Fanpop Question

How are the frequent flier caps determined?

I've been logging onto Fanpop every day for weeks now, but I just noticed that I have the 5-days-in-a-row cap and no others. That seems like there's a bug somewhere, but I want to narrow it down before I report it. Do the frequent flier caps recognize smart phones? Are the frequent flier caps dependent on cookies, or otherwise assume you'll be using the same browser and/or system when accessing Fanpop (like IP address)? System, browser, IP address, cookies...all of these change for me with regards to what I use to access Fanpop. The only constant is that I'm logging into my account every day. So how are the frequent flier caps determined if not by user logins?

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harold posted over a year ago

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harold posted over a year ago

This comment was posted on 2011.05.13 at 10:07 PT.

harold posted over a year ago

I've figured out how it works, with a little help from the staff: it appears that, when you log off the site, a clock is started. You must then log in again within 24 hours. If you don't log in again within 24 hours, the counter for the frequent flier caps will reset, *even if you visit the site every single freaking day*. So if you log in on Friday morning (like I am now), and then log in again on Saturday afternoon, well, you're SOL.

harold posted over a year ago

harold posted over a year ago

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smileypop9 said:

I dunno how they are determined, but I log into Fanpop from my iPod nearly everyday, and I don't think it counts. I think it only counts if you go on Fanpop from the computer.