When I go into a forum I haven’t been in recently, I sometimes will go down the list opening the threads that interest me in new windows. Sometimes I’ll end up with quite a few windows.
Then, when I try to reply to one of the threads, it tells me that I’m logged out, and loses my post when I forget to copy it before submitting. Any guesses why it does that? Why would opening a bunch of threads log me out?
I have both the cookie prefs set to true, if that matters.
You know, you don’t HAVE to copy your post. When you get the “not logged in” message, log in, then go “Back” on your browser to the page you were typing your post in. It should still be there. Then click submit.
I KNOW this works in Mozilla, and I’m about to show it, because I am not currently logged in, but will still be able to post this without retyping it. If you current browser doesn’t do this (and I can’t think of a single reason why it wouldn’t) then get Mozilla. 
See? Toldja!
mnemosyne: If there are that many windows open, sometimes it’ll have to reload the original page. I would download Mozilla (I hear they just released a new version) but it’s not my computer.
Reeder: Thanks for assuming I’m a total idiot. I’m not.
Huh? Why reload the original page? I don’t really get it - I’ve never browsed the boards that way, but if you say so…
Now you’ve just reminded me, I need to update Mozilla…
I’m not doing it by choice. It, the dumbass browser, does it.
Aren’t there settings in “preferences” to decide whether you want a page to totally reload or not when you click “back”? I don’t know where it would be, though. Perhaps in your “cache” settings?
Mess around with that, see if it changes anything.
nemo, thanks for trying, but that’s not it either.
Although I appreciate the help, the OP was more me bitching about something I was pretty sure I couldn’t change than looking for a fix. I probably should have posted it in the pit, because I can’t fix the browser and I know the admins won’t fix the forum.
Wikkit - by “fix the forum” do you mean “modify the source code of the software”? If that’s what you mean, then yes, we don’t do that.
I will also point out, since you saw fit to give Reeder a hard time, that the post to which Reeder provided a link, that you seem to imply having already read, says
[quote]
Specify at the least the following:
[ul][li]Name of web browser and version[/li][li]Operating system and version[/li][li]Are you connecting to the internet through a proxy?[/li]…
[li]In your web browser, look in the preferences/options/settings menu and list the values and descriptions of all values having to do with cookies.[/ul][/li][/quote]
That might help other posters help you figure out what’s happening, if by chance the problem is caused by a browser setting rather than a vBulletin bug.
If however you want this thread moved to The BBQ Pit I’ll be happy to oblige.
'Tis what I meant, and I understand and agree with your position.
Based on the reply to this thread, it doesn’t look like it’s a common problem; it’s also not a problem I can not live with. However, if you’d like a report, I’d be happy to.
If you think it needs to be. I don’t think there’s much left to be said, nor do I have enough vitriol reserve to make it worthy.
Thanks for the inputs, everyone.