As far as I know, you can create several accounts with the same e-mail address. So I wouldn't consider this as a no.
And accounts inactive from before the merge have been recovered. But I don't know about accounts as old as beta. I'd give you the same advice as Moniq: contact support, give as many evidence/pieces of information you can retrieve, and cross finger.
And accounts inactive from before the merge have been recovered. But I don't know about accounts as old as beta. I'd give you the same advice as Moniq: contact support, give as many evidence/pieces of information you can retrieve, and cross finger.
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Peu importe que la chope soit à moitié vide ou à moitié pleine, tant qu'on a le tonneau.