Why can't I use the password that I want.

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  armsopenwide · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 12:37 am

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  “You’ve recently used this. Try another.”
  Excuse me. This is my blog and my memory isn’t what it used to be and I want this password. What is the problem with you people?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 12:41 am

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  The problem is a greater preoccupation with your own security than you have.

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  armsopenwide · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 12:47 am

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  I’m 60 years old; I don’t need an online nanny. But I guess you’re feeling pretty powerful right now controlling my life, so if I choose to change my password I’ll have to jump through your hoops.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 12:52 am

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  They’re not MY hoops, sweetheart, I’m just giving you the answer. And you’re too young to pull the “you whippersnappers” deal.

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  armsopenwide · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 12:59 am

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  So sorry, raincoaster. But I don’t feel too young; I’m old enough to be frustrated with all these young computer whiz kids changing things around at 80% of the speed of light. My credit union account does this to me as well.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 1:03 am

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  Well, I understand the frustration (there’s a lot of frustration with recent changes at WP.com) but in this case the hoop is a very good one. You’ve no idea how many hack attacks WP.com blogs undergo. Forcing you to use a fresh, long, complex password is a good thing. Actually, the best security AND the easiest to remember, is a password that is a sentence with numerals in it and some capitals and no spaces. Like,

  WPcomIsReallyFreakingAnnoyingButWhateverDude10987654321

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 6, 2015 at 1:04 am

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  There is no password cracking program on Earth that’s going to get through that password, basically.