Timeline for Dark hacking? My account name got changed from "Randolf Richardson" to "Complicated see bio"
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| Jun 6, 2012 at 6:34 | history | edited | nhinkleMod |
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| Nov 8, 2011 at 18:15 | comment | added | Shinrai | So for the rest of us, in case we ever see strange behavior like this ourselves - the gist is that two users got mistaken merged? | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 18:48 | vote | accept | Randolf Richardson | ||
| Nov 7, 2011 at 17:31 | answer | added | Nick CraverMod | timeline score: 5 | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 16:52 | comment | added | Nick Craver Mod | @Complicatedseebio - please join me in chat here: chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/1734/room-re-accidental-merges | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:45 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | @ChrisF: I tried, many times, but they don't support a "+" symbol in the local-part of eMail addresses (which MUST be supported according to the relevant RFCs regarding eMail, SMTP, etc.). I did try to contact them via eMail a few times about this, but they never replied so I gave up. | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:43 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | SECURITY NOTICE: I didn't post that comment that begins with "For the other ..." -- someone else is using my account now. This is rather worrisome! | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:43 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | @Michael Mrozek: I signed up with Stack Exchange's OpenID system when it was in beta, perhaps passwords weren't required back then. I couldn't use the main OpenID web site because it doesn't support plussed eMail addresses, and their technical support is non-existent (they just ignore all eMails asking for help). | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:41 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | For the other "Complicated see bio": it's not an issue of unprotected OpenID, it's a stackexchange account that accepts logins with the respective OpenIDs of two persons from different continents who have never met. They may both have used "[email protected]" as e-mail addresses when registering. There is no other obvious explanation for the glitch. | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:39 | history | edited | Randolf Richardson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:34 | comment | added | ChrisF | Did you ever sign up with an OpenID? When you viewed your profile page did it say "Unregistered User" above your details? | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:20 | comment | added | DMA57361 Mod | You can stay logged in to the SE open id (or even the website) for a very very long time without logging back in, could it just be that? | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:19 | comment | added | Michael Mrozek | It completely does. Have you just not needed to login since you originally signed up? The site generally remembers your credentials | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:16 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | This system never asks anyone for passwords. Either that, or my account is really screwed up and is exempt from needing a password as a result. | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:14 | comment | added | Michael Mrozek | It definitely did, it's half the fields on the registration page. How are you logging in without a password? | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:11 | comment | added | Randolf Richardson | I'm using the one provided by StackExchange. It never asked me for a password when I signed up for it. | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 15:07 | comment | added | Michael Mrozek | Is your OpenID not password-protected? Because then yes, that would be bad, but in theory OpenID is the password protection mechanism | |
| Nov 7, 2011 at 14:57 | history | asked | Randolf Richardson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
