WHATWG Wiki:How to create a user account - Revision history

GPHemsley: The part of the password being sent by e-mail is now shown in the change UI instead of the log message, so it's OK to include trailing punctuation in the Reason field now.

2014-01-02T00:39:13Z

The part of the password being sent by e-mail is now shown in the change UI instead of the log message, so it's OK to include trailing punctuation in the Reason field now.

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	# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "Email address" field.		# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "Email address" field.
	# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name (optional)" field, if desired.		# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name (optional)" field, if desired.
	# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field. ~~(Leave off any trailing punctuation; it will be followed by a comma in the full log message.)~~		# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field.
	# Submit the form by clicking the "Create another account" button.		# Submit the form by clicking the "Create another account" button.

	This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.		This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.

GPHemsley: Update instructions for MediaWiki 1.22.

2013-12-18T20:16:54Z

Update instructions for MediaWiki 1.22.

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:16, 18 December 2013
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	The method of doing this is not necessarily intuitive, so here are the necessary steps:		The method of doing this is not necessarily intuitive, so here are the necessary steps:

	# Go to [[Special:UserLogin]] and click on "Create an account". (Or go directly to [[Special:UserLogin&type=signup]].)		# Go to [[Special:UserLogin]] and click on "Create another account". (Or go directly to the <span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:UserLogin\|type=signup}} Create account]</span> page.)
	# Remove any of your info automatically filled in by your browser (username, password, e-mail address, etc.).		# Remove any of your info automatically filled in by your browser (username, password, e-mail address, etc.).
	# Enter the requested username in the "Username" field.		# Enter the requested username in the "Username" field.
	# ~~Leave~~ the password ~~fields blank~~.		# Check (tick) the box for "Use a temporary random password and send it to the specified email address".
	# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "~~E-mail~~" field.		# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "Email address" field.
	# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.		# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name (optional)" field, if desired.
	# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field. (Leave off any trailing punctuation; it will be followed by a comma in the full log message.)		# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field. (Leave off any trailing punctuation; it will be followed by a comma in the full log message.)
	~~# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.~~		# Submit the form by clicking the "Create another account" button.
	# Submit the form by clicking the "~~By e-mail~~" button.

	This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.		This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.

GPHemsley: Add note about trailing punctuation in the Reason field.

2013-08-12T15:08:33Z

Add note about trailing punctuation in the Reason field.

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:08, 12 August 2013
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	# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "E-mail" field.		# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "E-mail" field.
	# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.		# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.
	# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field.		# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field. (Leave off any trailing punctuation; it will be followed by a comma in the full log message.)
	# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.		# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.
	# Submit the form by clicking the "By e-mail" button.		# Submit the form by clicking the "By e-mail" button.

	This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.		This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.

GPHemsley: Use the "Reason" field to keep track of request method.

2013-08-08T13:04:07Z

Use the "Reason" field to keep track of request method.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:04, 8 August 2013
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	# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "E-mail" field.		# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "E-mail" field.
	# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.		# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.
			# Enter the request method (e-mail, IRC, etc.) in the "Reason" field.
	# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.		# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.
	# Submit the form by clicking the "By e-mail" button.		# Submit the form by clicking the "By e-mail" button.

	This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.		This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.

GPHemsley: Provide instructions for creating a user account.

2012-11-07T16:35:15Z

Provide instructions for creating a user account.

New page

If you are an autoconfirmed user, you can fulfill requests to register a new account.

The method of doing this is not necessarily intuitive, so here are the necessary steps:

# Go to [[Special:UserLogin]] and click on "Create an account". (Or go directly to [[Special:UserLogin&type=signup]].)
# Remove any of your info automatically filled in by your browser (username, password, e-mail address, etc.).
# Enter the requested username in the "Username" field.
# Leave the password fields blank.
# Enter the requested e-mail address in the "E-mail" field.
# Enter the requested real name in the "Real name" field, if desired.
# Uncheck the "Remember my login on this browser", if checked.
# Submit the form by clicking the "By e-mail" button.

This process will send an e-mail containing an automatically-generated password to the e-mail address provided. The user can then log in and change their password (and confirm their e-mail address) from the information in that e-mail.