Thank you....in this case I can log in....and I have access to the associated recovery emaIl...thus if I'm not mistaken I have the same proof of ownership as anyone else on this forum...
I could be mistaken but that is my understanding?
Not really. The standard proof of ownership is thru signing a message. So, basically, if you provide other proof other than signing a message then most likely it will not be entertained especially if it takes a lot of time to verify whether it can be or not. Please read the sticky like KWH said. You obviously didn't read it.
Hello, I actually have read the sticky many times, for the last 2 years, but it specifically says it is for account recovery, does not address banned accounts, and does not ascertain standard proof of ownership.
I'm not saying you are wrong, but I have read the sticky and would not have made this request otherwise. I would gladly send a signed message but no PGP key was required on signin, and I responsibly maintained my ability to log in
Thank you
You said it yourself in the OP that it was due to recent attack on the forum. To prove the ownership, you need to be able to sign a message from a BTC address you posted here long time ago or a PGP key that you used to have. Because who knows that it is really YOU, could be a hacker, right? You can PM Cyrus about this.
You need to sign an address which you posted with that account, and send it to cyrus. Look at the sticky in meta for the guide. Don't expect a reply any time soon though, as loads of people are requesting the same thing so he likely has a backlog.
I've got the same issue. Really annoying that the message says to email, but not that this procedure is in place. I didn't couple my bitcoin address, so I've got no way to recover. Any suggestions on other ways of proving ownership? Btw. My email address never changed, shouldn't the database confirm this even after the hashes got stolen?
If the hashes did get stolen, then they also know your email. Which, a lot of people use the same password for multiple websites, which means emails could of been compromised too. There isn't any other way to prove ownership other than signing an address.