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I would like to merge the two of my accounts on this community page. Since they changed to only accept Apple-ID accounts login to it, I had to get a new nickname, because my first one was obviously taken (by me). What can I do about it? I tried to find a way to actually contact a human administrators behind this community page, but I haven't found any. What can I do about that?
I will alerts the Hosts to your request, but I seriously doubt there is a way to "merge" accounts.
I will alerts the Hosts to your request, but I seriously doubt there is a way to "merge" accounts.
I never actually used the other account to post, so a merge shouldn't really be a problem. Also, the old one was not connected to an Apple ID, but my Apple ID is connected to the same mail address (at least for the security question).
Any account you use to login here is in fact connected to an Apple ID. That's a prerequisite. However, if you have not used one of them at all, simply ignore it. It will not have any impact on your AppleID or ability to use your current ASC login. The hosts will not delete it anyway.
If they deleted it, I could then use the nickname.
also I found out, as I mentioned that other account, that this is in fact connected to a third mail address I use 😀 because I got the "you have been mentioned" mail there. This might help, if the question rises, whether that account is actually mine.
You can establish an additional email associated with the ASC login that has nothing to do with your AppleID. Just as is the case with your nickname. but the old account cannot be merged with the current one. Nor can the old nickname be reused.
Please explain the difference between ASC login and AppleID more detailed. When I tried to log in to ASC it wanted me to enter my AppleID, so I entered my AppleID. Then I was to choose a nickname, there was no "I already have a nickname on this forum" option. Of course, it generated a new nickname for the forum then, but I guess there are two different user databases (AppleID and ASC-nickname) and they are connected probably via a database relation. So why is it not possible to change the relation of my AppleID from the just created underscore-nick to the one that has been there before?
As a side note, as I found out what mail address the old ASC-account had, I tried to regain the account by trying different passwords I used in the past. This is what happened: http://mcnesium.com/tmp/ASC_mcnesium_480p.webm It gives the impression that this forum is made all shiny in the fronted but down in the software it is messy as ****. (lol but it stars out words, a good christian is not allowed to say)
The login to ASC is an Apple ID. So as not to display your Apple ID (particularly as it is an email address and you certainly don't want that posted in a public forum) you are asked to create a nickname, or display name. That is tied to the account and the Apple ID and the Hosts will not usually change it unless it constitutes some sort of security breach.
In any event, all this can only be dealt with by the Hosts. Kilgore-Trout has alerted them so it's up to them whether they want to contact you, and whether they are prepared or able to do anything about it. No-one who posts in the forums can assist you or explain the inner workings of the forum software.
Check this out, my nickname just changed. Thank you whoever did that!
Also thank you @Kilgore-Trout for alerting those phantom forum admins. 😀
Admin: merge my community logins
