Difference between revisions of "MediaWiki:Newuserprompt"

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<li><b>To register, choose a username and password and click "create account".</b></li>
 
<li><b>To register, choose a username and password and click "create account".</b></li>
<li>Avoid usernames that are offensive, inflammatory, or confusing.</li>
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<li><b><i>Avoid using your email address for your username!</i></b> (Spammers can see it if you do that).</li>
<li>Pick a readable name, not just a number.</li>
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<li>Upper / lower case counts! The first letter will automatically be capitalized.</li>
<li>Usernames must start with a capital letter.</li>
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<li>We recommend you use your first initial and last name, nickname, or first and last name.</li>
<li>We recommend that you do <b>NOT</b> use your email address for your username (Spammers can see it if you do that.</li>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 24 January 2006

Registering a free account takes only a few seconds, and allows you to make page edits on the website.

  • To register, choose a username and password and click "create account".
  • Avoid using your email address for your username! (Spammers can see it if you do that).
  • Upper / lower case counts! The first letter will automatically be capitalized.
  • We recommend you use your first initial and last name, nickname, or first and last name.