# Not Logging Out

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-logging-out/322381>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 19, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-logging-out/322381 "2005-09-19T17:10:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Foaming\_Cleanser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Foaming\_Cleanser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foaming_Cleanser)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-logging-out/322381/1 "2005-09-19T17:10:16Z")

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Is it easier on the hamsters if I remember to log out when I emerge from the Straight Dope? I went elsewhere on the net and dumped all the cookies, then came back, cookies off. The buttons next to my name on my posts said I was still online. If I don’t log out, how long before they would revert to saying I’m offline? Does not logging out contribute to slowing the board?

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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-logging-out/322381/2 "2005-09-19T20:07:11Z")

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If you don’t log out, something like [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333640) might happen. 😃