I have spent more than a week trying to open my old account without success. This started when I had tried to change my password to bring it into line with some others. Having done that, I discovered that you need to provide your original email address. And it was then the problems started. Under PeterRS I joined the old gay thailand site about 15 years ago using a hotmail email account. But Outlook made my hotmail accounts inactive and all their contents disappeared about three years ago - at least in Thailand (I work on Macs). So no email could be sent. And then I could not access my account here because I had already changed the password but there was no workable email for confirmation! I realise I should have had the details transferred to my phone but I always use my desktop for posts on this site. Limbo-land!

A couple of years ago when I was in Europe and could not gain access to my account since I could not remember that damn password from so long ago, for some reason which I have now forgotten I was able to contact the administrator who opened a new account - this one. On this occasion even though I still preferred to use the old sign in name, I entered that new one along with my email - to be told that the email was used by another member. At the end of a frustrating time attempting to get hold of the administrator (unless you can first sign in it appears there is no way to contact him - even under CONTACT US), I decided on a completely new sign in name, went through the hoops and this time entered a gmail address. I was informed I would receive a confirmation email which I'd have to return in order to open the account. After trying several times that gmail account has never received any emails from gayguides or any remotely similar email address. Is gmail not recognised?

Trial and error has finally enabled me to use the new sign in name allocated me two years ago. It seems to work and I have a new password. But I would suggest to long time members - especially those in Thailand - who are not computer savvy they check they have a workable email address for this site.

I guess your trouble vindicates my approach. I still for all purposes use my original, first ever e-mail address. Too much technology may be like too much food, first you enjoy it , at the end you can't even look at it

On 7/9/2026 at 7:22 PM, vinapu said:

I guess your trouble vindicates my approach. I still for all purposes use my original, first ever e-mail address. Too much technology may be like too much food, first you enjoy it , at the end you can't even look at it

I had in fact used my first email address. But when hotmail was withdrawn from Thailand, it was impossible to receive or send any mails from it - and then it vanished from my screen! I hate most of the new technology. Just recently had advice from Apple that with the latest update I can no longer use Clean my Mac and just days beforehand I had paid to renew my annual subscription! And I have been twice to the main Apple store for information on messages I get on my screen - and none of the assistants there know why I get them! 

4 hours ago, PeterRS2 said:

..... I can no longer use Clean my Mac ...

it's why I prefer top do my dishes by hand