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Previous section Next section Index Can I change my nickname? You can't. Sorry. It's just too prone to abuse. You can't delete your own comments. You can't change your name. There are no exceptions to this. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/19/00 How can I delete my account? You can't. The system needs to keep track of the users, so accounts are permanent. Don't sweat leaving unused accounts hanging around. It doesn't hurt anything. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/13/00 I forgot/can't get my password! You should be able to get it from the user login page. Just type in your nickname and hit 'mailpasswd' and your pw will be whisked off to your email address. If, however, this doesn't seem to be working, email CowboyNeal and ask him to send it to you. Careful, he bites ;) Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/13/00 I'm having trouble logging in. Make sure you have cookies turned on. If you don't, it won't work. In an handful of cases, the problem could be related to a problem with a proxy server, but this is very unlikely. If you've turned cookies on and tried again to log in, and it still doesn't work, drop CowboyNeal a note and he'll try to help you. Really, though, the system works for thousands of people every day, so the problem is most likely on your end ;) Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/13/00 I don't want to accept a cookie! A lot of people are paranoid about cookies, and not without reason, but the simple fact is that this is how you create persistence in a stateless protocol. I've heard all the arguments and all the debates on the subject, and this is how we're doing it. If you don't want to use cookies, you don't have to. You can still post (either anonymously, or by entering your password each time you submit a comment) but you will not be able to use all of the advanced features of Slashdot (story filtering, customized Slashboxes, user preferences etc.). If your paranoia requires you not to use cookies, this is the sacrifice you'll have to make. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/13/00 Someone is posting under a false identity, or an account designed to look like someone else There are many accounts in the system that were created for malicious purposes. There are dozens of variations on names like 'CmdrTaco' and 'Hemos' as well as heads of many corporations, writers, etc. We don't tamper with existing accounts though, so there's nothing we can do about it. Over the last few years, numerous restrictions have been placed on accounts to make this difficult (for example the system won't let you create an account named 'CmdrTaco' because there already is one listed) but that doesn't prevent any of the hundreds of existing ninnies from doing what ninnies do. In most cases, these folks are caught by moderation, and they eventually get karma that is low enough to make it obvious that they are impostors. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/19/00 Why do I keep getting randomly logged out? Make sure that you log in to http://slashdot.org, and not http://www.slashdot.org. It's annoying, but it makes a difference. Answered by: CmdrTaco Last Modified: 6/19/00 Previous section Next section Index

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