# I have two accounts here, can they be merged? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 6, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098 "2011-07-06T21:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/1 "2011-07-06T21:49:09Z")
I posted here for a while 6-7 years ago, then stopped and long ago forgot my log-in details. So I joined again today, and once I’d joined I was able to use the search function and find my old user name. Can I email a mod and have the accounts merged? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/2 "2011-07-06T21:51:20Z")
Yes. Contact TubaDiva at [tubadiva@aol.com](mailto:tubadiva@aol.com) and she can take care of it. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/3 "2011-07-06T21:51:23Z")
IIRC, having two accounts for any reason is a no-no, and yes, you should email a mod quickly so that you don’t get banned for it. Just explain the situation. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/4 "2011-07-06T22:01:02Z")
I’m in a similar situation - I actually forgot I’d joined (a decade ago!), and then ran across some old posts a couple of weeks ago in a search. I PM’ed TubaDiva and then emailed a copy of the PM from both email accounts, but haven’t gotten a response yet. I don’t want to pester her - should I get in touch again? ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/5 "2011-07-06T22:27:40Z")
I just emailed TubaDiva with a link to this thread and an explainer. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/6 "2011-07-06T22:29:36Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’m in a similar situation - I actually forgot I’d joined (a decade ago!), and then ran across some old posts a couple of weeks ago in a search. I PM’ed TubaDiva and then emailed a copy of the PM from both email accounts, but haven’t gotten a response yet. I don’t want to pester her - should I get in touch again? That’s the way to go. Maybe CC **C K Dexter Haven** or another admin. **TubaDiva** has a lot of SDMB responsibilities and your messages may have been lost in the shuffle. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/7 "2011-07-07T17:39:16Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’m in a similar situation - I actually forgot I’d joined (a decade ago!), and then ran across some old posts a couple of weeks ago in a search. I PM’ed TubaDiva and then emailed a copy of the PM from both email accounts, but haven’t gotten a response yet. I don’t want to pester her - should I get in touch again? > [@Marley23](#): > > That’s the way to go. Maybe CC **C K Dexter Haven** or another admin. **TubaDiva** has a lot of SDMB responsibilities and your messages may have been lost in the shuffle. Putting **SDMB** in the subject line helps differentiate the steak from the spam (or Godiva from Hershey as the case may be). ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/8 "2011-07-07T23:49:11Z")
**TubaDiva** ’s busy with personal life at the moment, give her a few days. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/9 "2011-07-13T07:33:49Z")
Okay, anyone else with two user names? Come out, come out, wherever you are! ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/10 "2011-07-13T07:42:40Z")
🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/11 "2011-07-13T10:13:51Z")
Thanks, TubaDiva for making me right! ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/12 "2011-07-13T10:32:43Z")
Tuba Diva is one of the coolest people here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/13 "2016-03-29T02:03:23Z")
Sorry to revive a zombie, but is TubaDiva still the person to talk to? My situation is similar to the OP’s: - I had an account in the early 2000s - I went away for a few years - When I came back couldn’t connect to my existing account (turns out I used an underscore rather than a space) - I assumed the board had changed systems again (I had also had an account on a previous version of the board in the 1990s and had to create a new one when it changed) - Created a new account, which I’ve used for the past couple of years So is it possible to merge them? The only real reason is for the cachet of having a 2002 creation date, no biggie if it can’t be done. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/14 "2016-03-29T03:52:07Z")
I believe **TubaDiva** hung up her squid-wrangler’s whip some time ago. I’d just PM any mod and explain the situation. If they can’t take care of it, they can forward it on to someone who can. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/15 "2016-03-29T04:59:49Z")
**kenetic** , send me a PM and we’ll get this sorted out for you. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/16 "2016-03-30T06:58:15Z")
This thread reminds us to ask, again: Does anyone know what happened to **chiroptera**? Last active here over a year ago. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/17 "2016-03-30T10:30:54Z")
I was wondering that, too - I’ve asked a few times and she seems to have just dropped off the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-two-accounts-here-can-they-be-merged/588098/18 "2016-03-30T17:16:13Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I was wondering that, too - I’ve asked a few times and she seems to have just dropped off the planet. Oh you flat-earthers never quit, do you?