matri

matri · Jan 11, 2014

Hi Jim,

Belated Happy New Year!

Sorry for the headache, my old editor name: matri

Looks like I almost have the same problem. Back in 2005/2006 I was an editor, but have not been active ever since.
Trying to login here or get myself reinstated as an editor I ran into some trouble with usernames/passwords.

The only thing I do remember (unless proven wrong) are my old passwords, plus that I did not change my email address in those years.

I would highly appreciate if you could help me out of this mess.

Thanks in advance.

Kind Regards,
Matt

pvgool · Jan 11, 2014

Matt, if you still know your editor name and password and still have access to the email address reinstatement is very easy
just go to http://www.dmoz.org/docs/en/reinstate.html and fill out the form

matri · Jan 11, 2014

pvgool said:
Matt, if you still know your editor name and password and still have access to the email address reinstatement is very easy
just go to http://www.dmoz.org/docs/en/reinstate.html and fill out the form

well, unfortunately, If you read my email, I already tried that. (I have my username and my email address, nothing works, neither here, or when trying to get reinstated). On top, I did receive an email August 19th 2007 7.04 pm :
(I am sure I did not change my password then)

Hi,

Unfortuately, it has come to our attention that your ODP account has been
broken into, due to it having a weak password.

It appears that no activity has been carried out with your account, I have
therefore reset the password to a random value, which you can request from
http://www.dmoz.org/cgi-bin/forgot.cgi

Please change your password to a secure choice after logging in. You may find
some advice on choosing a password at http://www.dmoz.org/erz/passwords.html

Regards,
Richard Fuller
(Software engineer on the dmoz.org project)

pvgool · Jan 11, 2014

on the reinstate form a link is provided to http://www.dmoz.org/public/forgetpass
to reset your password
it will send an email to your known addres

between 2007 and now the software has changed and as a result the webpages have gotten new names

matri · Jan 11, 2014

inserting my username there, tells me an email has been send to my email address, which is not arriving,
I never changed my email address, it is the same for more than 10 years now, used it for registering here
and it is the same address where I received R. Fuller's notification from above,
no idea how to proceed

matri · Jan 11, 2014

what puzzles me, I also had an account here, which is gone, can't find my old entry in the members list
if I remember correct my editor account got approved by motsa

and I was also exchanging messages with you

matri · Jan 11, 2014

meanwhile I found out, for becoming an editor I used a different email address while I was living in Italy,
I moved and this email address does not exist anymore, nevertheless...I do have my username AND password,
so is there any reasonable way to get this resolved?

Elper · Jan 11, 2014

Best way to move forward on this is to send one of the "Dmoz Meta" editors named just above some more info by PM in this forum, such as full name, former email address, category you started in, etc. (but not your password). Once we are sure about your identity, we'll reset your registered email to the current one which will allow the process to complete.

matri · Jan 12, 2014

Elper, thanks for the advice, let's see if I can get this sorted out

jimnoble · Jan 12, 2014

To avoid confusion, I've split your posts into your own thread and amended your account name here to your claimed editor name.

That you've forgotten some of your login details or you no longer have access to your original email account are merely stumbling blocks, not show stoppers.

Please contact me via http://www.dmoz.org/public/sendemail?editor=jimnoble (Don't use any other method) with as much corroborative information as you can such as:-

Approximate date joined
Editor name (but not password)
Real Name
Original email address
Joining category
Additional categories gained
Roughly how many edits done
Approximate date of leaving and the circumstances

Convince me that you are who you say you are and I can reset your email address of record to one that works today. This will make it possible for you to request a password reminder and complete a reinstatement request form at http://www.dmoz.org/docs/en/reinstate.html.

matri · Jan 12, 2014

Done, if this doesn't help, I can always provide a passport copy

jimnoble · Jan 12, 2014

It's Sunday evening here and I've been unavailable for most of the day. I got your three emails and I'll process them tomorrow.

matri · Jan 12, 2014

oops, I forgot! for us here your Sunday is usually Monday, sorry and enjoy your evening

jimnoble · Jan 13, 2014

email updated and PW reminder sent.

I've also merged your original Mat1 account here into the current matri one. Note that this forum's rules prohibit multiple accounts here.

matri · Jan 13, 2014

thanks Jim, worked like a charm, never had any multiple accounts, have a headache memorizing one single pin code for my bank account

jimnoble · Jan 13, 2014

never had any multiple accounts

By an amazing coincidence, the Mat1 account here had exactly the same email as your initial DMOZ one.

matri · Jan 13, 2014

jimnoble said:
By an amazing coincidence, the Mat1 account here had exactly the same email as your initial DMOZ one.

This makes my day, I hate usernames/passwords only a big headache as the years are passing by

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