Title: WordPress forums question
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress forums question

 *  Resolved [Alex Ciobica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciobi/)
 * (@ciobi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/)
 * Hello.
 * I’m not sure if this is the place to ask this but I’m hoping you’re point me 
   in the right direction.
 * I’ve created a user on the wp support forum with a certain e-mail address. I’ve
   then decided to change my username to “ciobi”. So I changed my old user e-mail
   address and tried to register user “ciobi” with that address. It told me the 
   address is already in use. Figured it’s has some time restriction since the address
   was released.
    So I created this user on my secondary email and then tried to
   change the mail to the old one after a few weeks. Same problem I assume, since
   the address wasn’t changed. (The forum profile management needs to give some 
   feedback to the user btw).
 * Is there any way to validate the change?
 * Thank you!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979267)
 * You can’t register 2 accounts with the same email address, as far as I know. 
   why not just change your display name in your old account?
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Ciobica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciobi/)
 * (@ciobi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979384)
 * > You can’t register 2 accounts with the same email address
 * Maybe they should write that in bold red letters.
 * >  why not just change your display name in your old account?
 * There are still instances where the user is shown, not the name.
 * Who should I talk with to delete the old account? I need that address on this
   account as I plan to use the “This user should be notified of follow-up posts
   via email” feature.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979385)
 * > Maybe they should write that in bold red letters.
 * Why? Every other web application out there that sends out potentially sensitive
   information via email (such as passwords) does not allow 2 users to register 
   with the same email address.
 * > There are still instances where the user is shown, not the name.
 * The only place that happens is when you type the user name in as part of the 
   login.
 * > Who should I talk with to delete the old account?
 * There isn’t anyone you can speak to. We simply cannot delete old accounts. Full
   stop.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979396)
 * Change the address on the old (you don’t want it anymore) account to something
   else.
 * Change THIS account email to the email you do want. You MAY have to trick it 
   with an Uppercase letter (sometimes it gets hinky).
 * But no, we don’t delete accounts. Not even for spammers.
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Ciobica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciobi/)
 * (@ciobi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979434)
 * > Change the address on the old (you don’t want it anymore) account to something
   > else.
 * That’s exactly what I did. Only without trying to trick it with an uppercase.
   That worked. Thank you!
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979437)
 * I’ve noticed that the DB doesn’t always ‘let go’ right away. I presume it’s caching/
   replication but I’ve never actually asked anyone 😉
 *  Thread Starter [Alex Ciobica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciobi/)
 * (@ciobi)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979449)
 * I might never let go. First tried it a couple of weeks ago.
    Mr Database, learn
   to let go! It’s healthier :).

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 * Last reply from: [Alex Ciobica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ciobi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-forums-question/#post-1979449)
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