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Forgot email

Hello, this is User:WikiOriginal-9. I forgot my password and I don't remember what the email was. I think it started with "mail" followed by random numbers/[email protected]. Could someone tell me what it is please? 174.251.209.119 (talk) 19:50, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Few people have access to email addresses and they aren't revealed for privacy reasons. You can send a temporary password to the address at Special:PasswordReset but you cannot see what the address is. User:WikiOriginal-9 has a large edit count. If you have good evidence it's you then you can try the email address at Help:Logging in#What if I forget my password? and ask to set a new email address for the account. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:33, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thanks for your help. I read that section but I don't see any option to change the email. I don't have anything that remembers my Wikipedia account's password nor do do I have a committed identity. 173.80.93.180 (talk) 23:18, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I meant you could send an email which asks to set a new email address. I don't know their practice but if you have other good evidence than a committed identity then they might evaluate it. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:08, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@PrimeHunter: I logged in. I got my password off my old computer. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:21, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot password

I've forgot my password but no longer use the email associated with it. Hiw do I reset? 31.185.233.225 (talk) 18:27, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Help:Logging in#What if I forget my password?. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:31, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Logging in to Wikilibrary

The WL page doesn't appear to explain how to log-in to it. I'm already logged-in as an editor, but the WL is asking for a login. Am I really expected to create a different username/password account just to 'take advantage' of this resource?

There used to be a way to use one user/pw to cover multiple 'accounts'. Didn't see that in 'Global Preferences'. I'm disinclined to have to log-in /log-out twice. Twang (talk) 20:43, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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single user login feature covers only websites that are directly affiliated to the WMF, such as these. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:50, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I was referring to:
Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library
which is what (I'm assuming) needs to be signed into in order to gain access to a list of paywalled resources.
In particular, when I went to this page:
https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/
a link at the bottom says to 'Login via Wikipedia'

But then it goes to a page ON wikimedia (NOT via Wikipedia)
When I click that, it loads a page titled 'Log in' located at (beginning of loooooooong URL) 'meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php...'
and reads in the middle '...Special:
OAuth/authenticate&returntoquery...'
which asks for a name and password
which I might do ONCE IF it's legit. I found no documentation on this step anywhere, so if it's out there, it's well-hidden. Twang (talk) 05:30, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
There is no single website called Wikimedia. I assume that you refer to
WP:SUL, as I mentioned earlier. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:37, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply
]

Lost password, no email instructions

Thoughts from anyone? Bluerasberry (talk) 16:13, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Bluerasberry: Isn't the new material already covered by the second bullet point in the preceding section? -- John of Reading (talk) 06:34, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia suddenly does not want to log me in

This is the user of this pageUser:Middle East bird study, I registered with a username but did nor need my email. I have tried logging in but it is refusing to allow me, instead opting with a strange jumbled word capcha that i have to complete. I have put the right password, I know my right password and have successfully logged in before, but it seems to be obstructing me despite this, saying that i have to try again in 5 minutes 178.152.156.164 (talk) 15:21, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per the box at the top, this is not the page to ask for help. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:02, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can't keep me logged in

I cleared all data on Firefox but I can't stay logged in for one year. Achmad Rachmani (talk) 00:40, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Achmad Rachmani: Please see Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#"Remember me" not working as intended for me. Also, when posting here, you will have been shown a box with the text "This is not the page to ask for help" in big letters. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]