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GiulioFontana: /* Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? */

2012-11-26T10:56:04Z

‎Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user?

2012-11-26T10:55:43Z

‎Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user?

2012-11-26T10:54:09Z

‎Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user?

2010-05-07T15:56:08Z

‎Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user?

2010-05-07T15:54:44Z

‎Q: What are bureaucrats and sysops? How do I know if I am one?

2010-05-07T15:50:53Z

‎Q: What are bureaucrats and a sysops? How do I know if I am one?

2010-05-07T15:50:40Z

‎Q: What are bureaucrats and a sysops? How do I know if I am one of them?

2010-05-07T15:50:25Z

2010-05-07T15:45:35Z

‎Q: How do I change the password for a user?

2010-05-07T15:44:58Z

‎Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user?

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 === Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? ===
-A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. If you end the procedure by clicking the "''by email''" button, the new user receives an email notifying the creation of the account, including a temporary password and instructions to change it.
+A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. If you end the procedure by clicking the ''"by email"'' button, the new user receives an email notifying the creation of the account, including a temporary password and instructions to change it.
 Note: you need to have ''bureaucrat'' or ''sysop'' privileges to perform this operation.

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 === Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? ===
-A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. If you choose the "by email" button, the new user receives an email notifying the creation of the account, specifying a temporary password and giving information about how to change it.
+A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. If you end the procedure by clicking the "''by email''" button, the new user receives an email notifying the creation of the account, including a temporary password and instructions to change it.
 Note: you need to have ''bureaucrat'' or ''sysop'' privileges to perform this operation.

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 === Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? ===
-A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. Note: you need to have ''bureaucrat'' or ''sysop'' privileges to perform this operation.
+A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. If you choose the "by email" button, the new user receives an email notifying the creation of the account, specifying a temporary password and giving information about how to change it.
 === Q: How do I rename a user? ===

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 === Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? ===
-A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. Please note that, to do this, your own user account has to be classified as ''sysop''.
+A: Simply go to [http://airwiki.elet.polimi.it/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup this page] and fill in the form. Note: you need to have ''bureaucrat'' or ''sysop'' privileges to perform this operation.
 === Q: How do I rename a user? ===

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 === Q: What are ''bureaucrats'' and ''sysops''? How do I know if I am one? ===
-A: Bureaucrat and sysop are two special classes of users who possess special privileges. Some administration tasks can only be performed by bureaucrats and/or by sysops (see the questions in this page for some examples). You can check if you possess bureaucrat or sysop privileges by looking at the [[Special:ListUsers | user list]]: special privileges associated to users are specified next to their userid.
+A: ''Bureaucrats'' and ''sysops'' are two classes of AIRWiki users, who possess special privileges. Some administration tasks can only be performed by bureaucrats and/or by sysops (see the questions in this page for some examples). You can check if you are a bureaucrat or a sysop by looking at the [[Special:ListUsers | user list]]: special privileges associated to users are specified next to their userid. If you need to become a bureaucrat or sysop for some reason, you have to ask the AIRWiki administrators.
 === Q: How do I create a new AIRWiki user? ===

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−	=== Q: What are ''bureaucrats'' and a ''sysops''? How do I know if I am one? ===	+	=== Q: What are ''bureaucrats'' and ''sysops''? How do I know if I am one? ===

	A: Bureaucrat and sysop are two special classes of users who possess special privileges. Some administration tasks can only be performed by bureaucrats and/or by sysops (see the questions in this page for some examples). You can check if you possess bureaucrat or sysop privileges by looking at the [[Special:ListUsers \| user list]]: special privileges associated to users are specified next to their userid.		A: Bureaucrat and sysop are two special classes of users who possess special privileges. Some administration tasks can only be performed by bureaucrats and/or by sysops (see the questions in this page for some examples). You can check if you possess bureaucrat or sysop privileges by looking at the [[Special:ListUsers \| user list]]: special privileges associated to users are specified next to their userid.

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	=== Q: How do I change the password for a user? ===		=== Q: How do I change the password for a user? ===

−	A: Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]] and fill the form. Note: you need to have sysop privileges to perform this operation.	+	A: Go to [[Special:PasswordReset]] and fill the form. Note: you need to have ''sysop'' privileges to perform this operation.