Issue using my JOSM account

[Barnes38]

Hello,
I had a JOSM account, my account name was "Barnes38".
I ve been using it for several months now, without problems.

Today, as I have a new computer, I had to enter the password fotr this account Barnes38, but I could not remember it.
Then I asked for a mail to reinitialize my password.

But each time I entered my Account Barnes38 and my email address desgranges.paul@…, it was said, that they do not match!

After a few tries, I decided to recreate a new account. I choosed the same account name Barnes38, and it worked!! As if my account never existed before!?

So I created it, and associated it with email address desgranges.paul@… again, and made what is necessary to verify my account, all worked well.

But at the end, I cannot log with this new account when using JOSM!

Can you check please?

I wish I can use my previous account Barnes38 (and not the new one created today with same account name), because I was to keep history of changes I have done before.

Thank you in advance
Paul

[stoecker]

We constantly delete unused accounts - This means account where login was older than 200 days and which have never been used anywhere in wiki or tickets (see note on start page). I don't remember your account, but this looks much like such a case.

So best protection against this is to contribute to the JOSM wiki. :-)

[stoecker]

And BTW you did not do a single change here so you can't have a history. Do you mix JOSM and OSM accounts (also see start page)?

[anonymous]

No it was not a so old account , i ve been using it many times in the past months.
I do have a OSM and a JOSM accounts you are right to say. And you are right to say I may have mixed them, in fact I was speaking in Issue 11180 of 'barnes38' account, and not of 'Barnes38' account. This morning I created a new account 'Barnes38', but I wish I can still use the 'barnes38' account as I have all my hsistory in this account.
Thank you to see what can be done, to restore 'barnes38'

Paul

[stoecker]

What do you mean with "all my history"? This webpage does not offer any form of history to the users. If you talk about OSM - we have no influence over OSM accounts at all. You need to ask at OSM directly. I think you mean this account here probably: ​http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/barnes38