Error in Apple Support Communities

I encountered an error while writing an extensive post and lost all my work. And because I am too busy programming I am not going to redo all my work, the asker is just going to have to suffer.
This error occured while I was writing in the HTML window, when I pressed cmd-s (save). This keystroke has the effect of sending the existing text as a completed post, rather than the normal browser response which is to save the current page as an html document. As a result, I had to fight the timeout clock to make the post make sense before the editing clock timed out. Unfortunately it did timeout, and the form expired with an error mesage stating I was not authorized to edit the post. The end result is that I was unable to recover my existing form window and the post ended up making no sense.
Just one more reason I hate using this website.

No. Clearly we cannot be sure of what happened but what ~Bee and I are saying is that in the great majority of cases, a recovery is possible. I think you may have been unfortunate, for if I had put that kind of work in I would have been annoyed too. Interesting, that you found yourself with a time out. I haven't come across that for ages.
< off topic > Warm greetings as ever, ~Bee. .

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Cannot log onto Apple Support Communities under established Apple ID

I had to create a new Apple ID (one I have neither desire nor intention to use) in order to get back on to the Support Forum. When I log in with my old established Apple ID it prompts me to choose a user name--then I get caught in this ****-loop where it refuses any user name I give it and keeps kicking me back to the log in screen. Attached is a screen shot of the offending error message.
Anyone know what to do about this?

I ran into this one a while back. Turned out that I was trying to log in using the incorrect Apple ID. Actually what I was trying to use was my Apple Support Communities username instead of the Apple ID. I bet if you use the old Apple ID at the initial login, it will work for you.

Apple Support Communities Login Broken?!?

There we go again....
I'm not sure I'll be able to explain what is happening, so I made a screen recording (unlisted): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62yUDXJoPBc
Basically I can browse the discussions here as a guest with no problem, but as soon as I login (when I need to post a question for example) I get redirected to an error page. It happens on all browsers I have (Safari, Firefox, Chrome) and the only way around it is either wait till my session expires (and I'm "logged off") or delete all apple.com cookies/cache. Strangely, it only happens with my US apple ID. While the one I'm currently logged in as (my Bulgarian ID) has no problems... and thank God I have 2 IDs, otherwise I wouldn't be able to post here and get help (frustrating).
Any idea what is causing this?
Would you be so kind to may be consider helping me?
P.S.
- Fine. No rants. I'll send you some constructive feedback over the weekend when I'm less affected. Hopefully I won't be using too many curses.
- Just out of curiosity, if I have a login problem, which will obviouslly prevent me from posting here, how do I contact support, considering we don't have phone or e-mail Apple support available in Bulgaria?

Ok... The problem is not with a device, it is with the apple support communities web site and my apple ID in particular... Thus, I post to the "Using the apple support communities" part of the forum, which I find as "proper" as it could possibly be.
Or am I wrong?

Apple support communities access question

I am puzzled. I don't know or understand why I get an "Unauthorized" notification when checking the Apple support communities after I log in. Just below that heading is a banner which states: "It appears you're not allowed to view what you requested. You might contact your administrator if you think this is a mistake." This occurs when I click on a link in an email to view the full discussion regarding a message I previously posted which was removed by Apple.
Is the error message because my prior message was removed and can't be accessed? What's confusing to me is that the email from Apple contains the link. I can understand the message removal, but am confused by the link to the discussion that only presents me with the error message. I think my username and login password are right, or else I don't think I would be able to post this question.

Yes, it is. The message was removed after you got the email.
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The Apple Support Communities site is malfunctioning

I typed out a very long post about problems with a disk image. After clicking post, I got an error message saying that I do not have access to post this content. All the text I had entered was lost!
I was the one who posted the "emergency broadcast system" thing. About two minutes after posting, I got an email from Apple saying that you removed it. :-P I was just trying to see if the site would accept my post before I retyped my it. It's probably wise to type it into Pages first so I don't lose everything again. <sigh> Please try to resolve this ASAP.

you have basically answered your own issue - when creating a NEW Question - and in anticipation of it being long - do it external and paste it
The reason why you were stymied the first time is a known (by many here, but not by new folks) glitch - your session was Timed Out because of perceived inactivity. Oddly, a long REPLY session PREVENTS being logged out! So, external editor is NOT necessary for replies.
When you say "I got an email from Apple saying that you removed it" - you must understand that we are NOT Apple - just users helping users. Without seeing the post that was removed, I can't say what about violated the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use. ⬅ accessible at the bottom of all forum pages - sometimes our gracious Hosts are strict and others lax.
see you around
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Apple Support Communities page not opening

My Apple > Support > Communities page is not opening in Safari.
When I try to connect to the site I get *"ERROR 404 - PAGE NOT FOUND"* by *Host Gator*.
I have tried these steps:
1) Removed Safari (Including Safari preferences files and Safari Folder in the Library folder)
2) Restarted my laptop.
3) And re-installed Safari.
But still i was unsuccessful in getting the page.
Finally I went to Firefox and wrote the message you are reading.
Please help me solve the problem
And also please tell me whether the design of a web page is different in two different browsers (Eg. Safari and Firefox) because I found so in the Apple > Support page.

