Being logged out
Why is it that after only a few minutes of inactivity on the forum ,you get logged out .It is very annoying.When im at work i have to log in about 12 times a day
Surely it should be left to the member to log out.Your views please.
Brian & Jo
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It's been explained that it's for our own security as logging into the forum also gives access to our bookings and membership details.
You log in at work and a logged in unattended device could give someone the opportunity to cause you and CC big problems.
It's yet another reason the forum should not be integrated into the main site but, hey-ho, there you go.
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sounds like a load of old twaddle to me,Im Brian Evans not a member of CI5
Brian & Jo
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I disagree as I can see the logic of not wanting unauthorised people meddling with my CC account.
That's not to say I agree with the way CC have tied the forum into the main website. That results in all sorts of issues that could otherwise be avoided.
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Ah but would you feel the same way if one of your work colleagues Deleted User all of your bookings? Or booked you for every weekend at an obscure site? People often have the weirdest sense of humour..
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your talking about children messing about on computors.that wouldnt happen here ,if it did they would be looking for another job.there isnt anything worth meddling with on my a/c so they are welcome to it .and it is a pain logging in many times a day.im logged into another motorhome forum 24/7 365 days a year and in my 9th year and never had a problem.just my views i know ,and i also know it doesnt make any difference ,so dont really know why i bother bringing it up
!!Brian & Jo
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Well, pardon me for trying to answer your post.
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Whilst its good the Club take our personal security seriously this has been a bone of contention ever since the first forum went online, about four years ago. It is the inactivity that seems to activate the logging out rather than being on the forum for an hour or more but being active during that time reading and replying to posts. The Club have been very reluctant to change their view on this.
David
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Most other organisations are content to put a warning on the site, when you opt to remain logged in. The app for my electric account for instance. It warns selecting this option could lead to someone accessing you account if your device is left unattended. However, it is possible to lock the device, and similarly when I worked, if we left our work station the computer was supposed to be locked. Failure to do so was likely to lead to a reprimand.
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perhaps all you other members have got a lot more than me to keep secure,i dont know ,but it still seems OTT to me for a caravan & Motorhome forum.But like i said before its just my opinion and i know nothing will change so i will just have to get on with it
Brian & Jo
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It is OTT. Once logged in to the forum I can see no reason not to stay logged in for many days. If you were to then attempt access to a "more secure" feature such as booking a site, cancelling a site or changing personal details than one could be required to re-verify login credentials at that point, but for forum posts it should not be required.
The HMRC site does exactly that - at the point of submitting tax return or VAT return etc one is required to enter username password again, for "less critical" transactions its not required.
MIke
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I may well be wrong but if everyone who logged in stayed logged in all day (whether they were active on the site or not) wouldn't it overload and perhaps crash the CC server?
It's not necessary to log in when browsing but only if one wants to post a reply/book a site etc.
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I'm quite slow at typing in my replies and questions and many a time before I can complete my reply I'm automatically logged ou
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I think best practise under current circumstances is if you are typing a long post/reply is to copy before pressing the reply button. At least that way if you get logged out you log in again and paste into a new reply.
David
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It's not only happening when there is inactivity, many times when I have started on a post on here and have pressed on the reply and nothing happens, only to find that I have been logged out without my consent. The only way round this is for myself to type faster.
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Being aware that one could be logged out & if you have the machine to do so it may help to type a long reply in another document [eg Word] & then copy it, sign in to CC & go to where you want to post your reply & paste it in & click on reply.
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