My process was similar. There was a difference though. I don't remember ever selecting a hint question. I did come over from the old site and pretty much got logged in (I guess) with the cookies in my browser. I did have to have it mailed to me using my email address as the contact. The server finally did send both attemps on the same day. Strange though, I got my second request before my first. As far as me changing my password, that's not true. I kept the same one from the day I joined and never changed it. I did think for a while that just maybe I was just dropped from the system, so I tried setting up a new "hookedonrc" ID and received a response that it was already taken. Finally, I decided to clear all cookies and use the form you have to request log in and password information to be sent to your registered e-mail address. Until I got this all straightened out, the only way I could get to the site was to use one of the thread subscription replies to enter the site. Once there, I was able to post, and do everything that I was supposed to do. So it boils down to me being recognized by the system when I used a post reply from email, but not when I simply tried to log in. Maybe it is just a symptom, and not the cause, but somehow my password was changed, and not by me.

Mike