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[[File:Login location.png|thumb|400x400px|Login location]] | [[File:Login location.png|thumb|400x400px|Login location]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:USApedia Login screen.png|400px|thumbnail|right|USApedia Login screen]] | ||
{{Help Box}} | {{Help Box}} | ||
'''Logging in''' is not required for viewing pages. It is required for [[Editing | '''Logging in''' is not required for viewing pages. It is required for [[Editing USApedia|editing]] them and it provides additional [[#Advantages|advantages]]. When you [[Create an account|created an account]], you created a [[Help:Username|username]] (your real name or a nickname) and a password. After you create your account, you "logged in" however you will not be able to make edits until you [[Confirm email|confirming your email]]. The next time you log in, you supply your username again and demonstrate with the password that you are the same person. | ||
* Do not share your password with other people. This can allow them to misuse your account. [[Special:Contributions|Edits you make]] are recorded under your username. | * Do not share your password with other people. This can allow them to misuse your account. [[Special:Contributions|Edits you make]] are recorded under your username. | ||
* {{Color|Red|Do not create usernames that reflect a group or generic login.}} | * {{Color|Red|Do not create usernames that reflect a group or generic login.}} | ||
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== What if I forget my username? == | == What if I forget my username? == | ||
If you have forgotten your username, these steps may help you recover it: | If you have forgotten your username, these steps may help you recover it: | ||
*If you can remember the names of any of | *If you can remember the names of any of USApedia pages that you edited while logged in, the username will be listed as part of the [[Help:page history|page history]] of those pages. | ||
*If you can remember the first part of the name, [[Special:ListUsers|this search page]] may help you remember the rest of it. | *If you can remember the first part of the name, [[Special:ListUsers|this search page]] may help you remember the rest of it. | ||
If none of these steps are successful you will have to start again with a new account. | If none of these steps are successful you will have to start again with a new account. USApedia administrators will use the same steps list above. They are not able to help you work out your username from your IP address. | ||
== What if I forget the password? == | == What if I forget the password? == | ||
To reset your password: | To reset your password: | ||
# Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]] (also accessible from the [[Special:UserLogin|Log in]] link at the upper right hand of the every | # Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]] (also accessible from the [[Special:UserLogin|Log in]] link at the upper right hand of the every USApedia page) | ||
# Enter your username (see [[Help:Login#What if I forget my username?|What if I forget my username?]] above, if needed) | # Enter your username (see [[Help:Login#What if I forget my username?|What if I forget my username?]] above, if needed) | ||
# Enter your email address you used to create your account | # Enter your email address you used to create your account | ||
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== Logging out == | == Logging out == | ||
You can log out any time by clicking on the ''Log out'' link at the top right of the page. To prevent the browser from remembering your username and suggesting it to the next user of the computer, remember to delete the | You can log out any time by clicking on the ''Log out'' link at the top right of the page. To prevent the browser from remembering your username and suggesting it to the next user of the computer, remember to delete the USApedia cookies in your browser's privacy settings. | ||
=== Automatic === | === Automatic === | ||
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# Use the back button on your browsers | # Use the back button on your browsers | ||
# Open another browser tab ([https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en Chrome instructions]) | # Open another browser tab ([https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2391819?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en Chrome instructions]) | ||
# Browse to any | # Browse to any USApedia page | ||
# Login on the new tab | # Login on the new tab | ||
# Browse back to the original tab where you making edits | # Browse back to the original tab where you making edits | ||
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== Creating an account == | == Creating an account == | ||
{{Main|Help:Getting Started with | {{Main|Help:Getting Started with USApedia#Log in & Create an Account|Creating an account}} | ||
===Advantages=== | ===Advantages=== | ||
See more on [[Help:Getting started with | See more on [[Help:Getting started with USApedia]]. | ||
* You can make edits to | * You can make edits to USApedia. | ||
* Other users will be able to recognise you by your username when you make changes to pages. | * Other users will be able to recognise you by your username when you make changes to pages. | ||
*You will have your own ''[[Special:Mypage|user page]]'' where you can write a bit about yourself. See [[Userpage#Why_create_a_user_page|Why create a user page]] for more information | *You will have your own ''[[Special:Mypage|user page]]'' where you can write a bit about yourself. See [[Userpage#Why_create_a_user_page|Why create a user page]] for more information | ||