[aur-general] Unused account on BBS and AUR web interface

[Oon-Ee Ng]

On May 4, 2013 11:34 PM, "William Gathoye" <william at gathoye.be> wrote:
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> Hi guys,
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> I would like to contribute to the AUR, but it appears the account
> 'wget' has already been registrered, but no one seems to currently use
> it. It looks like someone has asked for a password reset but hasn't
> clicked on the confirmation link from the email yet.
> Would it be possible for you to unlock this account and release this
> username for me?
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> I'm experiencing the same issue with the BBS forum. I got 'Invalid
> username' as a response from the registration form.
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> It would be nice if I could keep the same e-dentity for the ArchLinux
> community, as I'm using the same nickname for the communities where
> I'm getting involved in.
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> Regards,
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> William Gathoye
> <william at gathoye.be>

For the forums, email an admin. I doubt you'll have much luck, invalid
username is probably a protective measure against very common names.