How do you fix the screwed up log in procedure?
artisanfarms
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For the last month or so every time I try to access the site I get a message that it is being updated and I need to make a new password. I make a new password and see the same thing next time I come back.
This is getting old. When will the site be fixed?
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AF,
I believe I see that message when I log in as well, but I think it's more of a request than a requirement. Can you try logging in with the password that you've created previously, instead of creating a new password?
Yup, it's annoying. What I've found is that you need to log in once, ignore the error message, and log in a second time, and it works.
And it's still hit or miss whether screen names show up properly.
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Yeah, the screen name does NOT show up properly and there seems to be no way to fix it. Is anyone working on this?
If you click on the account button in the upper right corner of the page and select "Account Settings" and then select "Edit Profile" on the account settings page you can change it. The problem is it will change itself back at random intervals.
False. Apparently not everyone's experience is the same, but on my account page the sceen name is not clickable. Doesn't matter what browser I use.
Nope. They've been informed of the problem since mid August, but don't even acknowledge it's a problem. I think the inability to change screen name for some accounts has been around for at least 5 years, but the workaround was to use your real name instead. That went away with the update in the summer.
It would be great to switch over to Vbulletin and solve all the issues... The search function on this site is abysmal. Lots of great content. Not always easy to find it.
The search function is more like a hide function. When I try to find old topics, no matter how many keywords I try that I know for a fact are in there, it never finds it. Only way to find anything on this site is by going to google and searching with the keywords and greenbuildingadvisor.
My vote would be for Discourse (https://www.discourse.org).
I second the concerns here, and hope admin is on it!
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Yet again my login stopped working. I had to reset my password (yet again).
I say this with absolute love for the Fine Homebuilding and GBA brands, but: you are going to ruin this place.
The user experience issues cannot continue.