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"Invalid User Name" :-(
January 16, 2026
1:25 pm
Dean
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G'day Peter,

I've been trying to sign-in these past two days, but I kept getting blocked and an 'Invalid User Name' message. The User Name I was trying to use, was the same one I had been using for years now.

As luck would have it ... I was able to sign-in today by 'Guessing' a correct Different user name.

I can't say for sure, but others may be having this problem too.

Go Figure, Eh sf-smile

    Dean

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No issues with my Password,
just the User Name.

sf-cool " Live Long, Healthy ... And Prosper! " sf-cool

January 17, 2026
7:20 am
COIN
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Were you trying to log in to High Interest Savings or one of the financial institutions?

January 17, 2026
9:14 am
Dean
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    COIN ⬆️,

Please note the Forum Type being used here ('Site Suggestions') ... this thread/subject relates to signing-in on This Website that we are on right now.

From when I first joined this site (back in Jan. 2019) to about three days ago, my sign-in User Name was always an 'Email Address'.

Now through no action of my own, my sign-in User Name has been changed to my 'Forum Name' ... and I was only able to figure that out, By Luck. sf-smile

I wonder how many others are in this same situation, but haven't yet figured out what their new sign-in User Name is ?

    Dean

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January 17, 2026
10:15 am
AltaRed
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My sign-in User Name has always been my Forum Name.

January 17, 2026
12:10 pm
Dean
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    AltaRed ⬆️,

If I remember correctly, back in the day ... to login, we had a choice as to how we set it up. We could either use our forum name, or an email address.

Apparently, for those who chose the Email option ... it don't work no more. sf-confused

    Dean

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And I now see that in some cases (depending on what
page you are logging-in from), the "User Name" field
has been renamed to the "Login Name".

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January 17, 2026
2:43 pm
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Sorry for the trouble! You should be able to log in with your email address or username now.

January 17, 2026
3:14 pm
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Peter said
Sorry for the trouble! You should be able to log in with your email address or username now.  

I may have been living under a rock, is there a background story to all the recent subtle changes?

January 17, 2026
4:08 pm
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Peter said

Sorry for the trouble! You should be able to log in with your email address or username now.

Thanks Peter❗

Yes ... I did two tests, and Both work now.

All's Well, That Ends Well sf-smile

    Dean

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JohnnyCash said

I may have been living under a rock, is there a background story to all the recent subtle changes?  

I believe Peter is now using an New/Updated version of the software that runs this site. Hence the minor Changes & Hiccups that have been happening lately.

    Dean

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