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Forgot email

Hello, this is User:WikiOriginal-9. I forgot my password and I don't remember what the email was. I think it started with "mail" followed by random numbers/letters@mail.com. Could someone tell me what it is please? 174.251.209.119 (talk) 19:50, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Few people have access to email addresses and they aren't revealed for privacy reasons. You can send a temporary password to the address at Special:PasswordReset but you cannot see what the address is. User:WikiOriginal-9 has a large edit count. If you have good evidence it's you then you can try the email address at Help:Logging in#What if I forget my password? and ask to set a new email address for the account. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:33, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your help. I read that section but I don't see any option to change the email. I don't have anything that remembers my Wikipedia account's password nor do do I have a committed identity. 173.80.93.180 (talk) 23:18, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I meant you could send an email which asks to set a new email address. I don't know their practice but if you have other good evidence than a committed identity then they might evaluate it. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:08, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@PrimeHunter: I logged in. I got my password off my old computer. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:21, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lost password, no email instructions

Thoughts from anyone? Bluerasberry (talk) 16:13, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bluerasberry: Isn't the new material already covered by the second bullet point in the preceding section? -- John of Reading (talk) 06:34, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia suddenly does not want to log me in

This is the user of this pageUser:Middle East bird study, I registered with a username but did nor need my email. I have tried logging in but it is refusing to allow me, instead opting with a strange jumbled word capcha that i have to complete. I have put the right password, I know my right password and have successfully logged in before, but it seems to be obstructing me despite this, saying that i have to try again in 5 minutes 178.152.156.164 (talk) 15:21, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per the box at the top, this is not the page to ask for help. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:02, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I confirm that correct login information is sometimes refused and a CAPTCHA test is required when logging in to an account that does not have a registered email address. This has happened to me several times since I removed the email address from my account (which I did because I don't always have easy access to that email system and I became unable to log in when traveling after the login system changed). If I recall correctly (and I plan to double-check this), the system gives an incorrect error message when this happens – saying the login information was incorrect even though it was correct. I have modified the information provided on the help page to provide information about this. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:09, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can't keep me logged in

I cleared all data on Firefox but I can't stay logged in for one year. Achmad Rachmani (talk) 00:40, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Achmad Rachmani: Please see Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#"Remember me" not working as intended for me. Also, when posting here, you will have been shown a box with the text "This is not the page to ask for help" in big letters. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 214#"Remember me" not working as intended for me. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:39, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:LOUT" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Wikipedia:LOUT has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 September 11 § Logging out until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 02:17, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]