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Your | Your USApedia '''Username''' is the name that identifies you and your edits within USApedia. Once established, it cannot be changed so we encourage you to create your username the way you'd like people to see your name. | ||
We encourage a basic format of Firstname.Lastname so you can easily remember your username and it also helps make you more findable in the wiki. Common strategies for picking a username: | We encourage a basic format of Firstname.Lastname so you can easily remember your username and it also helps make you more findable in the wiki. Common strategies for picking a username: | ||
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#* {{color|red|do not create usernames that reflect a group or generic login. (e.g. Saint team)}} | #* {{color|red|do not create usernames that reflect a group or generic login. (e.g. Saint team)}} | ||
All of your edits and activities on | All of your edits and activities on USApedia are tied to your username. | ||
To see who has made change to a wiki page, simply click the History tab and compare prior versions. See [[Help:Article history]] for more information on article histories. A list of all changes to all pages to | To see who has made change to a wiki page, simply click the History tab and compare prior versions. See [[Help:Article history]] for more information on article histories. A list of all changes to all pages to USApedia can be viewed by clicking [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent changes]] on the navigation bar at the left. | ||
== Creating Your User Page == | == Creating Your User Page == | ||
{{Main|Help:User Page Creation}} | {{Main|Help:User Page Creation}} | ||
Once you create an account, | Once you create an account, USApedia reserves a special page for you that is called "Your User Page". Your userpage is always just one click away by clicking your username in the top right corner of the USApedia window. Your user page is a powerful tool to aid you in managing your efforts within USApedia and in sharing information about yourself that you'd like everyone to know. '''(Remember, no Personally Identifiable Information!)''' | ||
Create your User Page is easy. Go directly to '''[{{fullurl:Special:MyPage|action=edit}} your User Page]''' or click your username at the top of the page. At a minimum, we encourage you to add your name, phone, email, etc. We also encourage you to add a section called "Pages I'm interested in" and add wiki links to that section to pages that most interest you or that you work on. | Create your User Page is easy. Go directly to '''[{{fullurl:Special:MyPage|action=edit}} your User Page]''' or click your username at the top of the page. At a minimum, we encourage you to add your name, phone, email, etc. We also encourage you to add a section called "Pages I'm interested in" and add wiki links to that section to pages that most interest you or that you work on. | ||
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{{Notice|User names are case sensitive.}} | {{Notice|User names are case sensitive.}} | ||
===Determining Your Username=== | ===Determining Your Username=== | ||
The primary authentication mechanism for | The primary authentication mechanism for USApedia is your username. It is case and syntax sensitive. Most of the time your browser will store your username in the username field but we encourage you to write down your username so you can refer back to it. | ||
If you forget it, please check your email for emails with the text " | If you forget it, please check your email for emails with the text "USApedia." | ||
===Resetting your Password=== | ===Resetting your Password=== | ||
{|class="wikitable floatright" align=right | {|class="wikitable floatright" align=right | ||
| | |USApedia login form | ||
|Reset password screen | |Reset password screen | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File: | |[[File:USApedia_login_form.png|alt=|300x300px]] | ||
|[[File:Reset_password.png|alt=|383x383px]] | |[[File:Reset_password.png|alt=|383x383px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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# Select the blue “Reset password” button | # Select the blue “Reset password” button | ||
# Look in your email with your temporary password | # Look in your email with your temporary password | ||
#* From: " | #* From: "USApedia" | ||
#* Title: "Account details on | #* Title: "Account details on USApedia" | ||
[[File:Password reset email.png|left|thumb|642x642px|Password reset email]] | [[File:Password reset email.png|left|thumb|642x642px|Password reset email]] | ||
{{Clear}} | {{Clear}} | ||
==Creating a redirect to your username== | ==Creating a redirect to your username== | ||
[[Help:Redirect|Redirects]] are powerful tools for connecting information together within the wiki. It is possible to create a [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] that will point people to your user page in the user namespace. For instance, if you type [[Tom]] in the search window, | [[Help:Redirect|Redirects]] are powerful tools for connecting information together within the wiki. It is possible to create a [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] that will point people to your user page in the user namespace. For instance, if you type [[Tom]] in the search window, USApedia will Redirect you to [[User:Tom]]. To create a redirect like this, simply type your name in the search window. If the page does not yet exist, you can create it by clicking on the [[red link]]. | ||
=== Visual editor === | === Visual editor === | ||
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{{Main|Help:Enhanced editor|l1=Enhanced editor}} | {{Main|Help:Enhanced editor|l1=Enhanced editor}} | ||
Put the redirect wikitext into the page using two methods | Put the redirect wikitext into the page using two methods | ||
# Using redirect icon ([[File: | # Using redirect icon ([[File:USApedia advanced toolbar redirect icon.png|25x25px]]) on the [[Help:Editing toolbar#Advanced Tools|Advanced Tools portion of the Editing toolbar]] | ||
# The modifying the wikitext for Tom | # The modifying the wikitext for Tom | ||
## <nowiki>#Redirect [[User:Tom]]</nowiki>. | ## <nowiki>#Redirect [[User:Tom]]</nowiki>. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[ | * [[USApedia:Gardening requests#Generic USApedia username|Generic USApedia username]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||