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Users do '''not''' need to register in order to [[Help:Getting Started|get started]] or edit pages. | Users do '''not''' need to register in order to [[Help:Getting Started|get started]] or edit pages. | ||
You can register as a user if you would like. The benefits of user registration are: | 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. | ||
The benefits of user registration are: | |||
#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.) | #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.) |
Revision as of 15:04, 3 January 2014
Users do not need to register in order to get started or edit pages.
You can register as a user if you would like. You may wish to consult our privacy policy before doing so; it's meant to be pretty strong.
The benefits of user registration are:
- 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.)
- 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: