David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
In response to recent problems with slow and double posting on this forum, I have made a number of changes in the past couple of weeks both to server configuration and to configuration of the vBulletin software that powers this forum.
One unfortunate effect of this has been that several people have reported that the notifications on the forum are not working or are inaccurate.
This has been reported so far for people using the Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari browsers. I haven't encountered that problem personally
Fortunately, there is an easy fix for this: Clear the cache for your browser.
For laptop or desktop browsers, this is just a matter of clicking on your browser menu options.
Chrome
Firefox
Other browsers should have a similar option. If you have difficulty with Internet Explorer, Edge, or Safari, post a reply to this thread and I'll post the step-by-step instructions.
Mobile Browsers
I don't use Android devices and I don't own one to practice on, but here is the procedure for iOS devices (iPad and iPhone):
One unfortunate effect of this has been that several people have reported that the notifications on the forum are not working or are inaccurate.
This has been reported so far for people using the Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Safari browsers. I haven't encountered that problem personally
Fortunately, there is an easy fix for this: Clear the cache for your browser.
For laptop or desktop browsers, this is just a matter of clicking on your browser menu options.
Chrome
- click on the three vertical dots at the top far right of the browser to get to Chrome settings
- select More tools... and then Clear browsing data...
- check Browser history, Download history, and Cached images and files
- uncheck the rest unless you have a reason to want to clear those too
- click on the Clear Browsing Data button
Firefox
- click on History from the top menu, or if that's not enabled click on the three vertical lines at the far top right and select History
- select Clear recent history
- check Browsing and Download History, Cache, and Offline Website Data
- uncheck the rest (again, unless you have a reason to want to clear those as well)
- click on the Clear Now button
Other browsers should have a similar option. If you have difficulty with Internet Explorer, Edge, or Safari, post a reply to this thread and I'll post the step-by-step instructions.
Mobile Browsers
I don't use Android devices and I don't own one to practice on, but here is the procedure for iOS devices (iPad and iPhone):
- To clear your history and cookies, tap Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. Clearing your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari won't change your AutoFill information.
- To clear your cookies for specific sites and keep your history, tap Settings > Safari > Advanced > Website Data > Remove All Website Data.