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I can log in on via Chrome browser (desktop), but not Chrome Browser on the Android phone.


 
Posted : 27/04/2018 3:35 pm
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Incognito only for me on my android phone. To make matters worse, it's also caused me to try and reset my password, which it now won't recognise so I'm not even sure which problem is keeping me out.

I was really ****ed off with this, but the longer it goes on, the more inclinded I am to say **** off to STW and walk away.


 
Posted : 27/04/2018 4:11 pm
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Thanks for your suggestion Roger_Mellie.

It worked for me and I'm currently logged in and add free.


 
Posted : 27/04/2018 4:56 pm
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At £1.50 a month, I currently feel like I’m being ripped off!

Really?

Cleared cookies on Chrome/Mac and now fine (thanks Andy)


 
Posted : 27/04/2018 4:57 pm
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I've started getting really frustrated that the site keeps logging me out, so each time I go to post and realise I've got to log in, I've just buggered off to another corner of the internet.  (I've only made one post in the last 5 days and I think that was from my phone)

So it was only this evening that I realised I cannot log in since the overnight outage.  After 10 minutes of googling and getting lost in the Chrome menus (as I didn't want to delete all my cookies), I finally found this guide that let me just delete them for this site.

I'll put a crisp £20 on the bloody server making me log in again within the next 48 hours though...

https://www.beacontechnologies.com/blog/2012/10/clearing-cookies-from-just-one-site/


 
Posted : 27/04/2018 10:42 pm
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I can log in on this android tablet which I have not logged in on before but not on my desktop which I normally use


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:12 am
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now manage to log in after deleting all cookies with singletrack in the  name included lots of ones with "ad" but strangely seems to be not all stw cookies.  Now logged in but this is still a shambles


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:38 am
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Can log in on the wife's phone where I've never logged in before, but still can't get in on my phone no matter how many times I clear the singletrackworld.com cookies.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 8:33 am
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Just spent 30mins trying to remove individual cookies that I don't recognise and attempt login on one of my lesser used android devices. No joy until I cleared all cookie and browsing data (settings, site settings, privacy) for all time. (7days,4 weeks etc didn't do it). So some old cookie or downloaded data, but not named as singletrackworld.com still causing a conflict with new login data/cookie on android. Only complete cookie purge seems to do it. So won't be logging on with my main device anytime soon as it holds too many cookies for sites I respect and want to keep.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 8:35 am
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Me too. Phone is OK. Home computer still says no and I'm not buggering that up for every other site, so it looks like less time on here for me.

A bit like a ban. May as well say **** and earn a proper one 😉


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 11:28 am
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cheers RogerMellie - worked for me too


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 3:16 pm
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Incognito again as it still doesn't work.

m.audi.co.uk (embedded in singletrackworld.com)

Found this in my cookies list (there's a lot to scroll through). It's not fixed it, but it does make me wonder how many others there might be. Is this likely to be the problem? I'm no IT bod.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 4:22 pm
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Thanks Spooky for this.

Recently, I needed to be able to clear a single site’s cookies on my computer in order to test an issue that a client was reporting. I certainly did NOT want to clear all cookies on my computer, which is the default and easiest method for most browsers (how would I remember those thousands of passwords that I have stored everywhere??), and it took a little searching on how to do this in each browser for just one site. Hopefully you’ll find this list useful as well!

Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Click Chrome menu on browser toolbar
Select Settings
Click Show advance settings
Click Content settings in Privacy section
In Cookies section, select the site that issued the cookie, then the cookie, and click Remove

Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored#w_delete-cookies-for-a-single-site
Click Firefox button or Tools menu, then click Options
Select Privacy panel
Set Firefox will: to “Use custom settings for history”
Click Show Cookies
In the search field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove.
Select the cookie in the list to remove and click “Remove Cookie”
Click “Close”

Internet Explorer 9: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/i-want-to-selectively-delete-cookies-in-windows-7/ac10aa92-6919-40b2-a8c7-06a4fe184b6c (NOTE: Though hosted on a Microsoft website, this response was from a non-Microsoft employee, but I couldn’t locate an applicable Support document)
Click on Tools, Internet Options
Under Browsing History, click Settings
Click View Files
Locate the cookies to delete, right click and then click Delete

https://www.beacontechnologies.com/blog/2012/10/clearing-cookies-from-just-one-site/


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 4:26 pm
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I can log in via Chrome, but not Firefox, but, I can and I am, so very happy.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 4:50 pm
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Nope, embedded cookies doesn't seem to be it. Either that, or I missed one.

I'm not trawling through that list again though.

Feels like there's not a lot of drive to resolve this though.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 5:17 pm
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Couldn't log in on my Android phone or Firefox on Windows 10 netbook.  Thanks to this thread got the idea of trying private window on Firefox and was able to log in.

Another forum improvement.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 5:56 pm
 Drac
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IT Tom is working on a cookie cleaning tool he is hoping to launch it on Monday to help those out having issues.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:00 pm
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Drac - given the clustermess of this forum up-grade do you really think anyone will download and use an unverified cookie removal tool from the same guys?  I certainly do not trust them enough to do so.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:52 pm
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That’s your choice TJ.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:53 pm
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Drac - do we know if just waiting a couple if weeks for the cookie to expire will resolve it anyway? That might be an option for some.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 7:58 pm
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 do you really think anyone will download and use an unverified cookie removal tool

i assumed it would be a server-side fix but could be wrong.

 do we know if just waiting a couple if weeks for the cookie to expire will resolve it anyway?

