ATTN Drisley: Can I match my new member account up with old forum account?

[roaming_builder]

I am now a paid member, obviously, of pcmech. My old forum account was not available to be used as my paid member account. I am not sure why but it was not available. Is it possible to have my old forum account = my new member account?

my forum login was roaming_builder and my member login is roaming_free

Just a thought...

[glc]

I can merge the 2 forum accounts, but I can only go forward - I can incorporate all your old posts into the "roaming_free" account, but not vice versa. If you want to be "roaming_builder" Drisley will have to do that.

[roaming_builder]

I would prefer to be roaming_builder, since that has been my screen name this entire time, but whatever would be easiest for you would be fine with me. I do not want to cause a hassle and I doubt that anyone would remember me as roaming_builder anyway.

Thanks a bunch.

[glc]

I emailed Dris to take a peek at this thread.

[roaming_builder]

Thanks a bunch. I can still access the other account, so it is not time sensitive. I am sure you guys have a hand full already.

I love this site.

This is where I learned to build my first computer and how to set up my first network. Many years and computers/networks later I still come here for computer info and help.

Second to none... I just wish I could get more involved, you know?

[glc]

Dris just left for a 2 week vacation, so nothing is going to happen till then. Thanks for your patience.

[roaming_builder]

absolutely =)

[12twelve12]

Originally Posted by glc Dris just left for a 2 week vacation, so nothing is going to happen till then. Thanks for your patience.

Or maybe he will want to do some work while on vacation (not) since he took his notebook with him. From his Twitter page: "Is it weird that I took my MacBook Pro on vacation with me? :-) Will use it a few times to check in from the cruise ship."

When I go on vacation I try to leave my notebook at home but somehow it always ends up coming along. Addicted to information gatheration I guess. (gatheration- my word...I own it)

[glc]

He won't be doing much - if anything - the cruise ships charge something insane like $2.49 a minute for an Internet connection.

[12twelve12]

We just returned from Cancun a couple of weeks ago and it was $25 per day for internet access at the hotel. Even that is crazy to me...I'm use to getting it for free when I'm staying at hotels.

[briley]

glc,

I just paid for a membership yesterday and ran into the same situation. Not to be a pain, but I would prefer to have my original forum name briley, too. Would that be a problem?

-B

[glc]

You are going to have to wait till Dris gets back.

[glc]

Bump for Drisley.

[drisley]

Originally Posted by glc He won't be doing much - if anything - the cruise ships charge something insane like $2.49 a minute for an Internet connection.

I was paying 40 cents per minute because I purchased a block of time at once. Still expensive, tho.

[glc]

Can you fix these 2 accounts?

[drisley]

Originally Posted by roaming_builder I am now a paid member, obviously, of pcmech. My old forum account was not available to be used as my paid member account. I am not sure why but it was not available. Is it possible to have my old forum account = my new member account? my forum login was roaming_builder and my member login is roaming_free Just a thought...

You're taken care of. Your username on both sides of the site is now roaming_builder.

[drisley]

Originally Posted by briley glc, I just paid for a membership yesterday and ran into the same situation. Not to be a pain, but I would prefer to have my original forum name briley, too. Would that be a problem? -B

You should be good to go, now.

[glc]

Thanks, Dris!

For in the future, can I do this in the admin CP or do you have to do it in the back end? Let me know via PM or email, please. I'm thinking if I do a backwards merge, it will break the link to aMember.

[roaming_builder]

Thanks a bunch guys. I was a bit confused when I tried to log in this morning =)

It is much appreciated.