When I first signed up to flickr I needed to create a yahoo-ID. The id I always use on the internet is "defdac", but it was taken - so I had to use "defdac2" instead.<p>Thusly, I have always signed in with my yahoo-ID "defdac2" to access my flickr PRO account "defdac".<p>Today I was forced to login again, and noticed they have upgraded their sign in process so you can use your facebook/google account.<p>I tried my "defdac2" Yahoo-ID as usual, but was prompted with an error message:<p>"Your DefDac2 Yahoo! ID uses the email address defdac@hotmail.com. That email address is already associated with the defdac account on Flickr.<p>If you are trying to access your defdac Flickr account, please sign in to Yahoo! again with your defdac Yahoo! ID."<p>.. Face palm ..
When I got home after work I flipped up my browser and noticed that I was still logged in to flickr. I could see in my preferences that it said I was logged in with the Yahoo ID "defdac" (which is not mine). I then looked up the Yahoo ID account transfer page <a href="http://www.flickr.com/account/transfer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/account/transfer/</a> and made a request to transfer my "defdac" flickr account to Yahoo ID "defdac2".
It said "Um.. You are already signed in with Yahoo ID DefDac2..". I flipped back to the preferences in flickr and now it correctly states Yahoo ID "DefDac2" instead of Yahoo ID "defdac".<p>So I guess I fixed the problem myself. No reply from flickr staff yet.
You mentioned that you couldn't use "defdac" because it was taken, and then you mention you had a flickr Pro account using "defdac"?<p>Was it taken because YOU took it? It doesn't make sense.<p>Later you refer to the fact that the message said it shared the same email address. Couldn't you sign into the PRO account , change the email address, and log into your defdac2 account?