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{{redirect|BP:REGISTER|the essay discussing the proper linguistic register for writing Bharatpedia articles|Bharatpedia:Writing better articles#Tone}} | |||
{{Redirect|BP:LOGIN|logging in to an existing account|Special:Login|help with logging in|Help:Logging in}} | |||
{{Information page|BP:ACCOUNT|BP:ADVANTAGES|BP:BENEFITS|BP:REGISTER|BP:WCA}} | |||
<div align="center" style="background-color:#cee0f2; color: #000; padding: .2em .6em; font-size:larger; border: 1px solid #a3b1bf; margin-bottom:3px;">'''[{{fullurl:Special:CreateAccount|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} Create an account now] </div> | |||
<div align="center" style="background-color:#cee0f2; color: #000; padding: .2em .6em; font-size:larger; border: 1px solid #a3b1bf; margin-bottom:3px;">'''[{{fullurl:Special:UserLogin|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} Login with an existing account] </div> | |||
[[File:Bharatmedia Community Logo.svg|thumb|right|130px|[{{fullurl:Special:CreateAccount|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} Registering] doesn't just give you better tools for making edits: An account facilitates everything from offering art to working with other volunteers.]] | |||
This is [[{{SITENAME}}]], the free encyclopedia. It is free to read, and free to edit. Go beyond reading, and join the world's community of volunteers. | |||
You don't need to be registered to contribute, but getting an account allows you to: | |||
* Choose an [[Bharatpedia:Username policy|appropriate username]], which will be reserved just for you on Bharatpedia and other [[Bharatmedia Foundation|Bharatmedia]] projects. | |||
* <!-- [[Special:MyPage|click here]] and --> Create your own [[Bharatpedia:User pages|user page]], to collaborate, share information about yourself, or just practice editing and publishing in your own sandbox. <!-- [[BP:sandbox|own sandbox]]. --> | |||
* Communicate with other editors via your own [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]]. You can also opt in to exchanging [[Bharatpedia:Emailing users|emails]] with other users. | |||
* Make it easier for other editors to communicate with you. Even if you don't feel any need to contact other editors, they may wish to contact you, which may be difficult if your IP address changes. Also, even if you have a static IP address so that it doesn't change, other editors may not know that is the case, so they may be deterred from posting to you on your IP talk page. | |||
* Get automatic [[Bharatpedia:Notifications|notifications]] that alert you when someone has {{tl|ping}}ed you, or wikilinked your user ID. | |||
* [[Help:Preferences|Use custom preferences]] <!-- (including your discussion [[Bharatpedia:Signatures|signature]]) --> to change the look and behaviour of Bharatpedia. | |||
* View a convenient list of all your [[Help:User contributions|contributions]] (edits), and use your [[Help:Watchlist|watchlist]] to monitor changes made to pages that interest you. <!--Your watchlist also contains [[Bharatpedia:Watchlist notices|site notices]] containing news that impacts Bharatpedia as a whole.--> | |||
* Use your [[Bharatpedia:Unified login|unified login]] to work on Bharatmedia's [[foundationsite:our-work/bharatmedia-projects/|other projects]], such as [[Wiktionary]] and [[Bharatmedia Commons]]. | |||
* Use more advanced [[Bharatpedia:Tools/Editing tools|editing tools]]. | |||
* Edit without revealing your [[IP address]] (which can be used to trace your physical location) to the public. | |||
* Vote for the [[commons:Commons:Picture of the Year|Picture of the Year]] and members of the [[m:Board elections|Bharatmedia Board]]. | |||
Once you have [[Bharatpedia:User access levels#Autoconfirmed users|had an account for about 4 days and have made at least 10 edits]], you will be allowed to: | |||
* Gain [[Bharatpedia:Requests for permissions|permissions]]. | |||
* Edit [[Bharatpedia:Protection policy#Semi-protection|semi-protected]] pages. IP address users and non-confirmed users cannot edit pages of this security level. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Your first article|Start new articles]], [[Bharatpedia:Moving a page|rename pages]], or [[Special:Upload|upload images]]. | |||
And once you have had an account for [[Bharatpedia:Protection policy#Extended confirmed protection|30 days, and have made at least 500 edits]], you will be allowed to edit [[Bharatpedia:Rough guide to extended confirmed protection|extended protected pages]]! | |||
For a bit more detail, read on. Or, get started: [[Special:Userlogin/signup|sign up]] – contribute to the Bharatpedia Project the way that ''you'' want to. | |||
<blockquote>''[{{fullurl:Special:CreateAccount|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} Creating an account] is quick and completely free.''</blockquote> | |||
==Summary of benefits== <!-- Redirects to this section link to Summary of benefits. If you change this header, please create an anchor first. Thanks! --> | |||
{{See also|BP:Incentives}} | |||
===Username and privacy=== | |||
If you '''[{{fullurl:Special:CreateAccount|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} create an account]''', you can pick a [[Bharatpedia:Username policy|user name]] '''provided it is available and unique.''' Edits you make while logged in will be assigned to that name, not to your IP address. | |||
You will have your own permanent ''[[Bharatpedia:User pages|user page]]'' where you can write a bit about yourself. While [[Bharatpedia:What Bharatpedia is not#Bharatpedia is not a blog, Web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site|Bharatpedia is not a homepage provider]], you can use this to display a few [[free content|free]] pictures, write about your hobbies, etc. Many users use their user page to maintain a list of the articles they are most proud of, or to collect other valuable information from Bharatpedia. | |||
You will also have a permanent ''[[Help:Talk pages#User talk pages|talk page]]'' you can use to communicate with other users. You will be notified whenever someone writes a message on your talk page. If you choose to give an e-mail address, other users will be able to contact you by e-mail. This feature is ''anonymous''; the user who emails you will not know your e-mail address. | |||
