Unable to Log In to Photo.net

I'm logged in via my desktop, running Windows 7 and Firefox. But when I tried to log in via my W10/Firefox laptop, all I get is a blank white screen and I can't log in from there as I normally can. Is the logging in process broken?

 

It looks pretty serious, to be honest. Time to jump ship?

Just curious, why do you log out of PN?

Just to see what would happen when I tried to log back in...

I've loged out and back in with Safari, Firefox sometimes gives a scrambled version of the gallery page. Give em a few days.

I just uploaded four photos to the gallery and they are already "trending" although nobody can see them.

Just curious, why do you log out of PN?

 

I don't. Occasionally I get logged out by photo.net. And when I try to access the site from a different machine, I often have to log in again, even if I'm still apparently logged in on another machine. Like now.

I’m ‘out’ until the certificate is renewed and the site is secure. This is a middle finger from whatever crap group is in charge, and perhaps intended to hasten its death.

Hey, we're back. Happens every now and then and takes a couple days to sort out. Keep moving, nothing to see here.

Ok, should be back - I installed a new certificate. Apologies for it expiring, I've been mostly focusing on migrating to more maintainable infrastructure, didn't have my eye on maintenance. (TL;DR long story, we bit off more than we could chew, always had higher aspirations than money/staff to maintain so site has been on minimal life support. Will be discussing possibilities with our New Friends. I personally consider PN basically as close to "Internet World Heritage Site" as it gets, so still hopeful for bright future. Be patient, you've made it this far. ;-)

Yes, I can log in again, thanks rgonzalez. Hmm. Some hope for the future at last?

Ok, should be back - I installed a new certificate. Apologies for it expiring, I've been mostly focusing on migrating to more maintainable infrastructure, didn't have my eye on maintenance. (TL;DR long story, we bit off more than we could chew, always had higher aspirations than money/staff to maintain so site has been on minimal life support. Will be discussing possibilities with our New Friends. I personally consider PN basically as close to "Internet World Heritage Site" as it gets, so still hopeful for bright future. Be patient, you've made it this far. ;-)

 

Thank you very much. I appreciate your hard work keeping the site running.

Ok, should be back - I installed a new certificate. Apologies for it expiring, I've been mostly focusing on migrating to more maintainable infrastructure, didn't have my eye on maintenance. (TL;DR long story, we bit off more than we could chew, always had higher aspirations than money/staff to maintain so site has been on minimal life support. Will be discussing possibilities with our New Friends. I personally consider PN basically as close to "Internet World Heritage Site" as it gets, so still hopeful for bright future. Be patient, you've made it this far. ;-)

Great to hear from someone with hands in the machine room! I appreciate your effort.

Ok, should be back - I installed a new certificate. Apologies for it expiring, I've been mostly focusing on migrating to more maintainable infrastructure, didn't have my eye on maintenance. (TL;DR long story, we bit off more than we could chew, always had higher aspirations than money/staff to maintain so site has been on minimal life support. Will be discussing possibilities with our New Friends. I personally consider PN basically as close to "Internet World Heritage Site" as it gets, so still hopeful for bright future.

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” —Ben Franklin

 

“Right actions in the future are the best apology for bad actions in the past.” —Tryon Edwards

 

A simple reminder on a calendar ought to do the trick. I’ll reserve my thanks until next time.

Be patient, you’ve made it this far. ;-)

“All good things arrive unto them that wait--and don't die in the meantime.” —Mark Twain

Edited October 20, 2021 by samstevens

Ok, should be back - I installed a new certificate

J, do you monitor photo.net daily or were you given the heads up by Joe at CreativeLive support? How about bringing back some of the old features like Photo of the Day, POTW, etc. I can't imagine CreativeLive likes having their name the top of every page of a partially functioning site. Doesn't add credibility to them or us. Photo.net is one of the great old names of the internet, don't waste it.

I can't imagine CreativeLive likes having their name the top of every page of a partially functioning site.

CreativeLive likes making money. Any money they’re making here most likely comes from onlookers who encounter the site rather than members with memories for what the site used to be. No one encountering the site today knows what a POTD or a POTW even is, except the relatively few participating older members, which is not the demographic CreativeLive is hoping to get income from. The older members matter insofar as they are the ones providing free content. And the remaining old members have been more than willing to do that even for a malfunctioning site with an administration that shows no sense of care. To the onlookers and new encounters, this is a fully-functioning site, and that appearance is all that matters to get clicks and possible sales of classes, etc. Remember, as good and valuable as the Internet can be, it’s also often a sham that’s helping society destroy itself.

J, do you monitor photo.net daily or were you given the heads up by Joe at CreativeLive support? How about bringing back some of the old features like Photo of the Day, POTW, etc. I can't imagine CreativeLive likes having their name the top of every page of a partially functioning site. Doesn't add credibility to them or us. Photo.net is one of the great old names of the internet, don't waste it.

 

Let's just say that ruthless prioritization is the only reason we survived some very lean times and now have the luxury to be able to discuss the site's future.