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Old 07-12-02 | 01:41 PM
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Why can't I vote in polls?

For the past week or two, every time I try to vote on a poll, I get this message:

<i>The action you have attempted could not be performed as your session appears to be invalid. Click the below link to attempt this action again with a new session.</i>

I'm logged in, and I've tried hitting the link to try the action again, but it never works
Old 07-12-02 | 03:09 PM
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I don't know why you're having that problem. I did see the same message once within the last week (for the first time) but a page refresh fixed it. I wasn't trying to vote though.
Old 07-12-02 | 03:15 PM
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Check out the faq thread in this forum and follow the clearing your cookies instructions. That's the only thing I can think of.
Old 07-12-02 | 03:59 PM
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Are you at least 18 years old and a legal citizen?
Old 07-12-02 | 04:12 PM
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That fixed it Thanks, guys.
Old 07-12-02 | 07:27 PM
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Old 07-21-02 | 12:44 AM
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Well, it's happening again.

Now, even when I clear all of my DVDTalk cookies, it asks me to log in and then gives me the error message again.

I'm really the only one having this problem?
Old 07-21-02 | 02:31 AM
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Old 07-21-02 | 04:41 AM
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This is just a shot in the dark, but do you use adaware? If not, try downloading it from www.lavasoftusa.com and running it. Then try clearing your cookies again.

I'm thinking that some site may have messed up your cookies with spyware and maybe that's what's causing the problem.

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Old 07-21-02 | 06:41 PM
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I'll give that a try, thanks
Old 07-22-02 | 12:53 AM
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Ok, I downloaded AdAware and scanned, deleted a whole bunch of files (although I did leave some that were marked "other" because I wasn't sure what I was deleting).

Didn't work.

I then used another computer to access DVDTalk - no dice.

Is there anything else I could try? Should I delete everything AdAware tells me is suspicious?
Old 07-22-02 | 01:01 PM
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I then used another computer to access DVDTalk - no dice.
Are you saying you logged into DVDTalk from a different PC and you still couldn't vote in active polls?
Old 07-22-02 | 02:31 PM
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Originally posted by Blade
Are you saying you logged into DVDTalk from a different PC and you still couldn't vote in active polls?

Yep.
Old 07-22-02 | 02:41 PM
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Yep.
Ok, that's pretty odd. Your account may be corrupted somehow.

I'm going to have to ask Geoff to take a look at your situation. Might take a couple days to get an answer though.
Old 07-22-02 | 03:26 PM
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Ok, that's pretty odd. Your account may be corrupted somehow.
Too much time in Other, I guess

I'm going to have to ask Geoff to take a look at your situation. Might take a couple days to get an answer though.
Thanks so much for your help!
Old 07-26-02 | 08:27 AM
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I get the same thing when ever I try to vote in a poll, but I put the blame on my use of <just shoot me> AOL </just shoot me> because if I open out explorer I can vote till my hearts content.
Old 07-26-02 | 01:41 PM
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Originally posted by tjr2mental
I get the same thing when ever I try to vote in a poll, but I put the blame on my use of <just shoot me> AOL </just shoot me> because if I open out explorer I can vote till my hearts content.


Wow! That worked! I'm still wondering why it won't work on AOL all of a sudden. I've been replying to polls just fine for nearly three years.
Old 07-26-02 | 04:38 PM
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Nothing has really changed on this end, so it may have to do with some sort of update that has happend in the AOL side
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Nothing has really changed on this end, so it may have to do with some sort of update that has happend on the dark side
Fixed.
Old 08-01-02 | 01:29 PM
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Fixed as in you fixed the quote, or fixed as in you can now vote in polls? I still can't use AOHell to vote, so it must be the former.

I agree whole heartaly by the way.

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