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Well, I logged on as me, but I think someone else logged on as me first, my secret password is something I dont think I would have entered...
 
I noticed all the other threads on this getting locked, are there any official answers beyond log out/log in? What if someone screws up your account? It would seriously suck to get locked out of forums, how the frig would you prove who you were? What about all the for sale/trade stuff that relies upon who you are and being able to get your PMs and stuff?




When I refreshed AT forums today, it was asking me to put in a secret question. After I did, it said I was someone else (snop dog or some such). I literally was in his profile, I coulda changed anything even his password. But I just changed his secret question so it wasn't mine anymore, and logged out.

Scary.
 
test

edit: yay fixed

I was Str8Dog for some reason. I went in and deleted my mother's maiden name if that is alright. Then logged out then back in.
 
How did this happen? Does anyone know? I mean, with the Mod's accounts getting hacked and now our own, is it who we all think it is?
 
Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Originally posted by: Devistater
how the frig would you prove who you were?
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The mods could always check by IP. Don't know if they could give them back to the original owners though.
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Well why would they check if they wouldn't return them?

And what about the majority of people who are on dynamic IPs? What if someone who uses the same ISP (which often means a somewhat similar IP) tries to take someone's account?

IMHO, this problem is serious enough that the mods should shut down the forums entirely until its fixed.
 
Hi guys!

This is Amused.

The guy I got logged in under joined in 2000 and had made a total of 8 posts.

Weird.

Anyhow, just wanted to show who I got logged in as.

Time to log out and back in as myself... or should I? :evil:

BTW, I wonder who got logged in as me? (Amused)
 
Originally posted by: DieU
Hi guys!

This is Amused.

The guy I got logged in under joined in 2000 and had made a total of 8 posts.

Weird.

Anyhow, just wanted to show who I got logged in as.

Time to log out and back in as myself... or should I? :evil:

BTW, I wonder who got logged in as me? (Amused)
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Normal now.

So I wonder who did get logged in as me? Considering the huge amount of inactive members, probably no one.
 
i still has the problem. weird. i was loging in by other people's user name. i loged out and back in using my own name
 
My superhuman powers resurrected an account that was last used in April 2004.

Hopefully the log out - log in trick works!

chcarnage
 
ok, logging out and then in solves the problem.
Did the user's cookie (or whatever) got switched/mangled?
 
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