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# Request a new account at Proteopedia, using your gmail address. | # Request a new account at Proteopedia, using your gmail address. | ||
::Use a '''different form of your name''' than in your previous account request. '''It must still be your real name.''' Add (or remove) a middle initial, or add a period (.) at the end: | ::Use a '''different form of your name''' than in your previous account request. '''It must still be your real name.''' Add (or remove) a middle initial, or add a period (.) at the end: | ||
:::If your first request was for "Eric Martz", make the new name "Eric Martz."<ref>We have verified that simply adding a period at the end of your name makes it acceptable as a "new name" to Proteopedia.</ref> | :::If your first request was for "Eric Martz", make the new name "Eric Martz."<ref> If you do not change your name, Proteopedia will reject your request automatically. We have verified that simply adding a period at the end of your name makes it acceptable as a "new name" to Proteopedia.</ref> | ||
# Carefully look for a message from account@proteopedia.org. You '''must''' confirm your email address from a link in this message. If you do not receive this message right away, open "More" and look in your Spam box (and mark messages from Proteopedia as "not spam"!). | # Carefully look for a message from account@proteopedia.org. You '''must''' confirm your email address from a link in this message. If you do not receive this message right away, open "More" and look in your Spam box (and mark messages from Proteopedia as "not spam"!). | ||
# After you confirm your email address, your account will be created (not immediately, but usually within 24 hours, by a human being) and you will receive a second email containing your password. Remember to look in your Spam box. | # After you confirm your email address, your account will be created (not immediately, but usually within 24 hours, by a human being) and you will receive a second email containing your password. Remember to look in your Spam box. | ||