Discussion Forum Made Me Change My Username

I’ve been a member of the Discussion forum for more than a decade. Now it shows me as Level 1 with zero points.

when I signed in, I put in my Apple ID. I used my Home button saved password for the site. It forced me to create a new username.

Where is my account?

I tried using my latest Apple ID password to see if it would find me. It didnt.

I’m using a 9th gen iPad with iPad OS 18.2. It didn’t work on my iMac yesterday either.

I’m looking for someone to tell me how to sign in to my original account, which has the same Apple ID as I’m using here now