From time to time I hear about prospective forum members having problems signing up. I thought I'd describe the process and also share a few hints if the self service signup doesn't work. We want to be inclusive and welcoming to new members, but also not spending several hours a day blocking robot generated spam accounts.
The normal signup process is somewhat like this:
- Visit the forum and click the register button in the top right corner. Accept the terms, fill in your details and push the button.
- Now your account must be manually activated by an administrator. This will typically happen within 24 hours, often quicker but sometimes slower...
- Now you are a registered member with an active account. At this point your posts are subject to moderation, which again usually happens within 24 hours.
- Once an administrator is convinced that you are a genuine member and not a robot, you will get full member privileges, which includes posting without moderation and private messages. This typically happens after 1-2 approved posts.
Now, this process can fail for a number of reasons, most having to do with spam countermeasures. If that happens, you need to somehow reach an administrator and ask for help. If you know somebody that is a member, ask them to reach out. If you are a member of the
CoCo Discord server, try posting in the Dragon group there. There's also a Dragon community on Facebook that probably can help you out. I'm not a FB member so, unfortunately, I cannot provide a link to that. Maybe somebody else can provide more information about that in a follow-up post...
Looking forwards to seeing you as a new forum member.
-- Rolf
