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Topic!Cindy - Sep 17, 2018 6:12:36 pm PDT #4154 of 4671
What is even happening?

I'm sorry to interrupt the upgrade talk.

When I click "Log out" in the upper lefthand corner, the board refreshes (at least the random quote does), but I remain logged on.

I could clear all my browser date, but I don't want to log off of everything else. Also, I'm a little afraid if logging off doesn't work, that logging on (at a later time) might not work, either.

I'm on a MacBook Pro 2018, running Google Chrome Version 69.0.3497.100 (Official Build) (64-bit).

Has anyone else had this problem? Is there something I can do to fix it?


Gudanov - Sep 18, 2018 4:13:03 am PDT #4155 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping

Logging out is broken, but logging in still works fine.


Topic!Cindy - Sep 18, 2018 4:18:29 am PDT #4156 of 4671
What is even happening?

Okay. Thank you, Gud!


Gris - Sep 18, 2018 1:32:40 pm PDT #4157 of 4671
Hey. New board.

Cindy, if you install the super useful browser extension "Edit this Cookie" it will, among other nerdy features, give you the option to remove cookies for just one site, this logging out of b.org without others.


Jon B. - Sep 19, 2018 10:42:19 am PDT #4158 of 4671
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Great voting utility! Minor note: When you vote, the acknowledgement reads "Your vote has been recored" (sic)

While I'm at it, some other minor notes:

  • It would be nice if one could change their vote after voting.

  • I think the in-thread menu bar (First Previous Next Last Recent) should be left justified rather than centered as it is now. None of the other toolbars are centered, so I find it to be jarring.

  • In the Admin Threads area, is it possible to move threads that have been closed for more than X years over to some other area? As it stands, the list of threads is a bit overwhelming. It's not as though anyone will ever need to maintain a Natter thread that's already been replaced 10 times.

  • In conclusion, great work, Gud!


P.M. Marc - Sep 19, 2018 10:03:18 pm PDT #4159 of 4671
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Gud, I've never been able to get login to work over there--any troubleshooting advice?


Gudanov - Sep 20, 2018 3:54:13 am PDT #4160 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping

Are you trying to use your current credentials or creating an account from scratch?


Gudanov - Sep 20, 2018 3:58:55 am PDT #4161 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping

Thanks, Jon.

Allowing someone to change a vote seems like a discussion. The idea was that you only get to see the tally once your vote was locked in. However, I think it's worth a debate on how voting should work. Maybe you should be able to change your vote and not see the tally. Maybe the tally should never be hidden, etc...

Having a section for recent or open threads is a good idea. It might be a post release feature though.


Gudanov - Sep 20, 2018 4:00:25 am PDT #4162 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping

BTW, I made a mistake in the repository so I have it closed off for right now. When I get a chance I'll clean things up and re-open things.


Jon B. - Sep 20, 2018 6:26:39 am PDT #4163 of 4671
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Allowing someone to change a vote seems like a discussion.

Hadn't thought of it that way. I was thinking more of if the user makes a mistake. In that case, at least include a confirmation step. i.e. You click on the yes or no, and then there's a screen or pop-up that displays how you voted with a Confirm button.