Cookie usage

This page discusses how cookies are used by this site. If you continue to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by your web browser at the request of a site you're viewing. This allows the site you're viewing to remember things about you, such as your preferences and history or to keep you logged in.

Cookies may be stored on your computer for a short time (such as only while your browser is open) or for an extended period of time, even years. Cookies not set by this site will not be accessible to us.

Our cookie usage

This site uses cookies for numerous things, including:

  • Registration and maintaining your preferences. This includes ensuring that you can stay logged in and keeping the site in the language or appearance that you requested.
  • Analytics. This allows us to determine how people are using the site and improve it.
  • Advertising cookies (possibly third-party). If this site displays advertising, cookies may be set by the advertisers to determine who has viewed an ad or similar things. These cookies may be set by third parties, in which case this site has no ability to read or write these cookies.
  • Other third-party cookies for things like Facebook or Twitter sharing. These cookies will generally be set by the third-party independently, so this site will have no ability to access them.

Additional cookies and those set by third parties

Additional cookies may be set during the use of the site to remember information as certain actions are being performed, or remembering certain preferences.

Other cookies may be set by third party service providers which may provide information such as tracking anonymously which users are visiting the site, or set by content embedded into some pages, such as YouTube or other media service providers.

Removing/disabling cookies

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More information about cookies

To learn more about cookies, and find more information about blocking certain types of cookies, please visit the ICO website Cookies page.

Standard cookies we set

NamePurpose
Essential cookies
These cookies are required to enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may not reject these.
tic___crossTabThis local storage item is used to store information used to communicate across tabs, such as the current cross-site request forgery token.
tic_cacheKeyThis local storage item is used to store the cache key used for offline storage items.
tic_consentThis cookie is used to store a user's cookie consent preferences.
tic_csrfThis cookie is used to store a user's cross-site request forgery token, preventing other applications from making malicious requests on the user's behalf.
tic_dbWriteForcedThis cookie is used to indicate that the request should be completed using the database write server.
tic_editorDisabledThis local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has the rich text editor enabled.
fr-copied-htmlThis local storage item is used to store a user's copied rich text when pasting into the text editor.
fr-copied-textThis local storage item is used to store a user's copied plain text when pasting into the text editor.
tic_guestUsernameThis local storage item is used to store a guest user's username.
tic_inline_mod_*These cookies are used to store a user's currently selected inline moderation items.
tic_language_idThis cookie is used to store a user's selected language.
tic_lbSidebarDisabledThis local storage item is used to store whether or not a user has toggled the lightbox sidebar.
tic_lsThis cookie is used to store a user's local storage contents in the event their browser does not support the native local storage mechanism.
tic_multiQuote*These local storage items are used to store a user's multi-quote selections.
tic_notice_dismissThis cookie is used to store a user's dismissed notices.
tic_push_history_user_idsThis local storage item is used to store which users on this device have enabled push notifications.
tic_push_notice_dismissThis cookie is used to determine whether or not a user has dismissed the push notification notice.
tic_push_subscription_updatedThis cookie is used to determine if a user's push subscription preferences have been updated.
tic_sessionThis cookie is used to store a user's session identifier.
tic_style_idThis cookie is used to store a user's selected style.
tic_tfa_trustThis cookie is used to determine if a user has previously chosen to trust this device without requiring further two-step verification for a period of time.
tic_toggleThis cookie and local storage item are used to store a user's preferences for toggling various controls open or closed.
tic_userThis cookie is used to store a user's "remember me" token, allowing their credentials to persist across multiple sessions.
tic_visitorCountsThis local storage item is used to store counts of a user's unread direct messages and alerts.
Optional cookies
We deliver enhanced functionality for your browsing experience by setting these cookies. If you reject them, enhanced functionality will be unavailable.
tic_emoji_usageThis cookie is used to store which emojis a user has recently used when composing a message.
tic_from_searchThis cookie is used to track when a user has arrived on the site from a search engine.
Third-party cookies
Cookies set by third parties may be required to power functionality in conjunction with various service providers for security, analytics, performance or advertising purposes.
Apple MusicThese cookies are set by Apple Music, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
DailymotionThese cookies are set by Dailymotion, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
FacebookThese cookies are set by Facebook, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
FlickrThese cookies are set by Flickr, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
GiphyThese cookies are set by Giphy, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
Google reCAPTCHAThese cookies are set by Google reCAPTCHA, and may be used for verifying legitimate traffic.
ImgurThese cookies are set by Imgur, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
InstagramThese cookies are set by Instagram, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
MetaThese cookies are set by Meta, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
PinterestThese cookies are set by Pinterest, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
RedditThese cookies are set by Reddit, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
SoundCloudThese cookies are set by SoundCloud, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
SpotifyThese cookies are set by Spotify, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
TikTokThese cookies are set by TikTok, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
TumblrThese cookies are set by Tumblr, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
TwitchThese cookies are set by Twitch, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
TwitterThese cookies are set by Twitter, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
VimeoThese cookies are set by Vimeo, and may be used for displaying embedded content.
YouTubeThese cookies are set by YouTube, and may be used for analytics, verifying legitimate traffic, or other embedded content.
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