Answerbank Cookies.

[anotheoldgit]

Is it safe to accept all the cookies on AnswerBank?

[Mamyalynne]

Buenchico had a few words on this yesterday, we each have to decide to accept or not.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1609418.html

[MargoTester]

AOG - you can read about it on editor's blog on a sticky

[Jackdaw33]

I just had another pop-up an hour ago. I was led to believe that once you had accepted that was the end of the matter and you wouldn't be bothered again.

[Buenchico]

You've been getting them for years anyway, AOG, (prior to the introduction of GPDR) so nothing much is going to change if you accept them now.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes I had the pop up too about 20 minutes ago and I never log out.

[Buenchico]

>>> I was led to believe that once you had accepted that was the end of the matter and you wouldn't be bothered again

That should be true if your web browser retains cookies but many people (including me) have their browsers configured to delete all cookies at the end of every session (and/or they use software like Free Internet Window Washer to delete all traces of their web browsing). Such people will see cookie messages again after they've restarted their browsers.

[Jackdaw33]

Nor do I, Mamya.

[Arksided]

Yes accepted, It always says this is a safe site to use... although some members... hmm be careful with cookies in their presence.

[Jackdaw33]

My browser retains all my cookies. I never delete them.

[Arksided]

Saves on fluffing about.

[mccfluff]

i'll thank you not to fluff about!

[anotheoldgit]

MargoTester

Thanks for that Margo I went on that and even noticed that I had posted on it also.

But that was several days ago and although at first I had difficulties getting to see the buttons to click accept or decline I finely managed it by pressing full screen.

And although I accepted, this new one came on my screen only today asking almost the same question, so once again I was forced to click accept yet again, it would seem that AB doesn't take no for an answer.

[Arksided]

I never McFluff about ;-)
Honest :-/

[chelle7272]

I also had the cookie message pop up again today, and I don't log out or delete cookies

[AB Editor]

Hi all,
We had to change the cookie pop-up we are using, which is why you see another one today. Once you've accepted cookies, it will go away and you won't need to accept every time.

[Mamyalynne]

All clear, ta.

[chelle7272]

Ah thanks Ab Editor

[Arksided]

Good to see the AB top-notch cookie-busters are on the case.

[Old_Geezer]

You should never accept cookies from a stranger. There's some funny folk about.