Sometimes I get logged out for apparently no reason?

[grandinvestments]

I'll go to edit a post or something, and when I submit it, it tells me I need to log in to do so.  Then I log in, and it tells me my session timed out.  And everything I had written is gone.   AFAIK, when I log in, I am setting the session length to forever.  Anyone else running into this problem?

[Maged-Away]

I'll go to edit a post or something, and when I submit it, it tells me I need to log in to do so.  Then I log in, and it tells me my session timed out.  And everything I had written is gone.   AFAIK, when I log in, I am setting the session length to forever.  Anyone else running into this problem?

You've probably been hacked. Change your password...

[grandinvestments]

How could someone have cracked my account?  And for what reason?  I'm a n00b here and this account is of very little value.  And to paraphrase a line from Burn After Reading, I'm not worried . . . about the security . . . of my shit.  It seems like more of a technical problem to me.  Especially considering that if "they" did crack my account, they haven't changed the password on it yet.

[grandinvestments]

I do tend to "hyper-browse"   ̶ open lots of tabs at once   ̶ so that may have something to do with it.

[Foxpup]

Your account has not been hacked (or if it was, it's not related to this problem). You are automatically logged out after 60 minutes by default unless you ticked the box on the login page that says "Always stay logged in", in which case you will never be logged out unless you click the Logout button or clear your cookies (this is a dangerous option if you are using a computer that other people have access to, which is why this option is not the default).

To avoid losing your posts, it is wise to always do a quick Select All + Copy (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C) immediately before posting, so that you can just Paste (Ctrl+V) it into a new window if anything goes wrong.

[grandinvestments]

Your account has not been hacked (or if it was, it's not related to this problem). You are automatically logged out after 60 minutes by default unless you ticked the box on the login page that says "Always stay logged in", in which case you will never be logged out unless you click the Logout button or clear your cookies (this is a dangerous option if you are using a computer that other people have access to, which is why this option is not the default).

To avoid losing your posts, it is wise to always do a quick Select All + Copy (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C) immediately before posting, so that you can just Paste (Ctrl+V) it into a new window if anything goes wrong.

Thanks Foxpup.  I think it was the 60 minutes issue.  I noticed if, instead of logging in from the home page, I log in from

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=login

I can change the amount of time to stay logged in.  The problem hasn't happened to me recently, so I'm a happy camper.