Help:Registration: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:39, 20 January 2024

To edit Project: Redcap you need to create an account. We recommend you read the site policies on the Terms of Service page. Our Getting Started page may also be helpful to you.

New accounts must be approved by a human administrator. This is an anti-spam measure. It may take a few days for the administrator (who is a part-time volunteer) to approve your request. You should receive an email notification when your account is approved.

To request an account, use the link that appears in the upper-right corner of every page on this site, like this:

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-Users do '''not''' need to register in order to [[Help:Getting Started|get started]] or edit pages.
+To edit Project: Redcap you need to create an account. We recommend you read the site policies on the [[Project Redcap:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] page. Our [[Help:Getting Started|Getting Started]] page may also be helpful to you.
-You can register as a user if you would like. You may wish to consult our [[Project Redcap:Privacy policy|privacy policy]] before doing so; it's meant to be pretty strong.
+'''New accounts must be approved by a human administrator.''' This is an anti-spam measure. It may take a few days for the administrator (who is a part-time volunteer) to approve your request. You should receive an email notification when your account is approved.
-The benefits of user registration are:
+To request an account, use the link that appears in the upper-right corner of every page on this site, like this:
-#You'll get acknowledgement for your contributions. Your user name will appear in the version history of each page, so the community will see what contributions you have made. (Visitors can also look up the edit history of an individual user if they are so inclined.)
+[[File:Redcap_request_account.png|751x233px]]
-#You won't have to answer the "are you a bot" quiz.
-#Only registered users can upload files to this site. This is necessary to keep the evil spammers away.
-So, if you want to create an account, that's easy. Use the link that appears in the upper-right corner of every page on this site, like this:
-[[File:RedcapCreateAccount.png|border]]
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