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| − | This | + | This wiki is a collective workspace for the Dried Fish Matters project, designed to support the open sharing of drafts and discussion. Anything shared here will accessible to project members on the web but will not be indexed by search engines. This system operates on [https://mediawiki.org MediaWiki], the same software that powers [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] and many other sites. |
== Creating an account == | == Creating an account == | ||
| − | You need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] in order to make edits on this wiki. If you are not yet logged in, you should see a link with the text "Anonymous" near the top of the page | + | You need to [[Special:CreateAccount|create an account]] in order to make edits on this wiki. If you are not yet logged in, you should see a link with the text "Anonymous" near the top of the page. By clicking or tapping on this link, you will see the options to "Create account" or "Log in": |
| − | + | [[File:Wiki anonymous link expanded.png|center|alt=|frame|Wiki user interface '''login''' and '''create account''' links]] | |
| − | + | Selecting "Create account" will take you to a simple form asking you to provide a username (e.g., FirstnameLastname), a password, and your email address. You will also need to supply the answer to an anti-spam question: | |
| − | [[File:Wiki anonymous link expanded.png| | + | [[File:Wiki create account form.png|center|alt=|frame|The user account creation form for this wiki.]] |
| − | Selecting "Create account" will take you to a simple form asking you to provide a username (e.g., FirstnameLastname), a password, your email address | + | Click or tap the "Create your account" button at the bottom of this form, and you will be ready to go! |
| − | [[File:Wiki create account form.png| | ||
| − | Click or tap the "Create your account" button and you will be ready to go! | ||
| − | The system will send you an automated email message asking you to confirm your email address. You must click on the link in this message to confirm before | + | The system will send you an automated email message asking you to confirm your email address. You must click on the link in this message to confirm your email address before you can save any page edits. |
| − | [[File:Wiki email confirmation.png| | + | [[File:Wiki email confirmation.png|center|alt=|frame|Sample email confirmation message sent by the DFM wiki system.]] |
| − | == | + | == See also == |
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| + | * [[Help:Navigation]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Editing]] | ||
| + | * [[Help:Images]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 2 May 2022
This wiki is a collective workspace for the Dried Fish Matters project, designed to support the open sharing of drafts and discussion. Anything shared here will accessible to project members on the web but will not be indexed by search engines. This system operates on MediaWiki, the same software that powers Wikipedia and many other sites.
Creating an account
You need to create an account in order to make edits on this wiki. If you are not yet logged in, you should see a link with the text "Anonymous" near the top of the page. By clicking or tapping on this link, you will see the options to "Create account" or "Log in":
Selecting "Create account" will take you to a simple form asking you to provide a username (e.g., FirstnameLastname), a password, and your email address. You will also need to supply the answer to an anti-spam question:
Click or tap the "Create your account" button at the bottom of this form, and you will be ready to go!
The system will send you an automated email message asking you to confirm your email address. You must click on the link in this message to confirm your email address before you can save any page edits.
