Forum kick off

[Otis61]

I just got done writing a long thread reply, but then was kicked off when I tried to submit it. When I logged back in it was gone. How can I change the amount of time I stay logged in between actions.

[Joe Link]

Hey Otis, sorry about your loss. Make sure the Remember Me box is clicked when logging in and that shouldn't happen.

[Trlsmn]

I just got done writing a long thread reply, but then was kicked off when I tried to submit it. When I logged back in it was gone. How can I change the amount of time I stay logged in between actions.

I feel your pain, I've had this happen over the years of owning a computer and it's frustrating. One thing that sometimes works is to hit the back button and hope it is still there.

[Swedish K]

another option that might work would be to write your posts in notepad or word and cut/paste. If it crashes just paste again and your good so long as you don't exceed maximum size for post

[drew]

I had something similar happen when I applied for a job. They dumped the answers to their questions if you missed a field. It was a web developer job so I mentioned their shoddy application site and what 5 minutes of improvements would do at my interview.

It sucks to lose what you've typed. I second the option of typing it in a text editor and pasting it. I do it if I've typed enough text.

[gunnails]

High speed internet access via Comcast cured the issue for me, dial up is such a pain.

[VW_Factor]

High speed internet access via Comcast cured the issue for me, dial up is such a pain.

That doesn't have much to do with forum logins timing out over a period of time.

[WhyteCheddar]

This has happened to me quite a bit lately. I have just chalked it up to divine intervention and skipped posting it again. It probably saved me from getting banned.

[Otis61]

Thanks for all the posts. I'm not a big computer guy, but I'm sure these are all good options. What I envisioned was more like just increaseing the timeout period to more like 30 minutes instead of 10 or whatever it is right now. Is that something I can do myself in my settings? Or is that something the mods can do? I know some other forums have that time up to as much as an hour. Can this even be changed?