h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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I am your <./>ACE</.> and have come to meet you and to greet you and to help you with your first steps on this site.
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Bel

Ah good, i`ve been waiting for an ACE to arrive, i`m currently trying to update my old account but i have no idea where to start, so would you be able to provide me with some answers or can you direct me to someone who can? Thanks in advance.

Have you been here as megachedda before?

We all had to change to a new sign-in system called BBCiD. There was a time slot during which it was possible, but that has ended now. You may still be lucky that the eds can help you. Email them to h2g2supportAtbbcDOTcoDOTuk

I haven`t been here since they put in the ban on under 16s, i`ll give the eds a try and if there is nothing they can do its not the end of the world.

Yes, that ban wiped a lot of people off hootoo.

If you can't get back into your old account, the eds can move your guide entries and stuff to your new account at least.

Would i need anything to prove that that was my original account?

Yes, but I don't know what it needs. If the email address for the old account is still valid it would be a good start, I guess.

Ok, i`ve sent an email to the support team, thanks for your help.

You're welcome.

That's what we aces are here for, after all.

with it all.