Joining a Group and Registering an Ac count Using the Web
From:
Steven Clift
Date:
Sep 25 03:34 UTC
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When entering e-mail I highly recommend a repeated e-mail field that when
submitted confirms that they are the same. I am guessing that up to 10 percent
of users mistype and this accounts for a high percentage of our unverifed
users.
Why not just make display name the member profile link? And skip the complexity
of another choice.
We want to avoid terms like Nickname in e-democracy land with our real name
policy.
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> ------- Original Message -------
> From: "Michael JasonSmith" <<email obscured>>
> To: <email obscured>
> Sent: 9/23/07, 10:54:02 PM
> Subject: [groupserver development] Joining a Group and Registering an Account
Using the Web
>
> An unregistered user joining a group is the most complex thing I can think of
a user doing in GroupServer. The following is phrased for the typical case of a
user joining a public group, with exceptions to follow. Things are more complex
than they seem because the Web and email are being used simultaneously.
However, I shovelled the complexity into seperate pages ☺
>
> Joining a Group and Registering an Account Using the Web
>
> To post to a group, and receive email messages from a group, you must
> register an account with GroupServer. To use the Web to register an
> account with GroupServer, carry out the following tasks.
>
> 1. Click Register and Join in the group you wish to join. The
> Register and Join page will be shown.
>
> 2. Enter your email address in the Email Address entry.
>
> 3. Click Next. Two things will happen:
> * A email address verification message will be sent to you (see
> Adding an Email Address, Step 4)
> http://groupserver.org/r/post/6b5rm4OsiHJ4kWpZ37jUOl
> and
> * You will be shown the Edit Profile page.
>
> 4. Edit your profile. Your profile will allow other users of
> GroupServer to get to know you better. At this stage you can also
> join other groups, by selecting them in the Groups section of
> your profile.
>
> Tip: Nickname
> Your nickname is a single word that is used to identify you and
> your profile. Its primary purpose is to create the link to your
> profile. By default, your nickname is created out of your
> display name, with the spaces removed.
>
> 5. Click Next. You will be shown one of two pages.
>
> * If you have not verified your email address (see Adding an Email
> Address, Step 4) you will be shown the Waiting for Verification
> page; once you verified click Next to see the Set Password page
> (see Resetting Your Password step 6).
> http://groupserver.org/r/post/3JJvi3M6zykWP5SCogRZK
>
> * If you have verified your email address, you will be shown the
> Set Password page (see Resetting Your Password, Step 6).
> http://groupserver.org/r/post/3JJvi3M6zykWP5SCogRZK
>
> 6. Set your new password. You will be shown your profile page after
> the password has been set.
>
> Note: Administrator Registration
> If you do not have an account with GroupServer, an administrator
> can create one for you. If this happens, you will receive an
> email message informing you that this has occurred. Clicking on
> the link in the email message will take you to the Edit Profile
> page (Step 4 above) and verify your email address.
>
> I imagine that an administrator could set as much information about the user
as he or she wishes; the user would have the option of correcting everything,
because of the Edit Profile page.
>
>
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