well!... i guess my FA account is closed for good :T by kitsuneyoukai < Journal

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KillaLotus119

7 years, 11 months ago

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Damn that sucks, FA just seems to be going from bad to worse anymore with all the problems hitting them.

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ KillaLotus119

i kinda hope the massive security breach forces them to actually update and progress the site .... but thats probably wishful thinking :P

SmokeGatedrifter

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai

Well, think about what World War I and II did for us.

TheFeraligatr

7 years, 11 months ago

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You could also make a new account if you need to.

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ TheFeraligatr

yeah i probably will ....gotta look for inuyasha/condom related stuff on there somehow!

SassyRassy

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ TheFeraligatr

For a list of the times FA rewrites have been attempted over the years and how they fared... http://stuff.veekun.com/fa-timeline.html

silverstripes

7 years, 11 months ago

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I'm in the same setting (looked at the forums and there are at least a dozen others too) made a throwaway account for a ticket and emailed them at accounts@furaffinity.net

oddly enough I think that yahoo deletion thing got me too. tried to sign onto it earlier and it says no longer active

nakiekitsunepuppy

7 years, 11 months ago

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mine is closed that way too, not that I care.

moonwulf

7 years, 11 months ago

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"Having Trouble?
If you are having issues resetting your password using the above tool you can email us at accounts[at]furaffinity.net for assistance. When emailing PLEASE be sure to include your Fur Affinity username. Staff reply time may vary."

You have use that e-mail to message a staff person and they will help you reset your password if you've forgotten your e-mail

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ moonwulf

ah, guess thats what i'll have to do :v maybe after a few days, because im sure its swamped with traffic :P

HaruTotetsu

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai

I'd actually suggest doing it now so you'll get one asap. I know it's not important but it saves you having to do it in a week and then noticing that you end up waiting 2 more just to get access to your account.

esanhusky

7 years, 11 months ago

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I'm afraid this is what's finally pushed me off of FA for good. There are a couple of artists I'll miss, but it's not worth remembering emails and resetting passwords, especially when my joining email is probably from a local dialup provider that doesn't even exist anymore

Rakuen

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ esanhusky

Hopefully this will push most artists off FA and onto other sites as well.

esanhusky

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ Rakuen

It would be nice. Most do use at least two sites, but there are a few that refuse to diversify. I've stuck with FA so long because it is that place that everyone goes, and it's easier than having to check 5 different sites for various artists, but it gets to a point that you have to admit there isn't a truly professional admin on the staff and just move on.

Rakuen

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ esanhusky

I recently commissioned an artist on SoFurry and he tried to get me to make an account on FA for it. I refused. Now after all this, I wonder how that is affecting his commissions. I'm sure quite a few commissions will have been blocked by this.

ChiptuneBrony

7 years, 11 months ago

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Didn't care about FurAffinity, anyways, because they don't have these kind of features such as the hide tags and video uploads (ie mp4 or flv).

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ ChiptuneBrony

i wish people would use the god damn tags at all! :l most of the time its used as a joke slot >:l

lazarwolfe

7 years, 11 months ago

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Same here, but mine was a comcast mail, and I don't use comcast anymore.

curtainshowers

7 years, 11 months ago

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Yeah, I've been hearing that from a few artists. You're definitely not the only one who's locked out.

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ curtainshowers

well thats good!... i mean bad... :I maybe they'll reset the reset :P

curtainshowers

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai

One can only hope. I imagine such a loss of artists will hit FA hard, especially considering how many are leaving because they got attacked in the first place.

OfflineUser

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai

If they did, I think they would somehow manage to swap everyone's login info...
Then we could play account roulette!

Brexxie

7 years, 11 months ago

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contact support for FA they can help you out

Having Trouble?
If you are having issues resetting your password using the above tool you can email us at accounts[at]furaffinity.net for assistance. When emailing PLEASE be sure to include your Fur Affinity username. Staff reply time may vary.

Leilong

7 years, 11 months ago

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weird, I didn't get the one they claimed to have sent. so I requested a new reset and It worked

BrokenPupper

7 years, 11 months ago

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Make a new account to explain where to find you. :3

Ginfoxdale

7 years, 11 months ago

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I had the same problem with my account it was using my old Hotmail account i couldn't remember the password but got it fixed by calling Microsoft

coltores

7 years, 11 months ago

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i sent a email asking them to give me my stuff we will see how it goes :p

mediadragon

7 years, 11 months ago

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as long as you complain for the sake of getting on so you can note fa users that watch you your moving

MaximilianUltimata

7 years, 11 months ago

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I don't even know why you're still using FA. I left years ago.

pierogero

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ MaximilianUltimata

Same.

