Site Update » Issues related to incomplete registrations · 5:18am Mar 28th, 2015
Early December, we accidentally broke the job that cleans up user account registrations that didn't have their email validated within 24 hours. This caused a number of issues related to usernames not freeing up when an incorrect email was used, forcing some users to select a username other than the one they originally wanted, or to use a secondary email address.
Today, due to a related bug report, I noticed the job was broken, and deployed a fix. All accounts that should've been cleaned up before have been cleaned up as part of this fix. This won't impact users who verified their account, and it was never possible for anyone to login under these accounts as they were never activated, so this should do nothing more than free about 2500 usernames and email addresses.
If you were affected by this issue, we apologize for the inconvenience. If you registered with a secondary email, or picked another username, you can change both from your account settings page, if you wish to.
Now I can be the real me I always wanted without someone else having the Horsecock username
How very nice of you.
Honestly, this just makes me wonder why people don't validate their email immediately...
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Agreed. Shouldn't the process be:
1) Make username
2) Send email
3) Wait for email
4) Verify.
Why wait?
Hurray for Xaq fixing stuff!
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I've seen system hiccups in some mail alias services which could sometimes cause delays of over 24 hours.
WTF. This is a fansite. It can't be run well. I demand a Recount. F u Floridica, upvoting Kanya and shit.
2917701 Nope, that's actually one of my 5000 upvote bots.
2917715 It's often that something was input incorrectly. I've also had it myself where the internet went down immediately after entering information so I couldn't access the emails. Ahh the days before smartphones.
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Wrong.
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Damn AI's.
I hate the matrix. Time to Johnny Quest this shit.
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I don't think I've ever had something like that happen to me, but I can see your point. Thank you for providing a reason.
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Thank you for providing a reason I completely forgot about.
Is there a difference between validating and verifying? The site has said my registration is unverified ever since I signed up. (It says to verify so I can get emails from FIMFiction, and I don't want emails from FIMFiction, so I haven't bothered.)
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The X Lord has spoken!
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Technically no, however it's pretty easy to disable email on your userpage, and if you don't verify your email, you cannot reset your password. (so if you forget it, that's it.)
At some point the distinction might be dropped and we might force-verify old accounts that currently aren't, so... I would recommend doing it.
>tfw Xaquseg
The day of reckoning is coming. Do you have a plan for how to increase server space when this site opens up to more than pony?
2917701 But we all love you just the way you are! Plz don't change!
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Also, just a few quick questions.
How much does it cost to keep the servers up every month. I've been trying to get a site off the ground that will be like a hub for a huge list of things. It will include everything of what the fandom creates: videos, songs, stories, art and games. But the server costs will be huge.. I'm just trying to look for advice from people who had the experienced... (I'm quite younger, so there's not a lot here)
Plus, I heard that Knighty is thinking of developing an API for the site. I personally think that will come in handy for my site... Anything to say about the API?
Thanks~
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This might be a little out there, but I'm speculating it will involve purchasing/renting additional servers.
2918474 Along with a salary, I hope.
Along the lines of the last paragraph, I utilized an alt email for this account but have been unable to access said email account. I have tried to change my email account in "Account settings" but every time I change it, the email is always reverted to the original.
What's going on?
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Make sure you're not getting some sort of validation error on the form submission. The most likely issue is you failed to fill out your current password at the bottom of the page.
How do I change it ?
http://www.fimfiction.net/user/NicLove
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Pick "Edit account" from the user menu (that's the one with your username on it, on the green bar)
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I'm not getting an validation issues. I fill out my main email, put in my password and when the page refreshes after hitting "Save" the old email is still there. It is still there as well.
Although I wasn't affected, I would just like to say thank you. You have took your time to help other people, and I am forever grateful
Eldorado, Xaq, thank you both for helping me.
When I approached Eldorado with this issue, I thought it would be a simple fix for him, a click or two. It wasn't, and I would have readily accepted having to choose a different name. I had missed the email verification deadline, after all. My own damn fault! Instead, my little request was apparently escalated to a bug report and then fixed, quickly and without any fuss.
It was a little thing but it meant a lot to me. You cared! Thank you.