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Strange happenings with my mumsnet nickname???????

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puff · 22/10/2005 23:02

Firstly, I can't seem to stay logged in for 30 days, however many times I say I want to.

Then, when I try to post a message or create a new conversation, a nickname (not my usual one) is already in the box - it's not one I have ever used.

I am confused.

Do I have a hacker stalking me? I'm not that interesting !

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puff · 23/10/2005 11:54

Yes, this is what I had. Dunno what you're on about tech, but I'm not getting that nickname anymore. Hoping when I log in for 30 days it allows me too now .

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Pixiefish · 23/10/2005 00:57

It's working for me now tech. xx

sallyscarystrawberry · 23/10/2005 00:50

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bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:47

I'm still none the wiser. But thanks anyway.

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tech · 23/10/2005 00:45

Bit complicated to explain, but... As part of the picture changes, I had to change the preview page you see when you look at a new thread / message. The talkboard uses a system where you can put "$something" in the template for the page and it will replace it with whatever the system thinks internally that $something means at that point. If $something doesn't mean anything at that point it gets displayed - it's like a placeholder but it never gets replaced. Anyway, I put the wrong placeholder in because I'm an idiot, so it doesn't mean anything, so it got included on the page instead of being replaced with the person's nickname. It didn't mean it thought you were someone else or anything scary like that.

Sorry, that's clear as mud, but it's late. It happened because I'm a fool is the short version.

Earlybird · 23/10/2005 00:38

Yes tech, that's the name I had. Thanks for sorting it out.

sallyscarystrawberry · 23/10/2005 00:37

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hunkerpumpkin · 23/10/2005 00:30

QoQ, who are you?

hunkerpumpkin · 23/10/2005 00:30

Thanks, Tech. Sent your letter to M&S yet?

HRHQoQ · 23/10/2005 00:30

my remember me for 30 days has NEVER worked - in 10 months of posting

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tech · 23/10/2005 00:30

By the by, you may need to reset by doing "log out" followed by "log in" with "Remember me..." set to yes.

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tech · 23/10/2005 00:29

Hello all,
The remember me for 30 days thing should work now.... sorrreee.

Was the nickname that you didn't think should be there $bean.Nick by any chance???? That makes sense (to me anyway). If you see anything else odd happen, let me know.

Regards,
Tech

bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:24

Mine said #-something-Nik. Is that the tech's name, then?

Earlybird · 23/10/2005 00:22

bubble - same thing happened to me with unfamiliar name in the nickname box.

Pixiefish · 23/10/2005 00:21

i've emailed tech to point this thread out to him.

bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:18

Anyone else?

bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:15

Three times when I wrote a message and previewed (yes, I do, so I have no excuse for the content ) a name appeared in the nickname box and I got the authentication error message at the top of the screen.

bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:13

Ghostly tech's playing silly buggers.

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puff · 23/10/2005 00:13

really bubble? let's hope tech get onto it.

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puff · 23/10/2005 00:12

No, it hasn't Hunker.

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hunkerpumpkin · 23/10/2005 00:12

Tech's playing silly buggers.

bubble99 · 23/10/2005 00:11

This happened to me too this evening.
A name I've never seen before was in my nickname box.

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puff · 23/10/2005 00:11

Checked everything on the cookie front, did virus check, spyware check and it's still doing it - ooooooooooohhhhhhhhh spooooooooooooky!!!!!!!!

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Aero · 23/10/2005 00:10

Same here re staying logged in.

hunkerpumpkin · 23/10/2005 00:10

Has the nickname been used to post messages on here, Puff?