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August 17, 2003 at 1:53 pm #6154oklajohnMember
I can’t get into Adult Profiles – when I click on an adult profile, it takes me to the Adult Profile (I’m 18 years or older – Sign In Now) page. When I click to enter it takes me to the Sign In Page – and I sign in – only to be taken back to the Adult Profile (I’m 18 years or older – Sign In Now) page. From there it just continually goes to that page over and over. It’s not an age problem – I can access Adult Chat Rooms, Adult Web Cams, etc. without any problem. I can chat in Adult Rooms – and have voice. Yahoo has not been able to provide me with any solution to correct this. Anyone have suggestions what might be happening? I wonder if it is in my IE settings somewhere – but have tried everything there that I can think of – I am running IE6. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
August 17, 2003 at 8:45 pm #56970freddyMemberTry clearing your cookies, temporary internet files, and history. These can all be done in Internet Explorer 6 through tools, internet options, and under the general tab.
It could just be a Yahoo! problem, I have seen this problem recently reported from other people, it just goes around in a loop.
August 17, 2003 at 8:53 pm #56974oklajohnMemberI clean my cookies, temporary internet files and history regularly – every time before I close down the computer – and several times during the time I am on the computer. I am sure that is not the problem – but appreciate the suggestion.
I think maybe it has something to do with cookies too – but I am not that knowledgeable about cookies. Think maybe it has something to do with that particular computer’s settings – or Windows ME but I don’t know what.
August 17, 2003 at 9:09 pm #56969freddyMemberSorry that didn’t work, sometimes when Yahoo! change something, Cookies have data in it that the new stuff doesn’t understand, and simply clearing them sets new ones and it works ok.
Many people have reported to me and other websites that on trying to verify age, a loop just occurs. So it’s probably down to Yahoo!, unfortunately I cannot try it, because I am in the UK and we are not permitted to access adult profiles anyway.
August 28, 2003 at 3:58 am #56973oklajohnMemberI have determined that my problem in not being able to access Yahoo Messenger Adult Profiles is PROBABLY in my own computer somewhere. One computer on the Home Network will access the Adult Profiles using the ID – one won’t.
I have checked everything I can think of – please note I also have SpywareBlaster, Spybot Search and Destroy and Ad-aware 6 on both computers. I have tried changing Privacy Settings, Web Settings, etc. on IE 6.
Anyone have any suggestions where in the one computer I could possibly have a problem which won’t allow Yahoo Messenger Adult Profiles to load? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
September 5, 2003 at 8:06 pm #56975uglybobMemberi know your problem, see the address that takes you to the profile, its probably got uk.profiles.yahoo.com/persons name. for some reason it brings up that you have to sign in and then “content issues” forbids you to see the profile. The easy way is to take the “uk” out of the address and press return and it should take you to the profile you want. i dunno why it does it for com and not uk but hey, its yahoo, they make their own rules.
September 6, 2003 at 6:26 pm #56972oklajohnMemberI got the answer in another forum – it seems that Yahoo has a problem. What you need to do is change the language and content under account info from “English US” to “English Austrailia”. DON’T use “English UK as they are not allowed to view Adult Profiles. It worked for the person telling me the solution – and it worked for me. Hope this helps someone.
September 7, 2003 at 9:28 am #56976ImlatinoMemberi have the same problem. hmmm, i tried going into my account but there isn’t an optionf for language. anyone else have any suggestions?
September 7, 2003 at 2:02 pm #56968freddyMemberI’ve said it in many places on this forum and others, but not this thread as the user asking the question is in the USA,
Yahoo! UK blocked access to adult related content such as profiles and adult chat rooms, as well as user created rooms, to protect against the possibility of paedophiles operating in these rooms. They claim Yahoo! US know that this type of person operates in these rooms, under certain names, but they fail to do anything about it. They don’t even run a filter against room names created, and some of them you come accross in the user created teen rooms are sick.
The room access depends on the local version of Yahoo! Messenger you have, if you have the USA messenger and are in the UK, even if you have a UK account, you can still access the adult/user rooms.
The adult profile access depends on the location set in your Yahoo! Account. When you sign in, it checks to make sure your location is not UK, if it is, you are forbidden access.
September 7, 2003 at 3:57 pm #56971oklajohnMemberImlatino – you can access it as follows:
Open Yahoo Messenger
Click on “Login” in the upper left corner
Click on “Account Info”
Sign In when it asks you to
Go to Member Info and click on “Edit”
Click on Language & Content
Scroll down to “English-Australia” and click on it
Click on “finish”Hope this helps you get in – this change worked for me – hope it does for you. Good Luck!:)
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