# Why do I have to log on... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 27, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044 "2010-03-27T19:46:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beetle\_Juice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Beetle\_Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beetle_Juice)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/1 "2010-03-27T19:46:05Z")
…every time I change forums. This can’t be normal. I just joined so maybe I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/2 "2010-03-27T19:52:10Z")
When you log in, check the “keep me logged in” box – otherwise you’re logged out in 10 or 15 minutes, something like that. I think it’s the time that’s kicking you out, not the forum change. ---
**Author:** ![Beetle\_Juice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Beetle\_Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beetle_Juice)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/3 "2010-03-27T20:02:10Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > When you log in, check the “keep me logged in” box – otherwise you’re logged out in 10 or 15 minutes, something like that. I think it’s the time that’s kicking you out, not the forum change. Nope I hit remember me every time. I had to log again just to reply. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/4 "2010-03-27T20:43:36Z")
What browser and OS are you using? Have you tried any other browser? Does it happen with all your browsers? Set your browsers to accept cookies. - **xash** Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Beetle\_Juice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Beetle\_Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beetle_Juice)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/5 "2010-03-27T21:05:07Z")
I dont know some of them fancy words. I am posting on a phone if that matters. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/6 "2010-03-27T21:35:54Z")
> [@Beetle\_Juice](#): > > I dont know some of them fancy words. I am posting on a phone if that matters. I guess your phone’s browser is causing this issue. Phone browsers don’t always allow you to make changes to settings, so I’m not sure if there’s anything that you can do to fix this, other than to use another device or computer to access the boards. Try browsing in the same window, i.e. don’t open a link to a new forum in a new window. See if that helps. ---
**Author:** ![Beetle\_Juice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Beetle\_Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beetle_Juice)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/7 "2010-03-28T00:31:25Z")
None of the places I visit makes me log on everytime I switch forum. Nice place you got here. I may return. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/8 "2010-03-29T20:58:12Z")
> [@Beetle\_Juice](#): > > None of the places I visit makes me log on everytime I switch forum. > Nice place you got here. > I may return. That sound you hear is a collective bating of breath. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/9 "2010-03-29T21:15:05Z")
> [@Beetle\_Juice](#): > > …every time I change forums. > This can’t be normal. > I just joined so maybe I’m wrong. Log in while you are on the main menu page, before entering any threads, that should fix your problem. If you visit the main menu, then enter a thread and log in to post there, then hit the back button, you can be sent back to the spot before you logged in. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/10 "2010-03-30T05:28:54Z")
Are phones capable of accepting cookies? Could that be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-to-log-on/534044/11 "2010-03-31T12:17:54Z")
It shouldn’t be a problem that he’s posting from a cell phone. I used to post quite easily and stayed logged in with a Samsung phone running Opera Mini. And I currently use my iPhone and stay loggin in with no problems. I don’t know what phone model **Beetle Juice** is using, but he may have to go into his phone’s settings and allow cookies and whatnot.