System Announcements

[Ian]

It's this annoying bug where the system isn't recognising that we are a secure site. I'll contact Hugo directly. Thanks.

[hollins]

I am finally in after going through the same procedure as Robert 2020.
These are the messages we are getting.
1. I pressed advanced
2. Pressed proceed to 3 towns forum unsafe
3. Message saying it doesn't recognise password

It doesn't recognise your password at first and the "forgot password, we'll email you with a form to change password" isn't working.
I deleted the remembered password and then typed it in again and eventually it worked.

[rhuddlan]

I decided to click on advanced ( admittedly very hesitantly) and then things seemed to return to normal.

[Hugo]

I've managed to get in to the site now but can't explain how I did it.     It's been a frustrating few days as I like to look at the forum every day to see what is going on.
Is there any way in which the system can be made easier and go back to how it was before?

[Ian]

We are trying to do that, Hugo.  The problem was that the software had increased the security level of the password, so anyone who had a shortish password with ordinary characters was simply locked out.

[Ian]

We've had to reinstall the entire database, and that seems to have caused some issues. I suspect it'll settle down over time.

Crikey, Hollins! They were unsettling messages, at the very least. But I can reassure everyone that the site is still secure, as evidenced by the leading "https" in the URL. Or as secure as "https" can be.  The other issue is that some folk will have had updates to their browsers.  I tend to use mainly Firefox, and initially that had some issues. It should all improve with time.

[Hugo]

Thanks very much Ian for all the work you have done to sort the problems out.      I've just clicked on my shortcut and the opening screen is as it was before and so much easier for people like me who are not computer literate         
I'm pleased that it's back to normal now so I can enjoy the forum again as I've missed it this week

[Bri Roberts]

Your absence has been noted, Hugo.

Any more absences then detention will be an option.

😂

[Hugo]

I'remember getting a lot of detention in John Bright's School so I'll try and be a good boy from now on          

[hollins]

Ian The heading on the forum page on my computer is showing a red warning triangle followed by NOT SECURE in red and then https also in red with a line through it crossing it out.

[Ian]

It's starting to look like an error at Heart's end.

[Meleri]

At last I'm on & really missed you all 

Thanks very much to Hugo & Bri Roberts for all the suggestions & emails to help getting me back on the forum.

In the end I changed my password & that worked as I see it did for Hollins & Robert 2020 too.

It's still showing the red warning as Hollins mentions.

[Hugo]

I'm please to see you back on line.     

[Ian]

Good to see you, Meleri.

[SteveH]

Meleri, Glad you got sorted.