The problem I am getting is that when I am clicking on the Communities link on
http://www.apple.com/support/ link the browser is connecting me to http://discussions.apple.com/ instead of http://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa page
Why is it so?
Because discussions.apple.com is the actual web address; index.jspa is just the index page at that address, which should be added automatically. Are you saying it's not being added, and therefore you don't see the list of forums?

Can't sign into apple support communities with icloud apple id

i realise this isn't the right community for this question, but apple don't have a support category called "apple support".
i have that problem where I have an appleid called "frumbert", which I got about 10 years ago. it is and always has been tied to my gmail email address. i used this for about 5 years worth of itunes purchases, then forgot it for a couple of years.
when I got an ipad I also got an icloud account, and stupidly signed up using my gmail email address as my icloud username. it's tied to the same gmail email address as my existing "frumbert" account. i've since made all my itunes and app purchases using my icloud appleid, and it's the one associated with my mac warranties and such.
so two appleid's share the same email address.
i can't sign into apple support commuities with it because I need a new username. i can't create a new username because the email address is tied to an account already (this one, the old one, "frumbert"). An account utilizing this email address already exists. Only one account per email address is allowed on Apple Support Communities. Apple's way of saying you're c-ockblocked!
but I can't also change the "frumbert" account because there's another account with the same email address, my icloud one.
fark! how does one get out of this mess?

I'm having the exact same problem and so are a lot of other people. Apple's solution - shut up and create a new account just for the support community.
Smells outsourced to me!

I created an Apple ID using my ISP Email when I registered at the Store/Apple Support Communities/iTunes/Face Time and it does not work in iChat. Why Not ?

Question:-
I created an Apple ID using my ISP Email when I registered at the Store/Apple Support Communities/iTunes/Face Time or other portal and it does not work in iChat. Why Not ?
Answer:-
For a Name to work in iChat it has to be an Valid AIM screen Name.
Only Apple IDs from the @mac.com ending names registered here and the Mobileme (@Me.com ending) names are Valid with the AIM service as well as being Apple IDs
(I am still working on info about registering with iCloud at the moment but if this does give you an @Me.com email it may well be a valid AIM name as well)
NOTES:-
The @mac.com page works by linking an external (Non Apple) email with a @mac.com name.
This External Email cannot be one linked to an Existing Apple ID (you have to use a second email or register at AIM )
The options at AIM are to use your existing email or create new name and link the existing only for Password recovery
MobileMe (@me.com ending names) were valid Emails addresses, Apple IDs AND a Valid AIM Screen Name
@mac.com names look like emails but are only Apple IDs and iChat/AIM Valid Screen Names.
The AIM registration page seems to be pushing you to register [email protected] This is relatively new and I have not followed through the pages to find out if it a valid AIM email (Previously you could register a name without an @whatever.com suffix)
8:16 PM Friday; June 10, 2011
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Question:-
So I have my current [email protected] email in iChat as I thought as I had linked that to an Apple ID it was a Valid iChat Name. It keeps coming up with a UserName or Password Invalid message. What do I do next ?
Answer:-
Open iChat
Go to the Menu under the iChat name in the Menu Bar and then Preferences and then Accounts in the new window.
Commonly written as iChat > Preferences > Accounts as directions/actions to take.
If it displays with a Yellow running name in the list you have a choice.
Either register it at AIM (I would use a different password to the ISP Login) and then change the password only in iChat (It may take you to confirm any Confirmation email from AIM first) in iChat > Preferences > Accounts
Or you register a new Name at AIM (Or at @mac.com) and enter that (details below)
If you have a Blue Globe name (@mac.com) that will not Login the chances are that it the password that is the issue.
Apple lets you create longer passwords than can be used with the AIM Servers.
Change the Password at iForgot to no more than 16 characters.
Then change the password in iChat as details above.
Adding a new Account/Screen Name in iChat (that is valid with the AIM servers)
Open iChat if not launched.
Go to iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts
Click the Add ( + ) Button at the bottom of the list.
Choose in the top item drop down either @Mac.com or AIM depending on what you registered
Add the name (with @mac.com the software will add the @mac.com bit)
Add in the password. (If you don't add it now iChat will ask you each time you open it)
Click Done.
The Buddy List should open (New Window)
The Accounts part of the Preferences should now have the new name and you should be looking at the details.
You can add something in the Description line which will then title the Buddy List (Useful when you have two or more names) and make it show up as that in the iChat Menu > Accounts and the Window Menu of iChat when logged in.
You can then highlight any other Account/Screen Name you don't want to use and use the Minus ( - ) Button to delete it.
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How can I change my email address on Apple Support Communities?

Currently, I receive emails from Apple Support Communities on my Hotmail account, which is also my Apple ID.
I have now created a similar alias @icloud.com and I would like to send all the mail from Apple Support Communities to my new iCloud email.
I

I guess it would help. All I really need is for my all emails from Apple Support Communities to go to my account @icloud.com. But Apple ID does not allow to use emails created on Apple-owned domains. So I technically must have at least 2 email accounts, which isn't really convenient.

