User talk:Balboabeach

Sorry to hear about the login problems! When you say that you could log in as Biomassbob on your new computer, does it mean that it said "Biomassbob" under "Logged In As" on database pages? And did it say "Biomassbob" next to "my talk" at the very top of each ISFDB Wiki page? Also, when you say that you "couldn't make any changes, including replying to messages on my talk page or editing existing pubs", what kind of error messages did you get? Finally, do you still have the old computer? If so, can you edit Wiki pages and database records when you log in from it? Ahasuerus 11:32, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

It said I was logged in as Biomassbob. I also tried logging out and then logging in again, and was told I was logged in. But the [Edit] was missing over each message on my talk page. I didn't get error messages, there was no way to access anything. The old computer is gone, although I have a laptop that I will try; I'll let you know what I find. Balboabeach 12:19, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

Good grief, I just went back to the Biomassbob base page, and now I can access everything. I don't know what you did, but it seems the problem is solved. Balboabeach 12:22, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

I don't think I did anything, but I am happy to hear that the problem has been resolved :-) Welcome back! Ahasuerus 12:27, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

Not so. Although it says I was logged in as Biomassbob, when I used my Biomassbob talk page, it said I was Balboabeach! Weird. Balboabeach 12:29, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

O.K., checked using the laptop, and the Biomassbob identity doesn't work there either. I can log out, log back in, but can't access anything. So it's not the new computer, it's something about that identity. Balboabeach 12:45, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

Hm... Checking the block log, I see that "Biomassbob" is not blocked. Checking the "User Rights management" page, I see that "Biomassbob" is a moderator. Everything looks OK.

As an experiment, I have removed the moderator flag and the old, unused, "Write" flag from your Wiki account, then re-set the moderator flag. Could you please try logging in again to see if it helped? Also, could you please do a full page reload ("Control-F5" using most browsers) to see if it changes anything? Ahasuerus 12:57, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

Again logged out and then logged in as Biomassbob. Did the full page reload. I can operate, including moderate, but as Balboabeach, not Biomassbob. Incidentally, I'm not sure how to log out of the Balboabeach identity. Balboabeach 13:37, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

OK, I see that you approved this submission just a few minutes ago. The submission says "Approved by Biomassbob (Talk) on 2021-07-02 13:29:56", which means that you are logged in on as "Biomassbob" on the ISFDB side. That's good news because it means that the account is active and healthy.

Now, keep in mind that the core ISFDB database, including all of the bibliographic and data editing/moderating tools, is separate from the ISFDB Wiki. It's possible to be signed in on the database side using one account and signed in on the Wiki side using another account. That's what I expect is happening to you at the moment: you are signed in as "Biomassbob" on the database side and as "Balboabeach" on the Wiki side.

In order to log out on the Wiki side, you need to click the "log out" link, which is displayed at the very top of all Wiki pages on the far right side. Once you do it, that part of the Wiki page will change to read "Log in" instead. Click it and enter the username and password for "Biomassbob". Hopefully it will work :-) Ahasuerus 13:59, 2 July 2021 (EDT)

No joy. Once I log out as Balboabeach, I can't edit anything, including this page. Logged out and in again as Biomassbob and it didn't help. Balboabeach 15:21, 2 July 2021 (EDT)