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LateReturn
Joining in
3 days ago

Can I transfer forum history from another account?

I have another account/ID for use with this forum, which was created 15 years ago, when I had a previous contract with VirginMedia. When I logged in on that other ID earlier today I realised that the email address (on ntlworld.com) is no longer valid, so I tried to change it. I tried to use the email address associated with my current contract with VM - which is the same as that defined for this ID I am using now. Naturally that email address change attempt was rejected with 'address already associated with another account' error message. Using a different, valid, email address, was successful. 

Now I have two IDs associated with this forum, which is unnecessary. To be consistent I think I should use the newer ID, created when I started my new contract with VM about 2 months ago. Is it possible to transfer the history associated with my older forum ID to this newer ID, or must I just keep the old one up to date and not  delete it?

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  • goslow's avatar
    goslow
    Alessandro Volta
    3 days ago

    I doubt you will be able to transfer info. The present version of the forum barely works reliably at the most basic level.

    The moderators will have to advise what is possible. Maybe some re-naming and changes of email address might work?

    Worth noting though that the forum posting history on here only goes back about 2 years (since the forum was changed to its present format last year) if that is part of your interest. For things like badges, kudos, helpful answers etc. they have no meaning on here any more as they are not referenced anywhere.