-04-23T02:31:25Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > :eek: Who would do such a thing to the sweet li’l ol’ innocent ol’ Dope?! There’s speculation down in the Pit Thread. Since it involves another Poster, I won’t say anything more here. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/106 "2016-04-23T02:34:24Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m also still having trouble with Tapatalk. It often can’t get the contents of the board and kicks me back to the front page (Main). And, even when I’m in, I don’t have any reply or quote buttons. > > At first I just assumed it was only sometimes getting in. But the reply thing makes me think that maybe one of the fixes borked Tapatalk. > > And, do note, this Tapatalk is used a lot around here. I’m having the reply problem as well with Tapatalk. Can read, but can only post from my laptop. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/107 "2016-04-23T02:49:49Z")
The problems you’re seeing likely stem from the protective measures we’re using. We’ll try to get things worked out in due course. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/108 "2016-04-23T02:55:58Z")
Nice to be back. Thanks to all involved behind the scenes working on this. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/109 "2016-04-23T03:00:34Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Whew, back. > > We have no reason to think anyone got unauthorized access or stole passwords. Nonetheless, to be on the safe side, it would be a good idea to change your password. Your SDMB new password should NOT be one you use to protect bank accounts or other sensitive information. Thank you, sir, for thinking that we have either of those. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/110 "2016-04-23T03:02:49Z")
I kept wishing we had an alternate site to gather. I feared the dope might never come back and I’d never get to talk to any of you guys again. :shiver: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/111 "2016-04-23T03:18:38Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I kept wishing we had an alternate site to gather. I feared the dope might never come back and I’d never get to talk to any of you guys again. > > :shiver: Do you do Facebook? There’s a Straight Dopers group on there. Or the Giraffe Boards. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/112 "2016-04-23T03:35:19Z")
I keep getting posts that I’ve already read when I tell a thread to send me to “view first unread”. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/113 "2016-04-23T03:49:45Z")
Clicking UserCP always brings up the login screen, even if I’m currently logged in when I click it. That’s a major bummer for those of us who keep track of our subscribed threads with UserCP. EDIT: Correction: I don’t have to re-login if I click the user CP link at the top of each page, but I do if I click my bookmark: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/usercp.php?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/usercp.php?) I use that bookmark all the time, even during sessions where I already have multiple SDMB tabs open. Having to re-login every time I use my bookmark (which doesn’t require scrolling to the top of whatever forum page I’m on) kind of blows. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/114 "2016-04-23T03:54:15Z")
Yay! Just wanted to repeat what others have said - thanks to all those who worked to get things back up and running! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/115 "2016-04-23T04:02:45Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I’m having the reply problem as well with Tapatalk. Can read, but can only post from my laptop. I now have a reply button, but it gives me an “you do not have permission” error when I actually try to post. I also apparently got logged out on my computer after a while. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/116 "2016-04-23T04:12:42Z")
Looks like everything’s working for me, although I haven’t tried ever possible function. I added a sock earlier (clearly labeled as a sock) in an attempt to get into the board. It appeared to successfully register it, but then I starting getting the same message for that (bad password, too many attempts, wait 15 minutes, etc.). Would it be safe to try to log in with it and delete it, or would the software hit me for two different logins from the same IP? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/117 "2016-04-23T04:27:34Z")
To paraphrase some Dr. Seuss characters: “I am _here_, I am _here_, I am _here_!” Haven’t tried any other functions yet, but for now, I’m glad to be back. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/118 "2016-04-23T04:33:32Z")
Can’t stay logged in for more than 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/119 "2016-04-23T04:35:57Z")
I just discovered something annoying that I assume happens because of the safety measures. People often post links to other posts. When you click on them they open in a new tab. This worked fine in the past but now, the new tab seems to think that you’re not logged in. I tried reloading the new tab but it still thought that I was logged out. Assuming then that I had gotten logged out somehow, I went back to the original tab and reloaded it. It still showed me as logged in. So the same browser has me logged in in one tab but not in the other. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this kind of behavior on a website before. Obviously it’s related to how login sessions are now maintained and likely related to the long hash in the URL, which doesn’t exist in old links. New links will presumably have the hash, which raises a potential issue, which I hesitate to post publicly but which could be a serious problem. Maybe I’ll do some testing send a PM to Ed. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843/120 "2016-04-23T04:50:05Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I even received an e-mail from the Board informing me someone had tried unsuccessfully five times to log in on my account. The e-mail even included the IP address of the supposed offender. I got one of those as well and it wasn’t my IP; I didn’t bother to trace or investigate it at all. I just wrote it off as part of whatever hit the Board. I assume nothing was breached and our passwords are safe? (Well – as safe as any password it.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/info-about-the-outage/752843.md?page=7)