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WHY DO I HAVE TO KEE SIGING IN WHEN I GO FROM ONE PAGE TO ANOTHER?
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One: please stop shouting.
Two: you shouldn't need to keep signing in. Is your browser set to reject cookies or something?
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Please be patient and understanding that not everyone on Familysearch realizes that typing in all CAPS is perceived as shouting.
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NO... I DONT THINK SO???? IM NOT SURE WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE THAT MAKES ME SIGN IN... ILL TRY TO PAY ATTN TO SEE ... I TYPE IN CAPS BECAUSE I THINK ITS EASIER TO SEE AND READ... IM NOT FOND OF THE IDEA THAT SOMEONES IDEA THAT CAPS MEANS IM YELLING GETS TO BE THE RULE THAT EVERYONE MUST FOLLOW.
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Capital letters are all equal-height rectangles. Text set in all uppercase letters is in fact provably more difficult to read than mixed case, with its varying shapes and sizes of letters.
The equation of all caps with shouting or yelling is older than the Internet.
Given that other people are not constantly forced to sign in on FS, perhaps the usual first diagnostic step is in order: try using the site in a different browser. If it doesn't happen there, then it's likely an errant setting or corrupted saved file that's causing the behavior in the original browser.
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With some ideas, cultural norms are more important than one's individual viewpoint. If one is not fond of the idea that screaming in a crowded theater to talk to one's neighbor is impolite and one should whisper instead, that does not mean one is not going to be thrown out of the theater for screaming even if your excuse is that you think your neighbor can hear you better.
This is a third plea for you to turn off your caps lock key. It is much harder to read all caps and the longer the text the worse it is. Here again, what you find easier to read is less important than the fact that you want other people to read what you write here. You need to make it easier for them to read.
It is also beneficial for the sake of people who might want to answer your post to use correct punctuation, paragraphs, and to turn on your spell checker. If this is difficult, you many want to install the free version of Grammerly.
Thanks!
Now to your question. We need more information. Can you give an example of being on a page then going to another page and needing to sign on? The easiest way to do this is to post the URL of the two pages. The other thing to pay attention to, is whether you are really signed into the first page. Before jumping to the new page, take a note of the upper right hand corner.
Do you see this:
or this:
There are some pages on FamilySearch that you can see without being signed in. If you are not signed in, are on one of those pages, and click a link to go to a page that can only be viewed when signed in, you will be forced to sign in.
But before this discussion goes too far, are you on a computer, tablet, or phone?
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I haven't been on here for ages but I noticed when I recently logged into FS and THEN linked to the community here, it acted like I needed to sign in again. However, when I click on "Sign In", it just shows me as being signed in (i.e., I was not required to enter an ID and password). Perhaps this is what the original poster was referring to?
Re: shouting by using all capital letters in words, Julia's link to Cultural History is excellent. It has been the "rule" in computers AND regular print for a century or more (I can't even imagine a STOP sign with all lower case letters, even if it IS all in Helvetica 🙂)
Readability and legibility are NOT the same thing.
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@lesliejeanmoreland1 did you get your question answered?
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@lesliejeanmoreland1 I'm not sure what would cause having to login moving from page to page. Something seems amiss. I would recommend that you sign up for an appointment with support so they can work with you individually to see what is wrong. You can do that by going here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/fieldops/united-states-and-canada-contact-us
Then scroll down a bit and select Schedule an appointment under English. I hope this helps you get this resolved!
Sam ☺️
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