Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of PublicPages/AccountApproval

Timestamp:

Mar 25, 2019 1:43:14 PM (5 years ago)

Author:

Benjamin Alan Weaver

Comment:

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PublicPages/AccountApproval

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  1. Fill out ''all'' the fields, even if they are marked 'Optional'.
- 1. Use a username that does not contain spaces.  For example, '!JohnSmith' is OK and so is 'John.Smith', but 'John Smith' is not.^[#Footnotes 1]^
+ 1. Use a username that does not contain spaces.  For example, `JohnSmith` is OK and so is `John.Smith`, but `John Smith` is not.^[#Footnotes 1]^
  1. Your username should also not be an email address.^[#Footnotes 1]^
- 1. Your username should start with an alphabetical character.  For example, '2cool4desi' is not acceptable.^[#Footnotes 1]^
- 1. For your email address, use an institutional address, ''e.g.'', {{{john.smith@nyu.edu}}} or {{{jjsmith@lbl.gov}}}.  Do not use Gmail, Yahoo, etc.  Your institutional affiliation is how we know whether you are allowed access.
+ 1. Your username should start with an alphabetical character.  For example, `2cool4desi` is not acceptable.^[#Footnotes 1]^
+ 1. For your email address, use an institutional address, ''e.g.'', `john.smith@nyu.edu` or `jjsmith@lbl.gov`.  Do not use Gmail, Yahoo, etc.  Your institutional affiliation is how we know whether you are allowed access.
  1. Please give us your '''full name'''. It is OK to use accented characters in your full name, if that's how you spell it, ''e.g.'', Jôhn Smíth.  Just use UTF-8 characters though.
 
-After you register, you will be contacted by a member of the DESI team with further instructions.  These instructions will include a membership survey form that you will have to fill out before your account is approved.
+After you register there are additional steps:
+
+ 1. You should immediately receive a message from the DESI Trac system requesting verification of your email address.  Please follow the instructions in that email.  This will put your DESI Trac account into a state where it is ''ready'' to be approved.
+ 1. You will be contacted by a member of the DESI team with further instructions.  These instructions will include a membership survey form that you will have to fill out before your account is approved.
 
 If you have questions or concerns about your account approval, please contact the chair of the Membership Committee, Robert Kehoe <kehoe --at-- physics --dot-- smu --dot-- edu>.