TDN "log in" broken

#1 If you hit the Back button on your browser, and keep logging in, it will work after a few tries. (Frustrating but it does usually work)

#2 Same over here

#3 It's completely broken for me (using Safari on a Mac).

Sometimes, you take two steps back; in order to take one step forward in the future.

#4 Rick's probably in there messing with the code.

Give it a bit and try again. Happens periodically.

On one hand, I commend GG for creating such a powerful resource for the community, I've allready begun to rely on it regularly.

On the other hand, I frequently have to remind myself, when access is difficult, that it is still in beta. (C; It'll be well worth it though, once everything gets worked out. =)

#5 Way to get around for now is to go to recent changes first, then press the login button. It worked for me.

#6 Thanks, Frogger. Your solution, though odd, certainly works!

#7 This was happening to me yesterday (the 29th) as well.
it started working after a few minutes 'tho.

#8 Thanks for the info guys, but please post in the appropriate TDN forums (here on the community forums)--subscribe to it if you haven't!

#9 Definitely take these conversations to the TDN forums... most login problems are time related and will go away if you just wait a minute. Make sure that's a clock minute, and not a "clicking rapidly" minute. ;) The login stuff runs on a 5 minute cycle currently, so if you try once a minute for five minutes and it's not letting you in then let me know. And make sure you time it. ;)

#10 I've been running into the same problem. I deleted my cookies and was able to login.

#11 Still not working today, so did as David R suggested and the login is working again. Some problem with cookies obviously.

Is there a way of moving threads to another forum?

#12 I can't seem to find the subscriptions page, so if someone could help me out that would be nice...

#13 On the menu of the GG pages, under developer, click "Forums", then you will get this text at the top of the page
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Forums Areas...
View Filtered: Only subscribed forum areas are being displayed.
View all forum areas / Edit Forum Subscriptions
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click the edit form subscriptions link, ande you're there.

#14 @Dave & David - are you sure that deleting your cookies didn't take long enough to let the auth stuff stop being broken? Like I said - it's on a 5 minute cycle and when it's broken, is typically broken for a few minutes out of that cycle. If it takes you 1 minute to blast your cookies then it would be long enough to move you back into working time.

No way to move threads, but you could start a new thread in the TDN forums. :)

#15 Hi Ben,

Sorry, I wasn't scientific enough. I tired to log in, couldn't, used a few bad words, deleted the cookies and tried again. It worked straight away. I suppose it *is* possible that the 5 minute thingy happened just as I deleted the cookies, but statistically that's not as likely as it *not* happening I guess. Anyway, the login is working fine for me today. If I get locked out again I'll try waiting 5 mins and let you know what happens.

#16 Awesome, thank you. And please post further replies in that thread I linked to from my .plan. :)