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How come I can't log out of my account?

Please? I promise I won't tell any one you've got me locked in here at Deals.
Any one else trapped here in Deals Purgatory?

by lavikinga
asked a year ago

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i never try to, but i just tried and it keeps "waiting for account.woot.com..."
you could try closing your browser then deleting all cookies and temp files for that browser. i prefer to stay logged in cuz i don't like having to think to remember my password

w00tgurl
a year ago

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@w00tgurl: I was going to do that, but frankly, I was afraid I couldn't get back in if I did so!

lavikinga
a year ago

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Whoa! Sweet. Yet another broken bit. I had poked at IE earlier today, and I am now about to wipe out all the history, cookies, and etc so as to test the theory (I'm typing this from firefox, and have NO intention of even trying to log out here).

[Edit] Perfect. It's completely busted. Dead. Zonkered.

Poor things, here we go: @shawnmiller @josefresno

[Edit again] @lavikinga, your assumption is correct. If you wipe the account information, you'll be locked out of playing.

shrdlu
a year ago

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@shrdlu: No worries. Our @w00tgurl offered me my own advice. I WAS totally afraid that if I dumped the cookies, I wouldn't get back in to my account for ever. I am able to log out and back in, but I am STILL getting a horrible lagtime when switching from chat to fresh to popular tabs. That has been going on for a few days. Sometimes it's like being on dial up at a 14,4 rate.
Was using FF. Off to try a different browser.

In and back out and back in with Safari w/no problems. Probably just my solo quirk. Keeping my fingers crossed it was.

lavikinga
a year ago

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@lavikinga: It may have something to do with the recalculations, and the fact that you've rejoined the land of black triangles (I really do expect to be one of the last to turn).

shrdlu
a year ago

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@shrdlu: You betcha and I am off and running to play with the new toy.

lavikinga
a year ago

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@lavikinga: :-(

That's right. Remind me. Break my heart. sniff I'll just go off over here in the corner, and wait till my timeout is over.

shrdlu
a year ago

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@shrdlu: it's like expecting a microscope under the tree on Christmas morning and getting a book on the life of Anthony Leeuwenhoek. Nice, but not what was expected. Wanna have half of my gingerbread man? I have even licked it yet!

lavikinga
a year ago

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whoa. there are NO triangles for this brief moment in time! and now they're back.

lavikinga
a year ago

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@lavikinga: Aw, it's okay. You can have the gingerbread cookie. It's too close to my dinner, anyway.

shrdlu
a year ago

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i guess it's fixed, i just logged out, refreshed really quick, and logged back in.
i was just thinking of posting a question about "if you're stuck inside of deals.woot, what would you do?
1. eat your own arm as a food source
2. run around and pinch everyone
3. .... ?

w00tgurl
a year ago

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@w00tgurl: Well, it's one of the better silly questions I've seen. Go ahead.

I still am aggravated that it take so bloody long when switching between the different AtC tabs.

lavikinga
a year ago

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I was locked out this morning. It took me over an hour and a half to finally log in. The kid uses Firefox and doesn't dump cookies and he could play. I was bummed, but they eventually let me back in.

theoneill555
a year ago

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@shrdlu: Top o'the mornin' to ye. Nice to see you have your black back.

oheifearnain
a year ago

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@oheifearnain: Just want you to know I was forced to listen to Irish Drinking Songs to get AC/DC out of my head this morning!

lavikinga
a year ago

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