It seems that my Miraheze account has been created on November 16, 2018 according to CentralAuth information: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/KockaAdmiralac, but I don't think I created this account myself given that I don't have the password saved anywhere, the password reset email is not arriving at any of my email addresses, and all of the edits that my account appears to have made are imports from Fandom forks. What happened here and how can I reclaim my username on Miraheze?
#Account created automatically
ancient bobcat
If you are sure, that you didn't create the account on Miraheze, and it is not active, you can create a new temporary account, and notify the user that you want to usurp his name. If after a month no one has replied/objected, you can ask on [[SR/M]] that a steward initiates the usurpation.
That means that that account will be renamed to [User:KockaAdmiralac (usurped)] and your temporary account will then be renamed to [User:KockaAdmiralac].
It is not possible for us to take over that account by changing the password/email address. We have no access to that.
prisma coyoteBOT
violet igloo
But the edits imported from Fandom are my edits, I don't want them attributed to "KockaAdmiralac (usurped)"
Would be pretty odd considering they were provably done by me
hoary dagger
This happens with Fandom imports sometimes. You have to submit a bug report on Phorge about it
violet igloo
About what exactly, usurping an account then reattributing the edits, or reclaiming the account (somehow)
hoary dagger
Reclaiming the account. They should be able to link the account to you as long as you submit evidence that the edits are yours
violet igloo
Alright
ancient bobcat
Would be pretty odd considering they were provably done by me
Ah sorry, then I missunderstood
stark helm
If you are sure, that you didn't create the account on Miraheze, and it is not a...
This is completely and utterly wrong
We absolutely can change the email attached to an account
Account recovery is better emailing [email protected] as we may need to discuss private things and we'll need an email to reset it too
violet igloo
So then should I email that instead of making a Phorge ticket
stark helm
Yes please do @violet igloo
violet igloo
Cool
stark helm
A first glance makes me think it's unlikely that account was created solely off import though
stark helm
If you no one answers by Tuesday, I'll look then
I have no access until late Monday / Tuesday due to leave
ancient bobcat
This is completely and utterly wrong
I stand corrected.
stark helm
I had a look and there's no password or email attached to that account @violet igloo
We'll take a look and add an email so you can reset your password
i just need a T&S collegue to confirm that they are happy for recovery
violet igloo
I had a look and there's no password or email attached to that account <@1482315...
So that does sound like it was imported
stark helm
Yup
stark helm
I got approval
I'll add an email within the next day and you'll receive a password reset request when it's done
You can use that to set a password
violet igloo
Alright
stark helm
@violet igloo have you had a password reset request?
violet igloo
No I didn't receive anything yet
I can try myself from the special page
Yeah not receiving anything from there either
stark helm
ye i'm not sure why
violet igloo
Ok got it
stark helm
yey