Cleared cookies in Firefox - now no text window for reply or post

[Stephen Tashi]

I cleared all cookies in Firefox 68.0. Now when I try to reply or create a thread using Firefox, I get no box to enter text. I do get the field to enter tags. Also, when I click on "Forums" while logged-in, I get no drop down menu.

I'm writing this using the Midori browser. All the above functions work in Midori.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Try any other browsers? Try clearing cache? When did this first happen?

 

[Stephen Tashi]

Try any other browsers? Try clearing cache? When did this first happen?

No, I don't have any other browsers currently installed (Fedora 29 machine).

The problem was fixed just now in Firefox by Edit->Preferences->Privacy&Security->Cookies and Site Data: Clear Data->Clear

The problem began this morning just after I did Site Data: Manage Data ->Remove All: Save Changes

 

[OCR]

Firefox 68.0.

Why ?

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[Wrichik Basu]

I faced this today, say about 11 or 12 hours back. Lasted for maybe 30 mins, cannot say accurately. Tried from Chrome and Opera on Android, and got the same results.

 

[symbolipoint]

This topic is confusing. Logging into an account on a website and then clearing your browser cookies strikes me as a way to break your log-in. If you then want to post something on any topic in the website, logging-in again would seem necessary. I should obviously test this, but I just do not feel an urge to do it.

 

[Stephen Tashi]

If you then want to post something on any topic in the website, logging-in again would seem necessary.

In my case, shutting down the computer and logging-in again later in the day didn't cure the problem.

 

[OCR]

Logging into an account on a website and then clearing your browser cookies strikes me as a way to break your log-in.

It most definitely will. . .

I'll do it right now. . .

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[OCR]

 

[Wrichik Basu]

Logging into an account on a website and then clearing your browser cookies strikes me as a way to break your log-in.

That is the normal behaviour - clear cookies and you're logged out. But I didn't clear the cookies, I just didn't have the reply box. It was just missing.