User:Proteins/New user account tutorial
Before you can create new articles, you'll need to have a user account. However, you'll want to think about a few issues before choosing a user name and a password.
This tutorial covers mainly the mechanical steps in getting a user account. There are three simple steps, as described below.
A video has been made of this tutorial.
Step 1
The first step to getting a user account is clicking on the Log in / create account link in the upper right-hand corner, as illustrated here.
Step 2
That brings you to a second page, the normal log-in window. On this page, you'll want to click on the link saying "Create one", as illustrated below. You can safely ignore everything else on this page.
Step 3
This brings you to the final page. In the middle of the page, you'll find a form that you'll fill out to start your account. Above and below that form are links to information that you should read before choosing a user name and a password. Some key questions are:
- Should you use your real name?
- Remember, you are not required to identify yourself in any way and there may be disadvantages to using your real name. However, experts may find that their contributions have greater credibility if they use their real names and connect their Wikipedia user page with their professional webpage.
- Is your password secure enough?
- Does your user name violate some policies of Wikipedia, such as not mentioning corporate names?