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I'm so Lazy....that "Remember Me" Box.....

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  • 10-10-2011 7:00pm
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    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭


    ...that you have to Tick when logging in so that you aren't automatically Logged Out, is there anyway to have that ticked by default?
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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    That would be a bit dangerous if you're using a shared computer.

    Also, why would it need to be set as default? If you're using it then you shouldn't need to click it every time you visit the site.


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    #3
    Corsendonk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Corsendonk


    Sounds like a great excuse for the prison forum. They already get the odd one that claims a housemate trolled or was abusive when the account owner accidentally left themselves logged in.


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    #4
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Yeah, and we always believe those ones...


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    #5
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    I was thinking about this and unless there's some kind of Boards Cookie or the like that could be added to the Site so the Users Computer remembers that you Ticked it, I can't see it working any other way.

    I'm just guessing here.
    My name is URL wrote: »
    That would be a bit dangerous if you're using a shared computer.

    Also, why would it need to be set as default? If you're using it then you shouldn't need to click it every time you visit the site.
    Not worried about the shared bit but I do always Log Out.

    Do you not have to Click it everytime? I do.

    I'd imagine the vast majority of People who use the Site own their own Computer so I don't think it would be any harm to set it to be Ticked by default.

    We'd be saving a good 2 seconds not having to use the Mouse...


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    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    If you own your computer why log out?


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    #7
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    ShooterSF wrote: »
    If you own your computer why log out?
    Just incase someone uses it when I'm not around.

    They'd know that I'm me, can't have that.


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,634 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    Not worried about the shared bit but I do always Log Out.
    If you always log out, why are you ticking "Remember Me"?

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    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    28064212 wrote: »
    If you always log out, why are you ticking "Remember Me"?
    If I don't click 'remember me' when I log in Boards feckin logs me out after 5 minutes.


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    ...that you have to Tick when logging in so that you aren't automatically Logged Out, is there anyway to have that ticked by default?
    Really?


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    #11
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    28064212 wrote: »
    If you always log out, why are you ticking "Remember Me"?
    Because I'll have to log back in again and again and again......
    Tallon wrote: »
    Really?
    Yea?

    If you just use the one Tab then it'l be fine but if you open a rake of them without Ticking it, it's a pain.

    I've little to complain about I know....:o


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    Just incase someone uses it when I'm not around.

    They'd know that I'm me, can't have that.

    Here's an idea, set up a guest account on you computer so they only have access to that...?


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    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    Here's an idea, set up a guest account on you computer so they only have access to that...?
    Yea, it's an idea, but I'd have to put a Password on my Account then, I've no Patience to wait for stuff to turn on...lol.

    Another idea would be to extend the 5 or 10 minute automatic Log out time to an hour or something???

    Am I the only one this bothers?

    I see Users that are Logged in, then Out then back in again, so they're probably sitting at Home wondering what's wrong with their Computer not realising it's the Site logging them out.


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    #14
    ShooterSF
    Registered Users Posts: 8,824 ✭✭✭ShooterSF


    Hal Emmerich wrote: »
    Yea, it's an idea, but I'd have to put a Password on my Account then, I've no Patience to wait for stuff to turn on...lol.

    Yes but you wouldn't have to log into and out of boards so really it'd be a time saver!


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    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    phasers wrote: »
    If I don't click 'remember me' when I log in Boards feckin logs me out after 5 minutes.

    Fairly sure this is abnormal behaviour, and not what the "remember me" checkbox was designed for.

    It's relatively simple to change the default state of the checkbox to checked, however it's a terrible idea and shouldn't be implemented.


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    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    TouchingVirus wrote: »
    Fairly sure this is abnormal behaviour, and not what the "remember me" checkbox was designed for.

    It's relatively simple to change the default state of the checkbox to checked, however it's a terrible idea and shouldn't be implemented.

    Not sure if you picked up phasers correctly.

    I log in and out so that I wont always be logged in. Bit I do use the remember me button. Because if you don't, you can be reading a long thread and after a few minutes you are automatically logged out.


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    #17
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    elviscostello wrote: »
    Not sure if you picked up phasers correctly.

    I log in and out so that I wont always be logged in. Bit I do use the remember me button. Because if you don't, you can be reading a long thread and after a few minutes you are automatically logged out.

    I understood correctly, but that's not what the remember me button is really designed for. It's designed to maintain session information in the long term, not the short them. To my knowledge there's no need to have a user session expire so quickly that a read of a few posts will result in them being logged out. I've fallen victim to what you two are describing myself.


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    #18
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Sounds like a first world problem..

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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Yup.
    OP, we will not be enabling your laziness.

    We believe, for your own good, that extra movement of your digits could be the difference between life and death for you.

    You're welcome.

    Signed,
    The Caring Boards Admin Staff.


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    #20
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    Yup.
    OP, we will not be enabling your laziness.

    We believe, for your own good, that extra movement of your digits could be the difference between life and death for you.

    You're welcome.

    Signed,
    The Caring Boards Admin Staff.

    I think the underlying problem here is that users are being logged out of their sessions in an arbitrary amount of (short) time, and not when the browser session ends (i.e. when the browser window is closed)


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    #21
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    Beruthiel wrote: »
    Yup.
    OP, we will not be enabling your laziness.

    We believe, for your own good, that extra movement of your digits could be the difference between life and death for you.

    You're welcome.

    Signed,
    The Caring Boards Admin Staff.
    tumblr_lfx3i001iW1qffb2t.jpg

    sniff, Thanks for Caring.

    (I'll just creep back into my cave now so......)


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