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User:Proteins/New user account tutorial

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image, which prevents computer programs from registering themselves as users. Then fill in your chosen user name and password, a repetition of the password and an optional e-mail address. Then click on the "Create account" button, and your account will be started. In particular, you should see
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This brings you to the final page. In the middle of the page, you'll find a form that you'll fill out to start your account. Above and below that form are links to information that you should read before choosing a user name and a password. Some key questions are:
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and there may be disadvantages to using your real name. However, experts may find that their contributions have greater credibility if they use their real names and connect their Knowledge (XXG) user page with their professional
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You need to have a user account for many common tasks on Knowledge (XXG), such as creating new articles, uploading images, keeping a watchlist to monitor changes, and so on. A full list of the benefits can be found
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That brings you to a second page, the normal log-in window. On this page, you'll want to click on the link saying "Create one", as illustrated below. You can safely ignore everything else on this page.
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Once you've read the material and decided on a user name and password, you're ready to fill in the form! Begin by typing in the word seen in the
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your user name highlighted in red at the very top of the page, on the same line with some other user commands such as
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Does your user name violate some policies of Knowledge (XXG), such as not mentioning corporate names?
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on choosing a secure password. This tutorial covers some key issues you should consider.
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Before starting, you should think of a username and password. Knowledge (XXG) has a few
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Thorough help pages on creating accounts and logging into Knowledge (XXG)
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The first step to getting a user account is clicking on the
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link in the upper right-hand corner, as illustrated here.
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you are not required to identify yourself in any way
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User:Proteins
here
guidelines
suggestions
video
Main page of the English Knowledge (XXG). The "Log in / create account" link in the upper right-hand corner is indicated with an arrow and a text box saying "Start by clicking here".
Main page of the English Knowledge (XXG). The "Create one" link in the central log-in box is indicated with an arrow and a text box saying "Then click here".
CAPTCHA
Partial view of the form for starting a user account, showing the CAPTCHA image (which says "blood using") at the top, the "Create account" button at the bottom, and the text boxes for the user name, two repetitions of the password and an optional e-mail address in the middle.
Knowledge (XXG):Why create an account?
Knowledge (XXG):Username policy
Knowledge (XXG):Security
Privacy policy of the Wikimedia Foundation
Form for creating an account
More information about the CAPTCHA system
Click here to request an account
CAPTCHA
Help:Logging in
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Knowledge (XXG) tutorials

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