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mdy replied on November 07, 2009 14:23 to the problem "Twitter keeps sending me generic emails that don't help me at all!" in Twitter:

Hello. I believe Twitter currently releases inactive usernames only if they're infringing a copyright or trademark.

You'll find more details on their help page here:
http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/...

mdy replied on November 07, 2009 14:21 to the question "deleted messages w/o permission" in Twitter:

Hi. Are these by any chance direct messages? Or are you referring to tweets?

If it's direct messages, I believe it's possible that the person you sent the messages to or received the messages from deleted the message. This happens because DMs are shared between the recipient and the sender. If one party deletes a DM from their inbox or sent items, it also disappears from the inbox or sent items of the other party.

mdy replied on November 07, 2009 03:59 to the problem ""Report Spam" links need to be placed on user pages" in Twitter:

Yay, hurray!
http://blog.twitter.com/2009/10/help-...

mdy replied on November 07, 2009 03:52 to the question "Actually a business" in Twitter:

Ah. Afaik, Twitter has not yet introduced special accounts for businesses, although there is an intro to Twitter for businesses at http://business.twitter.com/twitter101

To change your Real Name (aka Name), go to
http://twitter.com/account/settings

mdy replied on November 07, 2009 03:30 to the problem "over rated login" in Twitter:

Hello. Can you try resetting your password at http://twitter.com/account/resend_pas... and see if that works?

Twitter also has a help page for people who are locked out of their accounts. See http://help.twitter.com/forums/10713/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 15:04 to the question "Can't access inbox or DMs" in Twitter:

Hello. Can you confirm if you've enabled email notifications for DMs for your account? You can check at this link: http://twitter.com/account/notifications

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:54 to the question "Somebody has registered to Twitter using my email address" in Twitter:

Hello. You can take control of the Twitter account that's using your email address by going to http://twitter.com/account/resend_pas... and entering your email address there.

You'll receive an email that will let you set a new password for that account.

Once you're logged in, you can delete the account by going to http://twitter.com/account/settings, scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking the "delete my account" link

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:53 to the question "Why doesn't a change of password stop the Spam Bot!" in Twitter:

Can you check your connections at http://twitter.com/account/connections and see if there's a third-party app that should not have access to your account? If yes, revoking their access may solve your problem.

Also, Twitter has a help page for people whose accounts have been compromised. See http://help.twitter.com/forums/10713/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:40 to the question "Changing screen name!!" in Twitter:

No. Changing your username has no effect on your followers and followings.

Visit this page on Twitter's help portal for the official word on this: http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:38 to the question "Pls inform me how to stop following a particular user" in Twitter:

Twitter has a help page that describes how to block or unfollow users.

See http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:37 to the question "I Mistakenly Deleted My Twitter Account And I Want To Regain It, Can You Help?" in Twitter:

Hello. Twitter has a help page for people who want to restore their accounts.

See http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:36 to the question "Can't edit or delete lists?" in Twitter:

Hello. Mashable.com has a how to guide for Twitter Lists at http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/twitte...

Scroll down to the "managing lists" section for info on deleting or editing lists.

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:33 to the question "get emaill-id from username." in Twitter:

Hello. You should be able to request a password reset even if you don't know the email address that you used to register a Twitter account. You can enter your username at http://twitter.com/account/resend_pas...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:32 to the question "Actually a business" in Twitter:

Did you mean you wanted to change the username of the account?

If yes, Twitter has a help article for this:
http://help.twitter.com/forums/10711/...

mdy replied on November 06, 2009 14:29 to the problem "Hackers" in Twitter:

Hello. Twitter has a help article for people who are locked out of their accounts.

See http://help.twitter.com/forums/10713/...

mdy replied on November 05, 2009 03:40 to the question "Is it possible to use an account by two users?" in Twitter:

If you're willing to share the account's username and password with another person, then you both can use an account.

There's also a third-party service called CoTweet which lets multiple users share a single account. See http://cotweet.com

mdy replied on November 05, 2009 03:38 to the problem "Changing Password does not revoke OAuth" in Twitter:

Hi Terence. You can revoke the OAuth access of any third-party application by going to your Connections page at http://twitter.com/account/connections and clicking the Revoke link next to the application you want locked out of your account.

mdy replied on November 05, 2009 03:35 to the question "Annoying Spam Retweeting" in Twitter:

You can block an account so their tweets don't show up in your home timeline or mentions.

You can also report that account as spam by going to the profile page of that account and clicking the "Report as spam" link in the sidebar

If they are retweeting you without acknowledging that you are the owner of that tweet, this help page in Twitter's help portal gives you some options: http://help.twitter.com/forums/26257/...

mdy replied on November 05, 2009 03:29 to the question "Hacked. Need Next Steps Please" in Twitter:

Hi Julie. Twitter has a help page for people who suspect that their accounts have been hacked: http://help.twitter.com/forums/10713/...

mdy replied on November 01, 2009 00:13 to the question "My forgotten password is being sent to a Black Hole. Pls help!" in Twitter:

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