Problems With Search Function

[projectnut]

Over the weekend I picked up an L-W Chuck Co. dividing head. This morning I came to the site and typed in the company name looking for some information on it. I was able to get a list of the posts mentioning the dividing head, but when I tried to open any of the attachments other members had posted I got logged out. When I tried to log in again all I could get was a message saying there were problems, and I should try again later.

 

[brino]

I see something strange too.

If I go to this thread:
http://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/l-w-dividing-head-now-im-in-need-of-more-index-plates.32928/
the page opens, but I am automatically logged out on that tab.
(Other tabs still show me logged in.)

If I hit the login button I see:


Brian

 

[WobblyHand]

This happens to me for searches in old material. I get logged out. Then I have trouble logging in on that page. Definitely quirky. Just like @brino says. Only way out seems to be exiting the tab.

 

[RJSakowski]

I have seen something similar for a long time. I often open a second tab to search for a past post that I have done which is relevant to the current post. If I open a second tab from my browser bookmark, I will come in as a guest. If I try to log in, the above message appears, even if I click on the Accept Cookies, and it doesn't allow me to log in. My workaround is to right click on another site and open in a new tab. Then it opens with me still logged in and everything functions as normal..

 

[larry4406]

I find on many of the forums I frequent, that the site search function is not great.

So, I type the following into the URL address bar on a new tab as an example
site:www.hobby-machinist.com "L-W Chuck Co"

site:www.hobby-machinist.com "L-W Chuck Co" - Google Search