MISSING DISCUSSIONS ACCOUNT=APPLE DISCUSSIONS.

MISSING DISCUSSIONS ACCOUNT=APPLE DISCUSSIONS.
?? HOW DO I RECOVER MY
MISSING DISCUSSIONS ACCOUNT ??
MY DISCUSSIONS ACCOUNT,
WHICH I HAVE USED OVER SEVERAL YEARS
OF UNIVERSITY STUDY
IS NOW GONE.
I am being asked to signup again as a "brand new frog".
I am a "dot mac" subscriber,
which is still current and working,
with the same login.
I have had a "university student" Developer status
which is still current and working,
with the same login.
?? Am I somehow able to recover my
MISSING DISCUSSIONS ACCOUNT;
I have seen no data on how
to RECOVER FROM THIS SITUATION ??
I DID NOT THROW
MY VALUED CUSTOMER STATUS
OUT THE WINDOW AND DOWN TO THE GROUND,
BUT THAT IS WHERE
MY STATUS SEEMS TO BE AT THE CURRENT MOMENT.
?? Is there even a small portion of "First Aid"
for some valued customer in this predicament ??
Hi !
In my seemingly breathless condition,
I forgot to say Hi ! and
thank you for any possible help with this situation;
and to also ask
?? what needs be done to prevent this
as a future situation ??
?? Any ideas on where someone should start ??
Thanks.
Best Regards, Ken kenak99709 11 May 2007

Ken,
kenak99709 is the Alias of the Discussions account that you are currently posting with.
If you had to have created a new account, you would not have been able to choose that Alias, as Discussions will only allow one member to have a unique Alias.
Either I am not understanding your dilemma, or possibly you have not explained the situation in full.
ali b

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