Questions tagged [user-accounts]
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Is it possible to rename oneself on Ask Ubuntu?
Looking around on the site, I found a post with my name I didn't remember having posted.
Although I should have known my first name is not that unique, I never realized there could be 31 of me around ...
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How to request for merging my 2 askubuntu accounts?
I accidentally created a second account because I had forgotten about my first account, but now I want to merge them and keep single account.
I want this account to be merged into https://askubuntu....
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What does "-10 User was removed" mean?
I noticed this in my "activity drop down:"
I don't particular care about losing 10 points, but it piqued my interest. What does this mean? If someone's account is deleted for some reason, their up ...
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Is it allowed to have multiple AU accounts, intentionally, without having them merged?
Some users might want to have multiple AskUbuntu accounts. There are a number of legitimate reasons for wanting this. I won't try to list them all but here are a few:
Separate accounts for work-...
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How do I delete my account?
Answers, Questions, Comments, Everything....
I don't care about the points system, but when I get negative comments on the recommendations I make to help solve a problem, I'm done here.
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Require obligatory user registration! [duplicate]
Ok, I'm mad... why? because users that need to use Live sessions use the cookie registration, etc... then when that live session is deleted because they restart, reinstall, re... whatever, we get 2, 3,...
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What happens to inactive users' questions?
What should be do with the users' questions that are inactive from a long time ago?
This question is from this user how posted one question in February and after that never came back.
What I'm ...
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Can there be two users with the same nickname?
The title says it all. See for example the OPs here:
Gnome 3 Shell - Launcher displayed in center of the screen
How can I lock AND blank the screen from the keyboard in 14.04?
Are they the same? ...
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How to find out my user id?
Ok so I got the Stack Overflow addon for Firefox (and the Gnome Panel Applet) and I just realised my UserID is not the same as Username, its a numerical value. How can I find this to make sure I have ...
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Not receiving any email notification for my post or comment
I asked a question at Ask Ubuntu. A user posted an answer and comment. But I did not receive any email notification of the response.
In preferences, I have email id set, Inbox emails and Other emails ...
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Should spam-only accounts always be deleted?
Should accounts that have posted spam and don't appear to have contributed any non-spam content to the site always be deleted?
My understanding--from limited observation and this may be wrong!--is ...
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Is imitating allowed - mainly with names?
This user:
is imitating this user:
(at least I think so.... if not - why?)
The same name is even allowed, which is annoying and confusing.
So how come this is even allowed when signing up? I don'...
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How can I delete my account? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I delete my account?
Is it possible for a user to delete his account? If yes, how it could be done?
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Merge two User Accounts
I have accidently created two user accounts but logging in with two different OpenID's, I foogot I already had an account. Is there a way to merge the two accounts into one as I have questions on one ...
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Can I (and How do I) use my askubuntu account on other Stack Exchange sites?
I signed into (and presumably registered with) askubuntu using my launchpad openid.
I'd like to also ask some questions on other Stack Exchange sites but keep all the accounts connected.
When I go ...
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Request deletion of spam account
So this is a blatant spam account. The profile description is spam and the profile pic is that of a pretty girl, probably taken without the consent of the owner. Only post is blatant spam. The issue ...