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Can I get my old username back?

davehein2davehein2 Posts: 3
edited 2010-08-30 06:15 in General Discussion
It would be nice to get my old username back. The normal process for moving my username to the new forum didn't work because the email address attached to it was no longer valid. I sent an email to the webmaster a few days ago, but I haven't gotten a response.

Can somebody look into this? My old username was davehein with a display name of "Dave Hein".

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-08-18 10:40
    Dave,

    Unfortunately, in the new forum, the userID and display name have to be the same. You could set up a new account with the userID being "Dave Hein". It makes logging in a bit more awkward, but at least it will display the way you want it to. (I log in using my email address, since my userID is so long. It used to be just "phipi".)

    -Phil
  • davehein1davehein1 Posts: 9
    edited 2010-08-18 13:42
    OK, that's fine. How do I carry over my post count and avatar from the old forum?
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-18 23:10
    Hi Dave, the response you didn't get was my fault. I found your email and would like to get this set up for you. I'll contact you at your new email address shortly.

    davehein2 wrote: »
    It would be nice to get my old username back. The normal process for moving my username to the new forum didn't work because the email address attached to it was no longer valid. I sent an email to the webmaster a few days ago, but I haven't gotten a response.

    Can somebody look into this? My old username was davehein with a display name of "Dave Hein".
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2010-08-18 23:39
    Jim Ewald,

    Me to, me to...

    You have my new email in the old forum account for "heater" now.
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-18 23:55
    @Heater, This can get confusing for me if we don't get the details right. Can you send an email to:

    it [at] parallax [dot] com

    and include the old user or display name and the email address you want to use with that account. I'll look at both systems and figure out what needs to be done. When we're done, you will need to request a password reset and then you're good to go.
  • Dave HeinDave Hein Posts: 6,347
    edited 2010-08-19 07:50
    Jim,

    Thank you! My old username works fine now. I was even able to reply to a couple of PMs that had gotten lost in the shuffle. Thanks again.

    Dave Hein
  • Jim EwaldJim Ewald Posts: 733
    edited 2010-08-19 08:28
    That's a great way to start the day. Something that ended well. I'm glad we were able to get that worked out for you. Onward!
  • Keith MillerKeith Miller Posts: 2
    edited 2010-08-30 06:15
    Jim Ewald wrote: »
    @Heater, This can get confusing for me if we don't get the details right. Can you send an email to:

    it [at] parallax [dot] com

    and include the old user or display name and the email address you want to use with that account. I'll look at both systems and figure out what needs to be done. When we're done, you will need to request a password reset and then you're good to go.

    I also would like to get my old user name back. considering that I also no longer have access to the old email address..
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