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To register with channel services go to [http://www.netgamers.org www.netgamers.org] and use the registration link below the login boxes | To register with channel services go to [http://www.netgamers.org www.netgamers.org] and use the registration link below the login boxes. | ||
To create a nick you first need to choose one to register. If you choose, it is possible to prevent other users using this nick (to do so, you need to enable [[NickServ]]). As such, it should be the nick that you intend to use - otherwise someone else may decide to use the nick you use and kick you off it. A nick is only yours if you register it. Nicks must be between 2 and 15 characters long, and only some characters are valid. Exact details are given during the registration process. | |||
You will also need an e-mail address to register the nick with. NetGamers currently do not accept hotmail addresses due to previous problems with mails not getting through. | |||
Once that's done you have to choose a question/answer. This is used to prove that you're the account owner if you ever need to do anything unusual with the account, such as change the e-mail address it's registered to. Choosing a meaningful answer is '''very''' important. People have lost their accounts due to choosing one they couldn't remember. | |||
Once you've filled in the information on the website an e-mail will be sent to you. This should arrive within two hours, if it doesn't contact someone in [[hashCservice|#cservice]]. When the mail arrives there'll be a link in it to activate your nick. When you click this link another e-mail is sent with your password in. This sometimes generates an error, but this error is a mistake and can happily be ignored. | |||
Once the password e-mail arrives you're ready to log in to your nick. | |||
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Revision as of 20:19, 2 January 2005
To register with channel services go to www.netgamers.org and use the registration link below the login boxes.
To create a nick you first need to choose one to register. If you choose, it is possible to prevent other users using this nick (to do so, you need to enable NickServ). As such, it should be the nick that you intend to use - otherwise someone else may decide to use the nick you use and kick you off it. A nick is only yours if you register it. Nicks must be between 2 and 15 characters long, and only some characters are valid. Exact details are given during the registration process.
You will also need an e-mail address to register the nick with. NetGamers currently do not accept hotmail addresses due to previous problems with mails not getting through.
Once that's done you have to choose a question/answer. This is used to prove that you're the account owner if you ever need to do anything unusual with the account, such as change the e-mail address it's registered to. Choosing a meaningful answer is very important. People have lost their accounts due to choosing one they couldn't remember.
Once you've filled in the information on the website an e-mail will be sent to you. This should arrive within two hours, if it doesn't contact someone in #cservice. When the mail arrives there'll be a link in it to activate your nick. When you click this link another e-mail is sent with your password in. This sometimes generates an error, but this error is a mistake and can happily be ignored.
Once the password e-mail arrives you're ready to log in to your nick.
