h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

When I came here earlier, initially signed out my eyes were open. Okay a fairly small thing, but this is in Brunel, not nootoo. I tried signing in

It appears one is always signed in to the beeb.


You can check out anytime you'd like...but you can never leave

Sorry incomplete post.

I tried signing in, and then out again..same result.

I think, the who's online list, only draws its information back from the database of who is actually logged in, every now and then; it takes I seem to recall about fifteen minutes or thereabouts for you to actually appear offline, once you've logged out...

No but when I came here earlier, I'd been logged out since last night..

I mean its embarassing if people think I'm here 24/7. I'm enough of a saddo as it is, without people thinking that.

Oh I don't know..but I'd thought Brunel was a safe haven of functionality.

Well I'm logging out now. Let's see if I can ever leave...

Your eyes don't show up at the moment.

I only ever log out when I need to reboot the PC

Yes I'm back to being not here..I mean I'm here now, but when I'm not here, I'm not here. It must have been a glitch.

Magwitch I always log out of any site I visit. Just for security..I don't know if its necessary really but just to be on the safe side.

I useually log out a couple times a week, when I clear the cookies and suchlike... but I'm probably still logged in on one of the other machines whilst that's happenign on one of the other's

I just tried to sign out and got the following messahe:

BBC iD maintenance alert

Due to essential system maintenance, the BBC iD is currently unavailable.

Access to sites using BBC iD will not be affected.

However, you will not be able to use services on these sites which require you to be 'signed in' e.g. posting comments on message boards or uploading content.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please try again later.

I got the same message earlier when signing in.

And permanent eyes too

I was signed out immediately after I had posted that, but when I came back two hours later I was signed in again.

I had to sign in again.

The system signs you in and out at random.

It's the beginning of the end - beware the Eyeds of March ...

I'm less worried about the ides of March, or FEbruary, than I am about this giant asteroid heading this way!

the site's been pecular today... I think it must be some more updating of the new skin or something... or ... yeh... either that or somethign entirely differnt... almost certainly...

beware the Eyeds of March

Or in this case, the Eyes of Schrödinger...