I don't know the root cause but I can't see any reason why that wouldn't be the case.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 8:09 pm
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Tried to log in on Android using opera and no joy, desired to Chrome on the same phone and it logged in no problem.

Weird and crap at the same time.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 8:33 pm
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Drac – do we know if just waiting a couple if weeks for the cookie to expire will resolve it anyway? That might be an option for some.

My knowledge of such things was never great and what I did know is probably long forgotten but in theory it’s possible, not sure I’d rely on it.


 
Posted : 28/04/2018 9:09 pm
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We are still aware that some of you still cannot login. We understand you're frustration and appreciate your patience. We are still working on a fix of which an ETA should be either tomorrow or Tuesday.

Once again, really sorry for the inconvenience.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:53 am
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That’s your choice TJ.

You've got to love the care and support you get on here. There is another choice; ditching the sorry mess.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:10 am
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Am I supposed to take him tea and biscuits?


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:19 am
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Perhaps find a way to make people confident that the tool will have no unforeseen consequences, has been tested in a range of environments etc.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:22 am
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Ta for the biccies Drac.,  Nice cup of tea as well.  *slurps*


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:24 am
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I do get that some folk have come over as overly precious on the various update threads.  Personally if I were in Drac or Cougars shoes I very much doubt I would have been as patient so I have zero issue with their posts


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:26 am
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You didn’t TJ, a tool has been offered to fix this, you don’t want to use it that’s your choice and then in come the naysayers.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:42 am
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Nice biccies tho - chocolate even .  *dunks*


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:44 am
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You’re welcome.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 10:47 am
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A quick suggestion...

and then in come the naysayers.

Take a read

https://www.mycustomer.com/experience/engagement/when-disaster-strikes-how-do-you-regain-customer-trust

https://theprmg.com/blog/rebuilding-customer-trust/

https://www.agencyvault.com/blog/how-to-regain-your-client-s-trust-after-you-ve-messed-up

Dismissing people as naysayers without doing anything to provide reassurance or explanation is counter productive

I fixed the problem by buying a new phone...

(expects posts about us not being customers, the examples above using words like crisis etc. and generally ignoring the advice)


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 11:02 am
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Another tiny nail in the forum coffin. One of the criticisms of this site is the rather narrow membership group - the atypical IT consultant/audi driver. The forum needs variety and it needs people not wedded to their computer to remain a place worth coming. Quite frankly I value the input, especially on the biking side, from the folk who spend their lives outdoors and are barely IT literate far more than the desk jockeys. I want to read the contributions of people who snack on cookies on their morning ride not those that are aware it is a nerdy bit of IT nomenclature. Sadly it's this group least equipped to get themselves back into the forum. You are going to have to write some very clear and easy to follow instructions, not hidden in the middle of a nerdfest thread and not on a spurious help tab to get these valuable members back. Maybe even email them if you can do that before the GDPR stuff comes in and makes that harder without permission (which they won't be able to give, because they can't log in). Even then if it's more than a couple of clicks you have lost them for good and this place will be poorer for it. Congrats.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 11:16 am
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Hey, I just opened STW on my Android phone and I'm logged in! Maybe they fixed something or maybe it's just witchcraft, but either way I'm in!


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 7:15 pm
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Well this is fun 😖😖😖


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 7:38 pm
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One of the criticisms of this site is the rather narrow membership group – the atypical IT consultant/audi driver. The forum needs variety and it needs people not wedded to their computer to remain a place worth coming. Quite frankly I value the input, especially on the biking side, from the folk who spend their lives outdoors and are barely IT literate far more than the desk jockeys. I want to read the contributions of people who snack on cookies on their morning ride not those that are aware it is a nerdy bit of IT nomenclature. Sadly it’s this group least equipped to get themselves back into the forum.

Say what now? I’m pretty certain this forum has about as divers a membership as it’s possible to find! There are plenty involved in engineering, health, management and a bunch of others. I’m not IT and never have been, I was in print pre-press when I became a member, and I’m now moving cars around the country. Perhaps some of the other members might like to comment on this?


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 8:50 pm
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IT/Business whatever just taken my gravelcore niche killer for a roll around before cooking some food and having an artisan beer while listening to ambient on 6 music - don't have a car at the moment... but still who's counting


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 8:53 pm
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countzero - its very male pale and middleclass


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 8:55 pm
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ah gawd don't call them middle class it get's right up their noses, it's the 4 Yorkshire in here


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 8:57 pm
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Just about managed to log in via my phone. Nothing doing on the laptop. Have tried deleting cookies but Maurice Moss I am not. Site is such a ballache at the moment. Sorry.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:05 pm
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Say what now? I’m pretty certain this forum has about as divers a membership as it’s possible to find!

Two things here.

1) You're absolutely right.  Random example, a little while back someone asked about recommendations for hot-air balloon rides and someone else replied, "well, I'm a balloon pilot and..."  I had two immediate thoughts: firstly we have a balloon pilot on here, how cool; and secondly, of course we have a balloon pilot, this is STW.

2) The vocal 'big hitter' userbase who do most of the posting aren't representative of the forum as a whole.  To give an example here, this is well known as a UK-based MTB forum; anyone care to take a punt at the percentage of STW readers who are from the UK vs the rest of the world?  I'll give a prize to the first person who gets within, say, 5% of the correct answer.


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:17 pm
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42%


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:32 pm
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74%

Does that include all the foreign spam posters who keep getting kicked?

But it's not that multicultural, it is very white and fairly middle class


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:34 pm
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Are you counting the 3,000 russian spambots?


 
Posted : 29/04/2018 9:37 pm
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