Kevin Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Bird Brain said: OK, so I've been trying to get into more of the Whatbird site. So far all I can access is the BIRDING page, which has three topic lines... ID North American Bird, ID Bird outside NA, and Photo Sharing and Discussion. I can get onto all the threads under these topics. But if I click on anything else on these pages, such as Unread Content or Home, I get a Site not Available notice. I've tried googling Whatbird, and anything that comes up, such as Whatbird.com or Forums, I get the same Site not Available notice when I click on them. Another link that comes up, which I DID NOT click on, reads: whatbird.com is almost here! https://whatbird.com whatbird.com is almost here! Upload your website to get started. Whatbird.com · What Bird · Birds found in Hawaii Is this legit??? Do I have to upload a website to get back on Whatbird!!! @aveschapinas ?? @Kevin ?? I don't think it is, "Upload your website to get started." does not sound right, in fact, that sounds like them infecting your website as well. Also I believe @Administrator would have let us know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Bird Brain said: OK, so I've been trying to get into more of the Whatbird site. So far all I can access is the BIRDING page, which has three topic lines... ID North American Bird, ID Bird outside NA, and Photo Sharing and Discussion. I can get onto all the threads under these topics. But if I click on anything else on these pages, such as Unread Content or Home, I get a Site not Available notice. I've tried googling Whatbird, and anything that comes up, such as Whatbird.com or Forums, I get the same Site not Available notice when I click on them. Another link that comes up, which I DID NOT click on, reads: whatbird.com is almost here! https://whatbird.com whatbird.com is almost here! Upload your website to get started. Whatbird.com · What Bird · Birds found in Hawaii Is this legit??? Do I have to upload a website to get back on Whatbird!!! @aveschapinas ?? @Kevin ?? I got this also. DreamHost seems to be a reliable host though. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.dreamhost.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Hi everyone! I've been away counting lots of Christmas birds so getting caught up (thank you @Kevin for holding down the fort). Whatbird.com has in fact been down for quite some time. The forums have been moved to a new host and the main site is going to be moved too. There was an "under construction" notice but it's been replaced with one that I think is for the techs who are working on the site. I defininitely do NOT recommend downloading anything associated with the main site right now. I also would not use any alternative URLs you may find to access the site. It was infected with malware that led you to harmful sites so you may be risking your computer if you do that. Hopefully it will be done soon and I'll keep you updated as I get news. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 @aveschapinas/ @Kevin someone spammed the photo sharing and discussion from about ten minutes ago. Not to heavy of a spam. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: @aveschapinas/ @Kevin someone spammed the photo sharing and discussion from about ten minutes ago. Not to heavy of a spam. Thank you. They're gone, thanks; and thanks especially to the people who reported the spam posts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Anyone know why I have to log in to my account here every time I come to the page even though I have the “remember me” option clicked? I have not had this problem until about a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 17 minutes ago, IKLland said: Anyone know why I have to log in to my account here every time I come to the page even though I have the “remember me” option clicked? I have not had this problem until about a few weeks ago. Check to be sure your browsing history isn't being automatically cleared. Sometimes when browsers reset they change the settings on you with no warning. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 37 minutes ago, aveschapinas said: Check to be sure your browsing history isn't being automatically cleared. Sometimes when browsers reset they change the settings on you with no warning. I’m actually only having the issue on my iphone and iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I agree with @aveschapinas, it's in your browser settings. See if you have cookies blocked for the site, or if the browser is clearing cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 10 hours ago, IKLland said: I’m actually only having the issue on my iphone and iPad. I'd still give the same advice for those devices. Also, I said "reset" in my previous post; I meant "update". If you use the same browser on your iPhone and iPad it suggests that it may have updated and changed your settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: I agree with @aveschapinas, it's in your browser settings. See if you have cookies blocked for the site, or if the browser is clearing cookies. How do you do that?🫢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 minutes ago, IKLland said: How do you do that?🫢 I think Apple products use their 'Safari' browser. I don't have experience with their hardware or software. Try Googling 'Safari cookie settings' or 'Safari cache settings'. You want to have cookies enabled for Whatbird websites. If there's a list of sites with blocked cookies, see if we're on it and remove us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I think Apple products use their 'Safari' browser. I don't have experience with their hardware or software. Try Googling 'Safari cookie settings' or 'Safari cache settings'. You want to have cookies enabled for Whatbird websites. If there's a list of sites with blocked cookies, see if we're on it and remove us. I did google it, and did what it said. I never had cookies blocked, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 What's that at the bottom that says "Clear History and Website Data"? Does it offer any options? If it doesn't, allowing it to run may affect how Safari interacts with other web sites besides Whatbird. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 27 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: What's that at the bottom that says "Clear History and Website Data"? Does it offer any options? If it doesn't, allowing it to run may affect how Safari interacts with other web sites besides Whatbird. When I click it, it gives me this. Should I do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) Well, if you don't have any saved passwords, click it. If you do, I suspect they're stored on both phone and tablet. In theory, if you clear the history on one, it should pull passwords from the other. Edited February 1 by Charlie Spencer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 @Kevin @aveschapinas spammers again on the help me identify a n.a. bird forum 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 11 minutes ago, BirdNrd said: @Kevin @aveschapinas spammers again on the help me identify a n.a. bird forum Pretty heavy too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 19 minutes ago, BirdNrd said: @Kevin @aveschapinas spammers again on the help me identify a n.a. bird forum 8 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Pretty heavy too. Looks like a buncha university crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) @Kevin @aveschapinas looks like some more spamming on a n.a. Bird forum. It’s pretty heavy. Edited February 3 by Snake Fingers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 40 minutes ago, Snake Fingers said: @Kevin @aveschapinas looks like some more spamming on a n.a. Bird forum. It’s pretty heavy. Now we know the real purpose of the Chines Spy Balloon!!! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 @Kevin @aveschapinas spam in N.A. ID forum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Whatbird is glitching for me, whenever I try to quote someone's post it takes me to the top of the page. Also, everything looks a little different and I can't view my notifications. Edited February 6 by Quiscalus quiscula 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I can confirm a problem with notifications. The numbered badge appears but there are no notifications displayed when you click the badge. Click 'Show all notifications' still works and will show both new and old. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 @Quiscalus quisculathe same thing is also happening to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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