Logging in 100 times a day

[strangepork]

The timeout of a login (downloads or PFS) is extraordinarily low. I have lost several character backgrounds becaus eby the time i type it into my new PFs characters page, submit it, it just erases it and takes me back to the homepage.

Same problem with downloads. I download something, walk off to get a soda while it downloads, then click to download item #2 and i am booted out.

It seems to be set at like 2-3 minutes - can we bump this up to like 10 please?

[Artanthos]

It is short enough that I type character updates in notepad then copy/paste when finished.

[John Mangrum]

I don't think it's quite that short, but when I encountered this problem in the past I developed a quick fix: After writing a long post, I hit CTRL+A, then CTRL+C before clicking "Submit Post." (Select All and Copy, for clarity.) If it then happens that I have timed out, I can just paste the text back in.

[pathar]

John Mangrum wrote:

I don't think it's quite that short, but when I encountered this problem in the past I developed a quick fix: After writing a long post, I hit CTRL+A, then CTRL+C before clicking "Submit Post." (Select All and Copy, for clarity.) If it then happens that I have timed out, I can just paste the text back in.

You just made me vaguely nostalgic for LiveJournal.

[Morain]

I would also like an option for remaining logged in permanently like most websites have.

[Gary Teter]

We have a fix for this problem, but it involves a semi-major rewrite/audit of a LOT of code so it'll take some time for us to implement it everywhere.

[Andrew Betts]

Morain wrote:

I would also like an option for remaining logged in permanently like most websites have.

As a note you do remain logged in, it's on in the secure parts of the site that you have to relogin (ie: downloads, account, subscription, etc)