Secret Question issue: theymos, consider hassle to recover locked account
This is what I learnt today (lucky that it caught my eyes)...
i.e: To secure my account when I joined I did set my secret question. A fairly advanced user like me will do it always. But after seeing this post I am feeling lucky now that I will never touch the secret question section. There are/will be many members who are/will not aware of this and they will be locked easily. The way I see account hacking and locking is happening I wonder what would I do if my one get hacked. It really is frustrating to see people are trying to recover their account from months and still unsuccessful (some have really legit proof).
The forum is lacking organised FAQ section IMO.
EDIT:
Please advice how do I remove secret question since I already set up one
Just to make it clear for the OP, a normal password & email change doesn't lead to this but instead "recovering the account using the secret question, is its cause".
I was about to reply the post then I though to create this new topic so that I can get attention of theymos and also can help few readers to know to be careful about using their secret question feature.If you haven't lost your password yet or you have regained access to the account, don't set the secret question, it can be a hassle. Make sure that you have the email set to an email address that you can access. That will make everything so much easier and will not require the long recovery process.
- My suggestion (no pressure) is why not then remove the secret question feature from the profile setting page? This will help to save unnecessary locks.i.e: To secure my account when I joined I did set my secret question. A fairly advanced user like me will do it always. But after seeing this post I am feeling lucky now that I will never touch the secret question section. There are/will be many members who are/will not aware of this and they will be locked easily. The way I see account hacking and locking is happening I wonder what would I do if my one get hacked. It really is frustrating to see people are trying to recover their account from months and still unsuccessful (some have really legit proof).
The forum is lacking organised FAQ section IMO.
EDIT:
Please advice how do I remove secret question since I already set up one