different nationality forums

[Kidsolo]

When I enter this url on my PC I get directed to the UK electrical forum. When I am on my phone it directs me to the Australian electrical forums.
Don't get me wrong, I like hanging around with you poms (it makes me feel superior ) but I wouldn't mind seeing what is happening in the Aussie forum too.
The trouble is, the aussie forum says my username is already taken, yet it wont let me login with these details.

 

[Sintra]

You shouldn’t need to login again. Australian Electrician Advice forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/australian-electrician-advice-forum.171/

 

[Lou]

That must be a different forum.

 

[Dan]

Yeah that won't happen here lol once you're on the forum you're on it.

I think one of your devices is clearly going to a different URL (domain name).

Check the web address bar on both devices you will find they're different.

If it's that TEF ripping us off again I'm going get it taken down. This is proof it's confusing our own visitors and that's when it's encroaching on an established brand.

If it's some Aussie site then fair enough.

 

[Kidsolo]

That must be a different forum.

Yeah that won't happen here lol once you're on the forum you're on it.

It is the same url.
I think it is picking up the ip address. it starts to load and then it reroutes to an Aussie forum, but the url is the same

 

[Lou]

That's us @Dan ???? hmmm

 

[Dan]

That top link is an advert that's not us. Google manages that.

This is a list of the full forums on our site.

Electrical Advice | Electricians Forums; Electrician Talk

Electrical Advice for Free - Electrician Talk forum with fellow electricians on ElectriciansForums.net, the independent electrical advice website and forum.

www.electriciansforums.net

And if you ever want to post in any at all, you're welcome to. Ignore the Aussie forum message. I'll get that removed. It was to attract Aussies by ranking in google.com.au and it seems to have done the trick. I'll get it removed for logged in members.

Click here to pick a forum to post in: https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/-/create-thread

There's an orange button at the top of most pages saying "click here to post a question". Click that anywhere you see it and it will then give you a list of forums.

Select the one most appropriate to your questioning moreso than where you're from. Electrical regs are similar in aus to UK I believe.

Click on my name and then click Start Conversation if you ever need help with the forum.

I want to get to the state that at midnight UK time we hand the keys over to you guys and you run it until midnight AU time, and hand the keys back.

Server and hosting wise we are capable of running a lot of traffic during the night UK time but never do. We need to have the best of the best because we are busy in the evening UK time. But that's wasted hosting power. No extra costs are occured even if we had the same busy spell AU peak time.

If that makes any sense at all.

 

[Kidsolo]

If that makes any sense at all.

That all makes perfect sense Dan, thanks for the reply.
Just can't work out why my phone takes me to a different section of the forum when I enter the same url.
not to worry

 

[Dan]

Found out why. I think a thread of yours had been moved that's all. So when you click the link to it, you get redirected to the Aussie forum where it has been moved to.

Edit: No I think you are just logged out on the device you're getting the message on.

So when you're logged out, and come from Aus, or USA, or Canada; you get a notice at the top of the forum (mainly there for Search Engine Optimisation reasons but it's also helpful) saying that we have a forum specifically for you.

We were on a .co.uk domain name for 12 years. So whilst we had some traffic from overseas, it wasn't much. We switched to a global domain (.net in this case) and I stuck a notice on the forum so that no matter what page you're on, we link you to the forum setup for you.

So A) that means you are logged out on that device - it only shows to logged out people, and
B) your username is taken, by you.

So you just need to login on that device.

This is the login page: Log in - https://www.electriciansforums.net/login/

Click login at the top of the forum (not register) if you can't get to this thread etc. If you want I can email you a link to the login page. Then you can click that and login on the other device. Then check the box to stay logged in (if it shows) and you're sorted.

You can post in any forum you want though. Usernames and Avatars on the forums all have flags next to them so UK guys know when they're in a AU thread.

 

[Kidsolo]

Click on my name and then click Start Conversation if you ever need help with the forum.

Dan, I am trying to message you but can't see "start conversation" or "message". An I blocked from messaging?

 

[westward10]

Dan, I am trying to message you but can't see "start conversation" or "message". An I blocked from messaging?

Just click on Dan from one of his postings then scroll down and you should see start conversation.

 

[Kidsolo]

I can't see it anywhere. Dan has finally found a way to shut me up

 

[westward10]

What happens when you click on my name.

 

[Kidsolo]

everyone's name gives the same result

 

[westward10]

Okay it must be something to do with your permissions which only @Dan can change. He will pick up on this.