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An account on [[AboutUs]] helps to identify you as a unique member of our community, as well as allows you to customize your [[preferences]], set [[watchlists]], track what pages you've worked on, and upload pictures. ''(See: [[Help:Why create an account?]] for more information on why having an account is a good thing.)''
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An account on [[AboutUs]] helps to identify you as a unique member of our community, as well as allows you to customize your [[preferences]], set [[my watchlist|your watchlist]], track what pages you've worked on, and upload [[ImageHelp|images]]. ''(See [[Why create an account?]] for more information on why having an account is a good thing.)''
  
 
'''Creating an account is easy!'''
 
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* On the top of every page, you'll find a link that says, [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&returnto=LogIn log in / create account] click this link.
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* Click on the [http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup&returnto=Help:Why_create_an_account%3F Create an account] link.
 
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* You should get a window that looks something like this:
 
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* Fill in the information it asks for and click "Create account". Please note:
 
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** The "Username" can be anything you want. While we in the [[WikiWiki|Wiki]] world greatly prefer '''[[Real Names]]''' ''(see [[MeatBall:UseRealNames|here]] for an explanation)''.
 
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** Password/Retype password -- Enter a password and then retype it in the next box to verify it.
 
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** E-mail: Optional, entering an address lets others privately contact you without revealing your email address to the rest of the world. It also can be used for the system to send you a new password if you forget yours.
 
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** Real Name: Also optional, if you enter one, you can still have a username, but your name will be used to attribute your changes.
 
  
  
 
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Revision as of 20:27, 28 February 2008

An account on AboutUs helps to identify you as a unique member of our community, as well as allows you to customize your preferences, set your watchlist, track what pages you've worked on, and upload images. (See Why create an account? for more information on why having an account is a good thing.)

Creating an account is easy!

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