Suddenly Getting Kicked out of VV - is this a glitch or what?

[Amy SF]

For the last couple months or so I've been using IE to read and post on VV. For the last couple days or so, I'm suddenly getting kicked out of VV at random times, usually when I click on the Whats New? link. And I ALWAYS tick the Stay Logged In box whenever I log in.

Is this ia glitch on my end, or is it something about the software, or some weird Alien Gremlin occurrence that nobody can explain?

It's starting to get annoying have to continually log back in even though I ticked the Stay Logged In box.

ETA: I should clarify that when I say I get kicked out, I mean out of my account, not out of VV entirely. I do get the New Threads page, but I'm not logged into my account.

 

[Nightshade]

I'm experiencing the same thing on Firefox.

 

[Second Summer]

Hm, I'm not sure ... I didn't think I had changed anything lately that would cause this. Can I ask what versions of IE and FireFox you guys are using?

 

[Digger]

I'm not experiencing this with Chrome, if that helps narrow down the issue.

 

[Second Summer]

Are others experiencing this? It would be good to know if it's a widespread problem, or just affecting a small number of users. If the latter, the problem may be more on your side ... sorry!

For those experiencing this problem, does it go away if you use a different browser? E.g. have you tried Chrome? Opera is another browser you could try. And I really need to know the version number of those browsers that don't work. In Firefox you can see the version by clicking the "Help" menu and selecting "About".

 

[Amy SF]

Kinda old:

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[Amy SF]

For the record, it didn't happen when I used Firefox. But that was an older version and that was a couple months ago.

 

[thefadedone]

I've been using both Firefox and IE and haven't had any issues.

 

[Second Summer]

For the record, it didn't happen when I used Firefox. But that was an older version and that was a couple months ago.

I think older Firefox versions generally behave better (are more standards-compliant) than older Internet Explorer versions.

I'm not sure if your Windows version can run Chrome or newer versions of Firefox? I'd recommend you try that, and you may even prefer them in general over IE after a while.

 

[PTree15]

I use Firefox and have not had this issue.

 

[mlp]

I'm using IE and haven't experienced this.

 

[Nightshade]

I'm using Firefox 16.0.1 It's happened to me the last two nights if that's any help.

 

[mary1]

no issues with Chrome or IE (newest update)

 

[Nightshade]

It just happened to me again. I had been logged in, went to take my dogs out and, when I got back, found that it logged me out.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I log on with Chrome at home, no problems. I have IE7 at work and also have no problem staying logged on.

 

[Second Summer]

I'm using Firefox 16.0.1 It's happened to me the last two nights if that's any help.

Okay, that doesn't sound too old. Are you ticking the "stay logged on" button when logging on? If not, the software is configured to (I think) log you off after 15 minutes.

 

[ledboots]

It just happened to me again. I had been logged in, went to take my dogs out and, when I got back, found that it logged me out.

Probably the cats conspiring, just saying..
On topic, I'm always on my phone and am never bumped. I am not an IE fan at all, I blame them...

 

[RumblePurr]

I'm having the same problem.I switch between firefox and opera.

 

[Second Summer]

I know Amy has already said she ticks the box, but just to make sure with you other guys: Here's a screenshot that shows the location of the "Stay logged in" tickbox:

 

[Lord Snot]

Using Chrome and never had this problem.