MediaWiki:Requestaccount-text - Revision history

MyWikiBiz: Modifications (no mail)

2021-07-01T17:18:46Z

Modifications (no mail)

MyWikiBiz: Lowered price

2016-08-11T02:58:55Z

Lowered price

MyWikiBiz: Clarify that this is mandatory

2014-04-10T16:31:26Z

Clarify that this is mandatory

WikiSysop: Username

2014-03-29T18:27:01Z

Username

WikiSysop: Sections, to make more readable.

2014-03-29T18:25:22Z

Sections, to make more readable.

WikiSysop: Changes to include dollar amount

2014-03-29T18:14:45Z

Changes to include dollar amount

WikiSysop at 13:57, 28 March 2014

2014-03-28T13:57:52Z

WikiSysop at 13:57, 28 March 2014

2014-03-28T13:57:25Z

WikiSysop at 13:55, 28 March 2014

2014-03-28T13:55:17Z

WikiSysop: Created page with "Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones o..."

2014-03-28T13:49:16Z

Created page with "Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones o..."

New page

Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones on MyWikiBiz.

We ask new editors to make a small, one-time payment to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried the "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.

So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is not to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to market your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.

To fulfill the USD $10 fee to activate your User account, make payment via PayPal to "ResearchBiz@gmail.com", or send a check or money order to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:

MyWikiBiz
489 Lake George Circle
West Chester, PA 19382-2188

IMPORTANT: Include your MyWikiBiz User name with your payment, otherwise your account activation will be delayed. Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.

Thank you, and we appreciate your understanding of our new community policy.

All the best,

Gregory Kohs
Founder, MyWikiBiz

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 ==Payment requirement==
-We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $5''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
+We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $5''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, voluminous error logs were generated, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
 So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.
 ===How to activate your User account===
-Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address.  You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $5''' from MyWikiBiz within 48 hours. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.  If you don't wish to use PayPal, you may send a check or money order '''for $5''' to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:
+Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address.  You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $5''' from MyWikiBiz within about one week. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.
-::'''MyWikiBiz'''<br />
+If you do not wish to wait to be invoiced by PayPal, you may send immediate pre-payment '''for $5''' via Venmo to '''@Research-Biz'''.  In the Venmo transaction notes, make sure you mention which MyWikiBiz Username you have selected, and an admin will quickly activate your new account that same day (and we will dispense with the typical PayPal transaction).
 ==Thank you==
-We appreciate your understanding of our new community policy.
+We appreciate your understanding of our community policy.
 All the best,

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 ==Payment requirement==
-We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $10''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
+We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $5''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
 So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.
 ===How to activate your User account===
-Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address.  You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $10''' from MyWikiBiz within 48 hours. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.  If you don't wish to use PayPal, you may send a check or money order '''for $10''' to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:
+Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address.  You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $5''' from MyWikiBiz within 48 hours. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.  If you don't wish to use PayPal, you may send a check or money order '''for $5''' to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:
 ::'''MyWikiBiz'''<br />

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 Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones on MyWikiBiz.
-==Payment request==
+==Payment requirement==
-We ask new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $10''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
+We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $10''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
 So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.

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 ::'''West Chester, PA 19382-2188'''
-'''Important!''' If you mail a payment to the above address, don't forget to include your MyWikiBiz User name with it, otherwise your account activation will be delayed.  Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.
+'''Important!''' If you mail a payment to the above address, ''don't forget'' to include your MyWikiBiz '''Username''' with it, otherwise your account activation will be delayed.  Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.
 ==Thank you==

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 Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones on MyWikiBiz.
 We ask new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $10''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
 So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.
 Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address.  You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $10''' from MyWikiBiz within 48 hours. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.  If you don't wish to use PayPal, you may send a check or money order '''for $10''' to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:
-MyWikiBiz<br />
+::'''MyWikiBiz'''<br />
-Lake George Circle<br />
+::'''489 Lake George Circle'''<br />
-West Chester, PA 19382-2188
+::'''West Chester, PA 19382-2188'''
 '''Important!''' If you mail a payment to the above address, don't forget to include your MyWikiBiz User name with it, otherwise your account activation will be delayed.  Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.
-Thank you, and we appreciate your understanding of our new community policy.
+==Thank you==
 All the best,

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 West Chester, PA 19382-2188
-'''Important!''' If you send the payment to the above address, don't forget to include your MyWikiBiz User name with your payment, otherwise your account activation will be delayed. Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.
+'''Important!''' If you send the payment to the above address, don't forget to include your MyWikiBiz User name with it, otherwise your account activation will be delayed. Your User account will be approved and activated within 48 hours of receipt of payment and identification of the corresponding account.
 Thank you, and we appreciate your understanding of our new community policy.

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 So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is not to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to market your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.
-To fulfill the USD $10 fee to activate your User account, make payment via PayPal to "ResearchBiz@gmail.com", or send a check or money order to MyWikiBiz via postal mail to:
+Once you submit your the form below and confirm your email, you will receive a PayPal invoice from MyWikiBiz within 48 hours. Follow the link complete the payment to activate your account.
-MyWikiBiz
+MyWikiBiz<br />
-Lake George Circle
+Lake George Circle<br />
 West Chester, PA 19382-2188
 Thank you, and we appreciate your understanding of our new community policy.
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 All the best,
-Gregory Kohs
+Gregory Kohs<br />
 Founder, MyWikiBiz