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

Hi Sally, not sure this will make sense.

I went to sign-in and a new form popped up saying the BBC has improved the sign-in procedure. Re-assured me there would be no loss of existing access to work, posts, pf, or "nickname" etc. Looked good, and I assumed it might be a reaction to the recent ghost users and ID accusations.

Trouble was, it wouldn't allow me to use Paddiemac. So I changed to *obscurius* for the irony of it, only to emerge as a brand new newbie - divorced from my existing pf.

I can't delete *obscurius*, so I signed back as Paddiemac (no repeat of the new form), and left a post for caite (ed). Then I copied my intro and articles to hard-drive and put a note in my existing intro.

At time of writing, I have TWO personas on GW (how ironic is that?) and don't know what will happen next.

Main worry is that, if I must now become *obscurius*, iCan will be locked to me.

No idea what is going on. Just wanted to give advance notice.

Very confusing Patrick! If you log in as Obscurious and then click on 'Retrieve My Details', there should be a function to delete that account entirely. I did it with my last Sally Q profile when I flounced off in a huff last Christmas

Other than that, Caite should be able to help you rid yourself of the spare profile.

Sally

Sally,

Feeling silly that I never thought of the retrieve my details option. Cheers for that.

Just deleted my alter-ego by email so hopefully won't now cause ructions.

The new sign-in form hasn't resurfaced yet but presumably we will all be invited to fill it in at some stage. Maybe somebody thought I would appreciate being first?

Patrick