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It won't let me log off.

riley

http://www.chooseyourstory.com/forums/message.aspx?MessageId=1012

i thank that addresses the issue. what alex says about the 20 minutes.

nate

The same thing is happening to me

not to me... clear ur cookies...

This depends on what version of internet explorer you're using.  It's a funny bug, not sure when or if it'll get resolved, but yes you can clear your cookies and that'll log you off.

march

Honestly, leaving your account active is actually safer. I mean, either logging off and staying on have their risks and benefits, but just hear me out.

Logging in and out

    Benefits: If someone steals your computer (physically or whatever), they'll have to crack the password. This protects your computer from physical theft.
    Risks: A person could get onto the site, and if they can crack your password, they can access your account.
    Overview: A person has to crack your password, which makes the benefit and risk contradict each other. Unfortunately, this task is disturbingly easy with the right equipment. And believe me, there's someone in the world willing to purchase the hacker stuff necessary to do that. Since logging in and out is the natural idea, that's why password protection is stressed.

Remaining logged in

    Benefits: Someone logging in and trying to crack your password would be stopped because the site would know that the real person is logged in already and prevent the hacker from accessing your account.
    Risks: If someone physically steals your computer, they can easily access your account. Plus, they could simultaneously use your computer with maybe a Trojan Horse virus. This would not only allow them to access your account, but it would also increase lag in the server.
    Overview: While it may not seem smart, this method thwarts threats from wouldbe hackers (hax0rs essencially), but give the pro hacker basically the same head-start that logging in and out would.

Wrong. I have gone over to my friends house while I was still online from my computer. I got on his computer and logged on, and before that DarthVader_13 was online. n00b.

riley

calling people names will not be tolerated. anything meant as an insult falls under subject of deletion and possible action towards the person doing so. state your thoughts on the matter at hand.

nate

I didn't mean it as an insult. noob in dictionary means:

noob-Newbie (an annoying person or new person)

See? I was simply calling him NEW to the site. Not literrally though, cause he's been her longer.

riley

herE. Been here longer, not her

riley.

lol noob :P haha that nots necessarily an insult :P

siiiigh Solo, you have a lot to learn about 1337ness and the language thereof. :P

A n00b and a newbie are completely different.

n00b: (spelled n00b, noob, nub, etc.) An inexperienced or just idiotic player or member of a forum who does not understand fair or the basic gameplay and refuses help to learn the material thereof. n00bs are usually people who are immature and are usually too young to be playing the game or understand the concepts in the forum. Calling someone a n00b is a pretty big insult, even to those who really are n00bs, because according to the description, will deny it and perhaps call the accusee a n00b.

Newbie: (spelled strictly N(n)ewbie in order to show higher class than n00b) A new player who isn't experienced or familiar with the gameplay or forum material, but will quickly adjust and later become an active and perhaps powerful member. They accept help and have personalities most people regard as "good" or "mature". Newbies and n00bs (see above) will often encounter one another; perhaps the n00b is jealous of the Newbie's fast increase of popularity and/or skill. Perhaps the n00b wants to seek out and attack any Newbie just because they [could]. Newbies will usually be defended by other members already [at war] with the n00b.

Don't worry solo, I don't mean to make fun of your not knowing. I'm just explaining to you and others who might want to get clarification.


Anyway, fine, DV13. Maybe logging in and staying logged in won't in every situation. It's only a theory. But you don't need to call me n00b. That's just poor sportsmanship. Or in this case, forummembership.
(I forgot to add the part about 'not leaving it open on your friend's computer' in the pros and cons. I know it's not what you said DV13; I'm just remembering.)

Does it bother you that some people abbreviate your name "Nuby?"

I really didn't mean it as an insult. And I didn't think you would take it as one. Want to know what the first few PMs I gotr on the site said? "Supp n00b". One of them was from you. How I remember that, I have no clue.

riley

Yeah, I used n00b just because I was to lazy to write out Newbie. Well, as long as you didn't mean it as an insult, everything is cool.

And Seth, I don't mind 'Nuby' because they mean Newbie, but with a twist. Or more accurately, they better mean newbie!! lol