This must be what going mad feels like.

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§ ita § - May 31, 2005 5:16:46 am PDT #9914 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

No changes had been made to the board code, so I'm not sure what could be making that happen -- is it possible you were switching from buffistas.org to www.buffistas.org or vice versa?

Speaking of logging, msbelle, I've found the core of your identity problem -- PHPSESSID. That's what PHP uses to track a user's settings if you aren't using cookies. It puts it into the URL. So if someone else uses a URL with your PHPSESSID, they become you for the duration.

I don't know if there's a way around it, programmatically, other than deleting that in the code from the URL if someone posts a local link. Which'll need to be tested.


Consuela - May 31, 2005 3:05:23 pm PDT #9915 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

is it possible you were switching from buffistas.org to www.buffistas.org or vice versa?

nope, it's happening while the message center is loaded in an open window. I read some messages, go back to the MC, wander off to check email or do laundry, come back, click reload on the MC, and *poof*, I'm in guest status.

I'll check it again from home, though: maybe it was a fluke yesterday.


Dana - Jun 01, 2005 4:14:55 am PDT #9916 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Huh. I was logged out this morning, and I don't think I should have been. Could be something on my end, though. I'll keep an eye on it.


Topic!Cindy - Jun 01, 2005 6:05:46 am PDT #9917 of 10000
What is even happening?

On the message center page, just up above the maroonish bar that reads "Message Center", one of our graphics went missing for a moment, and was replaced by an X in a box. It's back, and now I can see it's the words "Message Center" in the fancy font, that is to say this: buffistas.org/images/shd_messagecenter.gif

(http and www removed so the board wouldn't to the linky thing like this: [link]


Topic!Cindy - Jun 02, 2005 5:04:12 pm PDT #9918 of 10000
What is even happening?

Completely off topic...

JON! Best wishes to you and FAQwife! This may require a whole new set of FAQ.


Jon B. - Jun 02, 2005 5:12:28 pm PDT #9919 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

I'm in Natter right now Cindy, but thanks!


Topic!Cindy - Jun 03, 2005 4:00:13 am PDT #9920 of 10000
What is even happening?

I'm 200+ posts behind in Natter, right now, and wanted to be timely. I'm very happy for you both, Jon. Cheers.


Lee - Jun 03, 2005 5:58:06 pm PDT #9921 of 10000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

What would happen if, as list moderator, I just ignored all of the spam that comes in to the Laista list and all of the emails I get telling me I have spam, instead of signing into the management page every single day to delete them?


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2005 7:13:34 am PDT #9922 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I just ran into a period of about 10 minutes when every attempt to post or load a new page resulted in an "Operation timed out" message. Is the board undergoing unusually high traffic this weekend?


msbelle - Jun 06, 2005 2:11:00 pm PDT #9923 of 10000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

last posts in natter - no line between them.