Assuming that you already posted a bitcoin address on the forums, you can sign a message and send it to Cyrus as instructed here. If you can't do that, I suggest you stay with your new account.
I didn't post any messages from my old account, so I cannot go with the route you suggested. And I don't need to change my email address, I just need to send request to a moderator to "approve" my account. Can anyone point me to the steps I need to take to recover my old account? 
Topic: How to recover my account after 05/2015 hack? (Read 136 times)
If you already posted you Bitcoin address on other post , maybe you can try to sign from your bitcoin address which is in use at other post. Check here for instructions https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/recovering-hacked-accounts-or-accounts-with-lost-passwords-497545.
Just in case it's a good idea to keep a page containing your bitcoin address on a third party like archive.io or https://webrecorder.io/. Good luck!
Just in case it's a good idea to keep a page containing your bitcoin address on a third party like archive.io or https://webrecorder.io/. Good luck!
Assuming that you already posted a bitcoin address on the forums, you can sign a message and send it to Cyrus as instructed here. If you can't do that, I suggest you stay with your new account.
I am having a problem recovering my account after 05/2015 hack. I've been inactive reader since 06/2012, and haven't used my account for a few years. I assume that after the forum was hacked my old password stopped working. When I try to recover my password via forum's interface, I receive the following error:
The link in the message leads to a blank page with a message
I have registered a new account, but I'd really like to recover my old one, for the sake of my user ID.
Whom should I write to get my account approved, and be able to recover the password?
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An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry, this account has not yet been approved. If you need to change your email address please click here.
Sorry, this account has not yet been approved. If you need to change your email address please click here.
The link in the message leads to a blank page with a message
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You are not allowed to access this section.
I have registered a new account, but I'd really like to recover my old one, for the sake of my user ID.
Whom should I write to get my account approved, and be able to recover the password?
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