Update information from 2012

[davewerden]

If you are a registered member of the "old" forum on my site, you will need to reset your password for this new forum. To do so, click the login button (even if you don't supply a username and password).


On the page you see next (shown below), click on the link to send/reset your password. This will send instructions to the email address you used for registration on the old forum.

[Euphearted]

So what does a person do if he wants to change his password AND his user id? I have been away from banding from 2016 up until just a couple of months ago, and I would like to start fresh on the forum.

[mbrooke]

Not working for me. When I follow the link sent to my email, the website tells me that the email address is not valid.

Mike

[iMav]

Not working for me. When I follow the link sent to my email, the website tells me that the email address is not valid.

Well, you clearly don’t need to reset your password. (Since you are successfully logged in.)

[davewerden]

So what does a person do if he wants to change his password AND his user id? I have been away from banding from 2016 up until just a couple of months ago, and I would like to start fresh on the forum.

I don't believe there is a way to change the user ID without digging into the database, which I do not want to do (never tried this kind of change, so bad stuff could happen).

I would suggest logging out, and then registering as a new user. In your signature line, you could make reference to your old ID so it would make sense if you refer to one of your previous posts.

[davewerden]

So what does a person do if he wants to change his password AND his user id? I have been away from banding from 2016 up until just a couple of months ago, and I would like to start fresh on the forum.

Larry just pointed out to me that this IS doable from the admin screen. Please PM me if you still want to change your username as it now appears on your posts. Note that doing this is not really starting over - all your old posts will be attached to your new username. To leave the old posts as they are and start a new series, you would still need to register as a new user, which will require a new email address.

[SteveMcGovern]

Larry/Rick - did either of you have to change your password to log into this new version of the forum?

I did have to reset my time zone.

[davewerden]

I did have to reset my time zone.

OK, I'm catching on now. The new password requirements are more robust. If your old password does not meet the requirements you are forced to change it. Thanks for the info!