I signed up for Apple ID and Apple Support Communities separately. Can I merge the two accounts?

I signed up for an "Apple ID" and an "Apple Support Communities username" separately using the same e-mail address. Is there any way to merge the two accounts?
I signed up for "Apple Support Communities" several years ago to get help with Apple products. I then signed up for an "Apple ID" later on to buy stuff at the iTunes Store.
I was trying to access "Apple Support Communities" using my Apple ID and I get prompted to choose a username. But when I type my current username, it says the username is already taken. Alternatively, if I try to choose a new username to go along with my Apple ID, I get a message saying that there is a username already assigned to my e-mail address.
For some reason, "Apple Support Communities" is not intuitively syncing the two accounts together despite the fact that they are linked to the same e-mail address.
I don't want to cancel either of these accounts since I have activities using one/the other that I do want to preserve.
Can anyone help me merge these two accounts together?
Thanks.

I will do it for you. I can't say they will take any action, they operate in their own way, but if they feel there may be a threat to your security they will normally take it seriously. My guess is they would eMail their actions to you, though not to me of course.
I hope this will help.
Okay; I've now reported the thread.
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I would like to purchase a game and it keeps telling me ERROR contact apple support ..pls how do I resolve this

There is this dinner dash game I would like to purchase but then is telling me ERROR contact apple support ...pls how do I get the game now.?? Thank u

These are user-to-user forums, you can contact iTunes support via this page and ask them why the message is appearing (we won't know) : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

Hi I am receiving thousands, yes thousands of eMails from APPLE Support Communities, In My inBox there is more than 26.000 eMails from these communities, and i Need Help from you, i will appreciate.I am not panicking but i've ever seen this !

Apple Support Communities
HI
I am receiving THOUSANDS, YES THOUSANDS of eMails from ALL Apple Support Communities.I deleted some one thousand but still more than Normal.
Please i need your Help.This is Enormous!!! I've never seen this happening! It should be a huge mistake that everybody from All Apple Support Communities
sending me their complains? I think it is a big Mistake, or Something bigger, i don't Know! I just need Help in this moment. it's been more than three or four days
i saw a number of eMails from Apple Support communities landing in my eMail address, should this be normal? I don't think so.
I appreciate any Help
Kind Regards
& a Happy New Year

Click Your Stuff in the upper right and select Profile. In your profile there is a link to the right to manage email notifications.

I am getting 100s of emails from Apple Support Communities. How can I stop that????

I have been trying to load my ITunes music to my IPhone 5 and had posted a question on ASC. Since then I have been deluged with e-mails, despite going on my preferences and clicking No to all the questions. How can I stop that PLEASE.
MB

Login to ASC
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22335857#22335857
             Apple Support Communities
Top right of screen look for
              Actions
click on    Receive email notifications
result      Stop email notifications
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How to Prevent Apple Support Communities from Sending Me Emails?

Hi,
How I can I prevent the Apple Support Communities website / tool from sending me emails?
I have disabled all emails in my profile settings (since about six months):
Still, Apple Support Communities keep sending me emails in increasing frequency:
(It is the same account / username / email, I have triple checked that.)
What options other than marking Apple as as spammer do I have left?
Cheers

Hi,
Thank you – that (hopefully) resolves the issue!
Note, that I came to Edit Preferences not through my Profile, but through the link in the "update emails" itself.
The link in the emails (see screeshot) reads: You are receiving this email from Apple Support Communities. You can change your email preferences in your Apple Support Communities Profile.
And the link leads to the "Edit Preferences" page (the "Manage Email Notifications" page is not visible / linked from "Edit Preferences")
According to common "unsubscribe" practices in emails, I would expect that an "unsubscribe"-type of link leads me to a page where I can unsubscribe from the type of email I just received (and not unsusbcribe from 'additional potential future' emails or whatever you would call it in that case).
Hence, this "unsubscribe" link in the email should either go to the Profile page, or the Manage Email Notifications (where I can actualy unsusbcribe), NOT to Edit Preferences.
Hope, someone from Apple reads the above...
( Personally, I think the idea to split between past and future threads is a bad design in the first place )
Daniel

What is the use of points earned in apple support communities??

what is the use of points earned in apple support communities??

mende1 Valmojado, Toledo, Spain
This solved my questionRe: How the heck do you get points on your apple support communities account?
Jul 12, 2013 10:20 PM (in response to BMPU)
To get points, you have to answer questions. If the user that created the post tested your solution and it worked, he/she (may) give you a "This solved my question". As you can see in the right part of this page, a solved question adds 10 points to your account. If you helped solve the problem, you receive 5 points. On a single thread, the original poster can only give 1 "This solved my question" and 2 "This helped me", so you can receive a total of 20 points.
With these points, there are levels that you can see in this page > https://discussions.apple.com/static/apple/tutorial/reputation.html When you level up, you receive privileges like report posts, access to Community Calls... The most important level respecting to privileges is the level 6, that gives you access to a special forum called "The Lounge" (where you can talk about anything you want, complain about an user or report problems with the forum), and you also receive gifts from Apple and other privileges

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