Logging in direct to main?

May 9, 2003 8:26 AM

Is there a reason why when logging in one isn't redirected to the index page? Having to click the link everytime is annoying and it would seem better to be automatically redirected. I did a quick search here on MetaTalk, but saw nothing about it...
posted by thebabelfish to Feature Requests at 8:26 AM (24 comments total)

why log out?
posted by quonsar at 8:35 AM on May 9, 2003

Because cookies expire? Because you're using a different computer that doesn't maintain cookies, like a student lab computer? Because you formatted your hard drive or cleared your cookie-cache?

Why ask stupid questions, quonsar?
posted by SpecialK at 8:39 AM on May 9, 2003

It's a stupid bug in ColdFusion that I've found a hack for, so yeah, I can fix this today.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 8:40 AM on May 9, 2003

Another bug: MetaTalk archive link, at bottom of MetaTalk index page, doesn't work.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:28 AM on May 9, 2003

[Off topic: it would be really cool if this was fixed.]
posted by Pretty_Generic at 9:59 AM on May 9, 2003

No, no, no! Do the longitude/latitude thing first. And a pony.
posted by timeistight at 10:02 AM on May 9, 2003

We love you Matt
posted by Pretty_Generic at 10:14 AM on May 9, 2003

Because cookies expire?
i've gone months and months without my mefi cookies expiring. i regularly use three different machines.

Because you formatted your hard drive or cleared your cookie-cache?
oh yeah, right, i forgot i format my drive 14 times a day and clear my cookie cache hourly. that really DOES make logging in a pain in the ass.

Because you're using a different computer that doesn't maintain cookies
ah! one valid reason out of three aint bad. of course the BEST reason escaped your peabrain - you share the machine with others.

Why ask stupid questions, quonsar?
why, just to piss you off, asshole.
posted by quonsar at 10:28 AM on May 9, 2003

We love you Kevin
posted by Pretty_Generic at 11:03 AM on May 9, 2003

love you back, kostya.
posted by quonsar at 11:07 AM on May 9, 2003

The login bug is now fixed on MetaFilter and MetaTalk.

The new comments bug should be fixed now as well.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:33 AM on May 9, 2003

We love you more, Matt.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:46 PM on May 9, 2003

crash, i love you.

especially in juju's lingerie.
posted by quonsar at 12:59 PM on May 9, 2003

With all the love in the room, I can't BELIEVE that anyone EVER accused MeFi of being a snark haven.

This does not diminish the universal love for Matt, of course.
posted by answergrape at 1:12 PM on May 9, 2003

Quons - your slip is showing...
posted by dash_slot- at 1:13 PM on May 9, 2003

erotic, ain't it...
posted by quonsar at 1:30 PM on May 9, 2003

Psst... quonsar...
posted by holloway at 6:33 PM on May 9, 2003

The guy in the purple shirt is me, slightly squashed. If any women are in the London area and want to copulate with me, that would be great.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 8:52 PM on May 9, 2003

You want to go easy on all that drinking, PG. ;)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 10:42 PM on May 9, 2003

No, no, no! Do the longitude/latitude thing first. And a pony.

Yah, pretty please Matt, you said you would!
posted by zarah at 12:33 AM on May 10, 2003

Cool, first post on MetaTalk and stuff gets done. I like it. ;-)

Thanks Matt for the quick fix!
posted by thebabelfish at 9:22 AM on May 10, 2003

Yah, well, you know what you gotta do when Matt fixes a bug for you, right?
posted by five fresh fish at 4:41 PM on May 10, 2003

Copulate?
posted by Pretty_Generic at 5:17 PM on May 10, 2003

Is there a reason why when logging in one isn't redirected to the index page?

This was the one thing about MeFi I always thought was dumb. I never thought it worth bothering Matt about, but I'm glad to see it changed for the better.

We love you more, Matt.
posted by LeLiLo at 1:32 AM on May 11, 2003