Do we have to change our handle to the email address?

[Mr. Potter]

nfm. Because I think my login is my handle.

regardless I'll still be part of the community here.
Shalom

 

[s1uggo72]

No you don’t

 

[razpsu]

Please put your social security as well on your handle.

 

[psuro]

I was going to use my credit score.

Would that be wrong?

 

[LionJim]

No you don’t

Correct. You can no longer login using your board handle, is all.

 

[TiogaLion]

Does anyone know why they changed the process?

 

[91Joe95]

It has occurred to me that I am going to have to log out and then log in. Dammit.

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

I think I met your mother before she was single... what was her last name again (when she was single)?

 

[BobPSU92]

I was going to use my credit score.

Would that be wrong?

 

[Catch1lion]

 

[PSU12046]

I think I met your mother before she was single... what was her last name again (when she was single)?

Marion Wormer?

 

[ManxomeLion]

Does anyone know why they changed the process?

I imagine they want a unique identifier for the login ID. By using your handle it likely made it difficult for a user to change their handle without creating a new account. Using an email as the User/login ID would make changes in user "handle" easier.

 

[BobPSU92]

I imagine they want a unique identifier for the login ID. By using your handle it likely made it difficult for a user to change their handle without creating a new account. Using an email as the User/login ID would make changes in user "handle" easier.

The accounts don’t work ‘cause the vandals took the handles

 

[NittPicker]

Does anyone know why they changed the process?

I believe another reason is to make it more difficult for someone to hack into an account. If you can login with your handle, a hacker would already have half of what they need. They could then possibly guess a weak password. OTOH, our email addresses aren't visible (or shouldn't be) so the hacker now won't even be able to start the login process unless they're really good at guessing email addresses.

 

[BobPSU92]

I believe another reason is to make it more difficult for someone to hack into an account. If you can login with your handle, a hacker would already have half of what they need. They could then possibly guess a weak password. OTOH, our email addresses aren't visible (or shouldn't be) so the hacker now won't even be able to start the login process unless they're really good at guessing email addresses.

“I knew Bob’s account was hacked. He suddenly seemed intelligent.”

 

[LafayetteBear]

Please put your social security as well on your handle.

You first, Raz.

 

[razpsu]

You first, Raz.

Nope.