Editing Eurovision Wiki:Teahouse (section)

== Temporary Accounts ==

It’s annoying when it changes because your edits don’t come with your new account and nobody knows you are the same person as your previous temporary account. Is there a way to turn temporary accounts off without making a real account? [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-57078-1|&#126;2026-57078-1]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-57078-1|talk]]) 21:38, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:No, that is not possible; if you want your edits to be associated with a single account, you need to create a permanent account. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 21:46, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::Oh, okay. However, I might be too young for a permanent account. How old do I have to be for an account? [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-57078-1|&#126;2026-57078-1]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-57078-1|talk]]) 21:48, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::{{ping|~2026-57078-1}} There is no age requirement but see [[Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors]] for advice. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 21:55, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Won’t I be worse at editing compared to other editors because (redacted) [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-57078-1|&#126;2026-57078-1]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-57078-1|talk]]) 22:03, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::[[Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors]] recommends to not reveal your age. Many young editors are better than many older editors. It varies. [[User:PrimeHunter|PrimeHunter]] ([[User talk:PrimeHunter|talk]]) 22:23, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::It's not a competition, edits are judged solely on their own merits. Going merely by your posts above, you you have a good command of English (better than many of our contributors, for whom English may be a second, third, or . . . etc. language), and you have asked intelligent and relevant questions. I'm sure many valuable contributions have been made to ''Wikipedia'' by people as young as or younger than you. Remember, "[[On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog|On the Internet nobody knows you're a dog]]". God luck and happy editing! [[Special:Contributions/&#126;2026-76101-8|&#126;2026-76101-8]] ([[User talk:&#126;2026-76101-8|talk]]) 22:25, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:::PrimeHunter beat me to it, but I would also suggest that you read that page with your parent/guardian/custodian. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 21:59, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
:Yeah, it’s annoying even for an editor with an account who finds themselves editing while signed out. But temporary accounts are rather new so they might add the ability soon. Having said that, lots of us have lost edits over the years. You’ll just have to let it go. After you’ve got 500 edits, you wont care about 10 you made without an account. [[User:Mmemaigret|MmeMaigret]] ([[User talk:Mmemaigret|talk]]) 22:31, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::They won't be turning temp accounts off, it was done to enhance privacy. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 00:57, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I think you have misunderstood my comment. The OP asked if edits can be carried over to an account once you set one up. This is a pretty common feature on other sites. I indicated that temp accounts are pretty new and they (the powers that be) may add the ability -  that the OP is asking about - later. @[[User:Samwilson|Sam Wilson]] Do you know if this is something in the works? [[User:Mmemaigret|MmeMaigret]] ([[User talk:Mmemaigret|talk]]) 02:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::::The only way to move edits from one account to another is to rename the account, it is not possible to merge account edit histories or reassign them. Allowing TAs to do that would defeat the "temporary" nature of temporary accounts. A TA user is free to claim in writing that they made the edits from a particular TA. [[User:331dot|331dot]] ([[User talk:331dot|talk]]) 14:57, 12 March 2026 (UTC)