# Problem posting on website

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 22, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361 "2019-05-22T18:15:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361/1 "2019-05-22T18:15:11Z")

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One of my go-to websites won’t let me post comments. I have no idea why. I want to log in with a different user name, but cannot.

When a access the comment page , it shows my user name and lets me enter text, but when I click the button, I’m told I should log in or refresh the page. Doesn’t work. As far as I can tell, I’m already logged in. There is no provision to log out. There is no “contact us” link. I have tried four different browsers, but no cigar, the same thing happens. I’ve heard that a website can identify a computer by certain technical means. That sounds right. Is there any way to defeat this, maybe by deleting something on the computer?

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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361/2 "2019-05-22T18:23:49Z")

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Try deleting cookies and cache. On Chrome you’d go here:

chrome://settings/siteData

Search for anything with your target website’s name and remove it.

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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361/3 "2019-05-22T18:40:47Z")

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Ad blockers can sometimes mess with things. **Riemann’s** suggestion of deleting cookies is the best place to start, but if that doesn’t work, turn off any ad blockers.

Another quick test would be to try with a different browser.

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**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361/4 "2019-05-22T19:35:12Z")

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Also try private browsing.

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**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-posting-on-website/834361/5 "2019-05-23T01:17:18Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> Try deleting cookies and cache. On Chrome you’d go here:
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> chrome://settings/siteData
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> Search for anything with your target website’s name and remove it.

Works. Thanks.