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Unlike Wikipedia where you can set up your own account, accounts for this wiki need to be requested. If you are associated with the project and want an account, contact [[Tina Tenbergen]]. When an account is generated for you, you will receive an automated email from a "noreply" address, containing your account name and password. | Unlike Wikipedia where you can set up your own account, accounts for this wiki need to be requested. If you are associated with the project and want an account, contact [[Tina Tenbergen]] or [[Trish ostryzniuk]] who will then [[Setting up a new wiki user | set up as a new user]]. When an account is generated for you, you will receive an automated email from a "noreply" address, containing your account name and password. | ||
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Revision as of 09:20, 2009 January 13
Logging on to the wiki authorizes you to make changes and allows the wiki to generate change logs.
When you need to log on
Anyone can read all content of the wiki without logging on. (see privacy)
You need to log on for the following:
- to make changes or add comments
- to activate your Special:Watchlist watch list
- to be able to send messages to other wiki users
- to activate / set your Special:Preferences preferences
How to log on
How to get an account
Unlike Wikipedia where you can set up your own account, accounts for this wiki need to be requested. If you are associated with the project and want an account, contact Tina Tenbergen or Trish ostryzniuk who will then set up as a new user. When an account is generated for you, you will receive an automated email from a "noreply" address, containing your account name and password.
How to log on
To log on, click on the log in link in the top right corner and enter your account name and password. Account names and passwords are case sensitive!
If you can't remember password
If you can't remember password, you can get the wiki to email you a new one. Go to the log on, enter your account name (see below if you can't remember what it is) and click the "email me" button. A new password will be emailed to the address set in your preferebces automatically right away. You may need to refresh your email client a few times, but the password should arrive within minutes. If it does not arrive, you may be using the wrong account name, or the email address in your preferences may be wrong.
Changing your password
To change your password, click on "my preferences in the top right corner. Fill out the change password box in the bottom left corner, and click save.
If you can't remember your account name
If you can't remember your account name, or you are not sure if one was generated for you, you can look up all accounts on this wiki at Special:Listusers. Check there to see if your account name was misspelled.
Where possible the account names on this wiki follow the pattern
- first letter of first name, uppercase
- first letter of last name, uppercase
- remainder of last name, lowercase