You are actually less identifiable logged in than you are as an unregistered editor, owing to the hiding of your IP address (so long as you avoid disclosing identifiable information on your user page). You might want to consider privacy and the possibility of offline harassment, when deciding what to say on your user page. | |||
===Reputation, communication, and more successful edits=== | |||
Having an account gives you a fixed Bharatpedia identity that other users will recognize. While we welcome contributions from unregistered editors, logging in under a user name lets you build trust and respect through a history of good edits, and makes it easier for veteran users to [[Bharatpedia: Assume good faith|assume good faith]], communicate and collaborate. Having a good name (or a pseudonym to protect your identity) promotes more responsible editing, and more [[Bharatpedia:Civility|civil discourse]]. | |||
Sometimes new or unregistered users are prevented from editing pages that are common targets of [[Vandalism on Bharatpedia|vandalism]] (just as [[Bharatpedia:Protection policy|this page is protected]], and only users with an account can edit it). Also, [[Bharatpedia:Bots|bots]] can mistake even good-faith IP address edits for vandalism. For these reasons, edits under a user name tend to be more successful. | |||
Your user name may also receive recognition for good work such as [[Bharatpedia:Barnstars|Barnstars]], [[Bharatpedia:Awards by WikiProject|Project Awards]], [[Bharatpedia:Personal user awards|Personal User Awards]], or nomination for voted accolades like [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week|Editor of the Week]]. You need a fixed account identity to accumulate these pats on the back; they are not awarded to IP addresses. | |||
As your reputation builds, it is possible to earn privileges such as [[Bharatpedia:Rollback|rollback]], [[Bharatpedia:Administrators|sysop/administrator]], and [[Bharatpedia:User access levels|others]]. It is not possible for an unregistered editor to be granted these privileges. | |||
===User preferences=== | |||
As a registered user, you can customize the way pages are displayed by altering your [[Help:preferences|preferences]]. There, in the '''Appearance''' tab, you can change the following display settings: | |||
* Under '''Skin''': various options as to the appearance of the website | |||
* Under '''Math''': how mathematical formulas are displayed | |||
* Under '''Files''': how large image thumbnails should be | |||
And various editing preferences: | |||
* How your username signature appears on talk pages | |||
* How pages should be displayed in recent changes | |||
* and many others | |||
===Open research=== | |||
Bharatpedia accounts can gain access to the vital reliable sources via [[Bharatpedia:The Bharatpedia Library|The Bharatpedia Library]]. | |||
==Blocked?== | |||
Shared [[IP address]]es such as school and enterprise networks or [[proxy server]]s are frequently blocked for [[Bharatpedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] which, unfortunately, may also affect innocent editors on the same network. However, registered users in good standing can [[Template:Autoblock|request]] existing blocks on their IP address be modified to affect only unregistered editors so that they can continue contributing to Bharatpedia. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, we suggest you do one of the following: | |||
* Try again after the block on your IP address expires. Go to [[{{ns:-1}}:Mycontributions|my contributions]] and follow the <tt>Block log</tt> link at the top of that page to find the length of the block. If no block appears go to [[Special:BlockList]] and copy the IP address which appears at the top of [[Special:MyPage]] into the box next to "IP address for username:". | |||
* Request an account by following the instructions at [[Bharatpedia:Request an account]]. | |||
* If your IP address is [[m:Global blocks|globally blocked]], request an account by following the instructions at [[Bharatpedia:Request an account]] and request global IP block exemption. | |||
See the [[Bharatpedia:Blocking policy|Blocking policy]] for details. | |||
<div align="center" style="background-color:#cee0f2; color: #000; padding: .2em .6em; font-size:larger; border: 1px solid #a3b1bf; margin-bottom:3px;">'''[{{fullurl:Special:CreateAccount|returnto=Bharatpedia:Why_create_an_account%3F}} Create an account now]'''</div>To create an account, click on the "Create an account now" link and fill out the required fields. This will be [[Special:Log/newusers|logged]], and your account will be created. | |||
==See also== | |||
;Related Bharatpedia information pages | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Why not create an account?|Why not create an account?]] – Reasons to edit as an IP. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Advice for parents|Advice for parents]] – Brief introduction to Bharatpedia for parents and legal guardians. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Contributing to Bharatpedia|Contributing to Bharatpedia]] – How and where you can help Bharatpedia. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Username policy#Deleting and merging accounts|Deleting and merging accounts]] – Why it is not possible to delete user accounts and the alternatives available. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Personal security practices|Personal security practices]] – How caution should be used when posting personally identifiable information online. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:On privacy, confidentiality and discretion|Privacy, confidentiality and discretion]] – How your rights to privacy may not extend as far as you believe. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Request an account|Request an account]] – How any user may request an account be created for them. | |||
* [[Bharatpedia:Bharatpedia is in the real world|Bharatpedia is in the real world]] – How activity here on Bharatpedia has consequences in the real world. | |||
* [[Help:Logging in]] – Help to log in to an existing account | |||
* [[Special:ListUsers]] – Search usernames currently in use on Bharatpedia, or those in a specified group. | |||
* [[meta:No external sign-on]] | |||
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