Hello Sylvain > It's just a login name, you can change the real name however you want, > this does not prevent you from contributing.
Yes, you are right, but... > The other websites have similar policies: a username cannot be used > successively by 2 different physical persons. "Transfering" accounts > will give headache to anybody trying to use the CVS logs, the > trackers, etc. How to recover an account if a user accidentally delete it? If it couldn't. The user will register a new account, but How do you make his contribution constantly? How do you not make people headache when trying to use the CVS logs? I don't want to offend you indeed, but just have that questions, :) and hopefully I could raise a discussion about that in the list to make everyone be aware of that problem. Thank you, Sylvain -- Ray Wang - Free As In Freedom > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 04:02:07PM +0800, Ray Wang wrote: >> Dear Sylvain, >> >> Thank you so much for your reply. >> >> I understand what your meaning, but >> how about if a user accidentally or intent to delete his account at a >> certain time? >> Should he re-register a new account and let people get familiar with him >> again? >> Should he give up the contributor which he made before? >> >> I believe the account is not the main point, >> the main point is the contribution for GNU, no matter who he is. >> >> but at the same time, the account name matters, because people get used with >> it. >> although there are rules for it, but with regards to the rule which people >> made, >> however, it can,be changed by people either. >> >> Could my dear admins think a little bit of the people who wants to the >> name which are deleted? >> people who register an account, but it doesn't mean he can own it forever. >> >> So Please! I really want to do something for GNU, and really want the >> name which I used to before. >> >> TONS of thanks if you could understand my feeling and the people who like me. >> It's highly appreciated! >> >> -- >> Ray Wang >> - Free As In Freedom >> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Sylvain Beucler<[email protected]> wrote: >> > It's normal that a deleted account cannot be reused by somebody else, >> > because it introduces confusion about who, physically, was using the >> > account at a given time. So that's not possible. >> > >> > -- >> > Sylvain >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:45:26AM +0800, Ray Wang wrote: >> >> Dear sirs, >> >> >> >> I have sent some emails for asking for transferring a deleted account >> >> several times, >> >> and I also sent a email to [email protected] list. but no >> >> one replied yet. >> >> So I ask this question here, and I know savannah admins were busy to >> >> resolve the data loss >> >> problem, but it appears that awesome admins restored the data these >> >> days, great and congrats! >> >> >> >> I noticed there was no emails in savannah-users list at least in 3 >> >> days, so I assume the recovery is over. >> >> and I raise my problem again, could someone help me to resolve? >> >> >> >> Thank you very much indeed! >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ray Wang >> >> - Free As In Freedom >> >> >> >> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ray Wang<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Dear admin, >> >> > >> >> > I'm Ray Wang, and I was a super fan of GNU for years. >> >> > I believe its culture and its philosophy is absolutely right direction >> >> > of the future software. >> >> > >> >> > I have been using raywang for my id for many projects and websites, >> >> > and I noticed raywang on savannah.gnu.org have been occupied by someone. >> >> > so I asked him it is ok to transfer his account to me, and he was >> >> > accepted. >> >> > But he did not tell me his password, instead, he deleted his account. >> >> > so that when I see his profile, https://savannah.gnu.org/users/raywang >> >> > it said the user is deleted, but if I register as raywang account, it >> >> > said the user is exist. >> >> > >> >> > So raywang is accepted to transfer his account to me. would you mind >> >> > to help me create the account for me, or make this account available? >> >> > I was so eager to have this account name. >> >> > >> >> > I just wonder if someone could respond to me? >> >> > I attach the owner's email. >> >> > >> >> > Thank you so much!!!! >> >> > TONS of THANKS!!! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Lei Wang <[email protected]> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> Hi Administrator of Savannah, >> >> >> >> >> >> One of my friends, who has same name as me, request me to transfer my >> >> >> account to him, I agreed. So I deleted my account. (Now when I try to >> >> >> log in >> >> >> as this account, the error message 'Account deleted' appeared. ) But >> >> >> when my >> >> >> friend tried to register with this account, the system prompts `That >> >> >> username already exists. >> >> >> >> >> >> Could you please let us know how to register an account with this user >> >> >> name? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks lot,