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ MaximilianUltimata

i use it to look for inuyasha/condom related stuff, and thats it pretty much XD. here and E621 is where i am most.

AkeaGrommet

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ MaximilianUltimata

Probably because most of the other sites suck in their operation, layout, quality, etc. Don't get me started on the things I hate about InkBunny alone.

Any site can be attacked with a zero-day exploit. Fur Affinity isn't the first, and it won't be the last. I just wish we could take all of the malcontent scumbags that do this sort of thing, line them up against the wall, and shoot 'em.

TheGTX980ti

7 years, 11 months ago

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Exact same thing happened to me too

ChakatStripedfur

7 years, 11 months ago

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Apparently, that's happening to a lot of artists.

bindingsin

7 years, 11 months ago

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I logged in today and 3 of 4 journals are people complaining about this exact thing.

DevilishGenesis

7 years, 11 months ago

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That sucks. Like a battery powered vacuum. Not too badly, but it still sucks.

theuncalledfor

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ DevilishGenesis

That simile is absolute genius!

SassyRassy

7 years, 11 months ago

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It seems like more than just a few people are getting screwed over by this and losing access to their FA accounts; with the only solution being to pester Neer and Co via support emails to let them back in. With FA's history of handling trouble tickets before Renashe came on and after he was booted for having a moral compass, I seriously wonder how many such users will be using FA again, if ever.

VarraTheVap

7 years, 11 months ago

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Ticket is not required in this case. They have an email service!

Bat138

7 years, 11 months ago

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That stinks. I know the whole FA-down thing screwed up some people. At leased your works are still there, that's good. I've actually stumbled onto your FA account out of curiosity when typing in keywords, low and behold I found your account and I enjoyed your pictures and comics. Both you and Firecat have very cute characters/fursonas and I enjoyed the "adventures" that you two went on. I'm sorry for sounding like an annoying fanboy. I love your works and I know I'll see more of them here on InkBunny. Keep it up!

cprime

7 years, 11 months ago

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Yeah, I've honestly been thinking about leaving FA as well. I'm not going to do it...yet. However, if things like this continue to happen, then I'm not going to bother with the site any longer.

RevampSkunk

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ cprime

A security breach that compromised passwords isn't enough for you? Good luck with that

cprime

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ RevampSkunk

I'm reluctant to leave FA on the count of being able to do stuff there that I can't do here. I've updated my password (I actually did this before they wiped all of them and had to come up with a NEW password afterwards). However, much of the stuff that I can do on FA I can also do on SoFurry, so I think that this will be the last chance I'll give FA before I give up on it.

JinxMcKenzie

7 years, 11 months ago

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trolled by FA mods

Fey

7 years, 11 months ago

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Same trouble for me. I created my FA account so long ago and never really had the e-mail address put to use with that, I don't even remember which one I used for this. >.<

Well, since it worked with my current address on the secondary account, I got in contact with the support team and maybe they will be able to help me.
If not, it's good bye FA once and for all.

Good thing I have everything here also, except for the watch list. Yeah, completely losing that will suck the most ..

Blackraven2

7 years, 11 months ago

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Edited 7 years, 11 months ago by Owner

trolled for good ;)
Luckily I updated my email on FA a few months ago. I had originally used a throwaway email for registration but then decided it might be better if I have a more permanent solution in cases like this.

but it doesn't end with the password reset

to log in you now need:
username
password
enter one of those annoying capchas

every single time.
problem is, its one of those capchas with garbled letters that you get wrong 2 of 3 times. I'm tempted to get one of those OCR-capcha-breakers, because that would likley have a better success rate than my Mk1 eyeball

Daneasaur

7 years, 11 months ago

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Lawl, but hey, IB has been much kinder to your material.

SonasoAsoka

7 years, 11 months ago

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you know what funny.. one of there new account mods e-mailed me back to use my inkbunny as proof that it was my account.

SonasoAsoka

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ SonasoAsoka

AsiaNeko

is the fa account mod that latterly just helped getting my account back

ImaginaryVoice

7 years, 11 months ago

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Dont worry, as you yourself told me while ago, you never used really use it anymore.

Ainoko

7 years, 11 months ago

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https://twitter.com/furaffinity/status/734527938637488128

benthelittlesquirrel

7 years, 11 months ago

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i never thought when i retype the password at least i had longest password i ever need

MrKnowballs

7 years, 11 months ago

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"after a few years of inactivity".... how long we talking? I let mine go for just over 6 years and it is still around. Yahoo was the first e-mail I had when I was younger.

Bubbaclaw

7 years, 11 months ago

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As a buddy of mine from college used to say, "That sucks the Royal Moose Cock".

