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Becoming a registered user is easy.

How do you become a '''registered user''' of [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]]?  It's easy.

First, you need to [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup register] for an account.  Only '''registered users''' may create or edit content on [[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]]. Please use your regular business or Internet Service Provider e-mail address. Note that you will have to provide and verify an e-mail account from a "non-disposable" server (i.e., not Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail types of addresses).

First, you need to [http://www.centiare.com/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup sign up] for an account.  Only registered users may create or edit content on Centiare. Please use your regular business or Internet Service Provider e-mail address. Note that you will have to provide and verify an e-mail account from a "non-disposable" server (i.e., not Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail types of addresses).

After you create your account, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address that you specified. That is why it is important to use only a  

After you create your account, a confirmation email will be sent to the e-mail address that you specified. That is why it is important to use only a valid e-mail address. You must click on the link provided in that message in order to activate your Centiare account.  This activation is ''mandatory'' before you may contribute content to Centiare.   

valid e-mail address. You must click on the link provided in that message, in order to activate your Centiare account.  This activation is ''mandatory'' before you may contribute content to Centiare.   

Also, be mindful that the Centiare activation message may get filtered by your e-mail server's spam settings, so be sure to check there. If you haven't received you confirmation message within a few minutes, you can click on the '''my preferences''' link at the top of the page and request the server to send another confirmation message. If you continue to have problems, you can edit/change your email address to another valid account and once again request the system to send you another confirmation message.

Also, be mindful that the Centiare activation message may get filtered by your e-mail server's spam settings, so be sure to check there. If you haven't received your confirmation message within a minute or two, you can click on the '''my preferences''' link at the top of the page and request the server to send another confirmation message.  

If all else fails, you can contact Centiare [[Centiare:Contact|technical support]] to have our staff manually activate your account.

If all else fails, you can contact Centiare [[Centiare:Contact|technical support]] to have our friendly staff manually activate your account.