Re: [Savannah-users] Re: Reapply the account

[Ray Wang]

Hello Sylvain

> It's just a login name, you can change the real name however you want,
> this does not prevent you from contributing.

Yes, you are right, but...

> The other websites have similar policies: a username cannot be used
> successively by 2 different physical persons. "Transfering" accounts
> will give headache to anybody trying to use the CVS logs, the
> trackers, etc.

How to recover an account if a user accidentally delete it?
If it couldn't. The user will register a new account, but
How do you make his contribution constantly?
How do you not make people headache when trying to use the CVS logs?

I don't want to offend you indeed, but just have that questions, :)
and hopefully I could raise a discussion about that in the list to
make everyone be aware of that problem.

Thank you, Sylvain

-- 
Ray Wang
 - Free As In Freedom

> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 04:02:07PM +0800, Ray Wang wrote:
>> Dear Sylvain,
>>
>> Thank you so much for your reply.
>>
>> I understand what your meaning, but
>> how about if a user accidentally or intent to delete his account at a
>> certain time?
>> Should he re-register a new account and let people get familiar with him 
>> again?
>> Should he give up the contributor which he made before?
>>
>> I believe the account is not the main point,
>> the main point is the contribution for GNU, no matter who he is.
>>
>> but at the same time, the account name matters, because people get used with 
>> it.
>> although there are rules for it, but with regards to the rule which people 
>> made,
>> however, it can,be changed by people either.
>>
>> Could my dear admins think a little bit of the people who wants to the
>> name which are deleted?
>> people who register an account, but it doesn't mean he can own it forever.
>>
>> So Please! I really want to do something for GNU, and really want the
>> name which I used to before.
>>
>> TONS of thanks if you could understand my feeling and the people who like me.
>> It's highly appreciated!
>>
>> --
>> Ray Wang
>>  - Free As In Freedom
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Sylvain Beucler<address@hidden> wrote:
>> > It's normal that a deleted account cannot be reused by somebody else,
>> > because it introduces confusion about who, physically, was using the
>> > account at a given time. So that's not possible.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sylvain
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:45:26AM +0800, Ray Wang wrote:
>> >> Dear sirs,
>> >>
>> >> I have sent some emails for asking for transferring a deleted account
>> >> several times,
>> >> and I also sent a email to address@hidden list. but no
>> >> one replied yet.
>> >> So I ask this question here, and I know savannah admins were busy to
>> >> resolve the data loss
>> >> problem, but it appears that awesome admins restored the data these
>> >> days, great and congrats!
>> >>
>> >> I noticed there was no emails in savannah-users list at least in 3
>> >> days, so I assume the recovery is over.
>> >> and I raise my problem again, could someone help me to resolve?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you very much indeed!
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ray Wang
>> >>  - Free As In Freedom
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ray Wang<address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> > Dear admin,
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm Ray Wang, and I was a super fan of GNU for years.
>> >> > I believe its culture and its philosophy is absolutely right direction
>> >> > of the future software.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have been using raywang for my id for many projects and websites,
>> >> > and I noticed raywang on savannah.gnu.org have been occupied by someone.
>> >> > so I asked him it is ok to transfer his account to me, and he was 
>> >> > accepted.
>> >> > But he did not tell me his password, instead, he deleted his account.
>> >> > so that when I see his profile, https://savannah.gnu.org/users/raywang
>> >> > it said the user is deleted, but if I register as raywang account, it
>> >> > said the user is exist.
>> >> >
>> >> > So raywang is accepted to transfer his account to me. would you mind
>> >> > to help me create the account for me, or make this account available?
>> >> > I was so eager to have this account name.
>> >> >
>> >> > I just wonder if someone could respond to me?
>> >> > I attach the owner's email.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you so much!!!!
>> >> > TONS of THANKS!!!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Lei Wang <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >> >> Hi Administrator of Savannah,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> One of my friends, who has same name as me, request me to transfer my
>> >> >> account to him, I agreed. So I deleted my account. (Now when I try to 
>> >> >> log in
>> >> >> as this account, the error message 'Account deleted' appeared. ) But 
>> >> >> when my
>> >> >> friend tried to register with this account, the system prompts `That
>> >> >> username already exists.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Could you please let us know how to register an account with this user 
>> >> >> name?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks lot,