UnstableSable

7 years, 11 months ago

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http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7586494

[quote]If you are having issues resetting your password using the above tool you can email us at accounts[at]furaffinity.net for assistance. When emailing PLEASE be sure to include your Fur Affinity username. Staff reply time may vary.[/quote]

Several other people have already had this "no valid email" problem; all you have to do is email FurAffinity and get a manual account fix that way.

dfeyder

7 years, 11 months ago

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I'm locked out too.

mjriv1

7 years, 11 months ago

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Reactivating my FA was easy.
I just clicked on "Forgot Password" and gave them an email.
They sent me a URL to enter a new password.

The email they ask for is just so they can send you the URL and is not one you used before.
Took me all of 2 minutes.

nekkofox

7 years, 11 months ago

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I'm in the same boat.

'Forgot Password' won't send to my new email account, and my old email account was deleted years ago.

I tried to put in a ticket with the admins to re-open, but you need to be logged in.

Tried to get a new password, but it won't allow new emails.

Tried contacting the admins directly, but you need to be logged in.

So, I put up my issue on Facebook since there seems to be literally no way to talk to anybody on their without accessing your account.

Talk about a design flaw.

CaptainKenmason

7 years, 11 months ago

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i just barely managed to get in since i use aol :T

justinsneo1988

7 years, 11 months ago

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im in the same boat kit im sending Fa e-mails now the old email i had was linked to netscape.nets e-mail server and i dont think it exsist anymore so i have no way of recovering the password it sucks :( i had someone commissioned to

Underskor

7 years, 11 months ago

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I am so happy that FA's mods do not run anything vital to all human kind. We would all die a most horrible death. But then again, FA was important to so many. And now it is dead.

axlegear

7 years, 11 months ago

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It's just FA. Nothing was lost.

flak89

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai make a email ticket on FA .. i have lost or forgot my email ... over 5 years ye. and have help me... register on new email i have say my Profilname .... First and last name and birthday... 5 hours later confirm on email ... and can make a new passwort.

Tlaren

7 years, 11 months ago

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mine's toast too... haven't used that particular e-mail in over four years. Went inactive before that.

darkphantom1

7 years, 11 months ago

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similiar problem here, i havent recieved the email on my gmail so either im not going to get it or my account was deleted, what was the time frame again?

darkphantom1

7 years, 11 months ago

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also crap im getting deviantart and slight steam flashbacks here about how people are responding, i bet this is exactly what the guy who did this wanted, and while im not a huge part of the community i very much care about what happens to it. and this was definitely not shits and giggles, to me it seemw like it was done out of pure spite of the community.

Ayer

7 years, 11 months ago

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Well I will still love watching you here on IB.

Lupustooth

7 years, 11 months ago

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Same boat here. I opened my account there at FA about 13 years ago, and duh...that email is looooooong gone. I emailed that "help" account, and am POSITIVE they will answer me in very short order.

...right away. Quick, like a bunny.

....Yuppers, that password reset help mail is on its way, I'm sure.

....any time now.

..........................internet superhighway, you know.

.......any minute...............................

GreenFur

7 years, 11 months ago

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only took me 30 min to reactivate mine almost long enough to get a pizza delivered for free!
such a pain in the tail
--GF

ODNP6

7 years, 11 months ago

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oh man. my fa account is gone for good. I don't think it isn't worthy to recover although I only follow few artists there.

Collecter128

7 years, 11 months ago

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Still trying to guess the correct answer for the security question my old Email has. Three tries per day! Today is day 2.

kitsuneyoukai

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ Collecter128

well atleast you can guess! :P im sure i never put that phone number in there that its asking for with mine, lol.

Collecter128

7 years, 11 months ago

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@ kitsuneyoukai

That's not good!
I wonder if the FA creators ever imagined something like this could happen.

Anailaigh

7 years, 11 months ago

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i didnt bother to read comments tldr em
but they did mention theres a way to get
access by emailing them. no ticket needed

flak89

7 years, 11 months ago

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herpy is going down Oo..... have any a backup with the pics XDDD

Blackraven2

7 years, 11 months ago

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Hmm looks like the mods at FA are handling that better than I expected :) I'm positively impressed this time about this aspect.

Boltfan117

7 years, 11 months ago

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Same here, dude! Bye, bye FA.

FurrinGok

7 years, 11 months ago

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That's odd. I never used my old yahoo account that I registered my FA account to, yet because I had emailed my primary account a password hint, I was able to use that to log in with no problems. They never disabled the account on me.

Smx31

7 years, 11 months ago

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Rip.
I spent a good hour trying to remember the right GMail.
A lot of people lost their account because if this. Also Hoping that they revamp the privacy and encrypt the password recovery with https.