Technical issue with the forum?

[jon0844]

I always found on the forum I ran that it was down to being connected via two different URLs. So in this case you go to railforums.co.uk and log in, but then when you post, you get redirected to www.railforums.co.uk and you're not logged in.

I've just tried railforums.co.uk and it works, but shows me as not logged in. To be honest, that should be redirecting people immediately.

What URL do you first see at the top when you visit the forum, either from a bookmark, history or a link from another site?

I have the subscriptions page bookmarked, so I see all the new posts that I've subscribed to. It also means I'm entering with the correct URL from the outset.

 

[Crossover]

I always found on the forum I ran that it was down to being connected via two different URLs. So in this case you go to railforums.co.uk and log in, but then when you post, you get redirected to www.railforums.co.uk and you're not logged in.

I've just tried railforums.co.uk and it works, but shows me as not logged in. To be honest, that should be redirecting people immediately.

What URL do you first see at the top when you visit the forum, either from a bookmark, history or a link from another site?

I have the subscriptions page bookmarked, so I see all the new posts that I've subscribed to. It also means I'm entering with the correct URL from the outset.

The posts by myself and maniacmartin a few posts up in the thread mentioned this, which may be of interest - we both agree there should be a redirection so everyone uses the same URL (this having to put www. in for things to work is very outdated and is something I actively discourage on websites I manage)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

0200 this morning....and the site was unavailable. Is this a "cunning plan" to deter early morning posters...:cry:

 

[ainsworth74]

Well you all really should be in bed at 0200

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well you all really should be in bed at 0200

You can never have enough of "a good thing"...

 

[Crossover]

0200 this morning....and the site was unavailable. Is this a "cunning plan" to deter early morning posters...:cry:

It's a subliminal message

 

[Peter Mugridge]

That's the daily back up time isn't it?

 

[Crossover]

That's the daily back up time isn't it?

Yup. 1am GMT (so 2am BST)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yup. 1am GMT (so 2am BST)

Would a 10 minute period from 0200 to 0210 be long enough to steer clear of the forum or would a longer period be advisable ?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

From my experience it's usually back up by 0215, but some days I've noticed it go on longer.