Your account
If you want to edit something or just receive notifications about changes, you need an account. If you want to only view and browse information here, you do not need one.
The account contains your email address and password. If you want, you can provide a login name and xmpp address as well.
Email and xmpp addresses will be used to send you notifications about changes (if you request them). Email address can be used to reset your password, if you forget it. Neither your email nor your xmpp address will be showed to anybody but you and admins.
Login name is used for your convenience during login (you can log in by either email or login name) and it is showed with discussion submits you wrote.
It is possible you account has been created already. It is created if you submit something using email. And we created accounts for all submits imported from previous version of this site. In that case, you need to reset your password (because exists no password for you).
If you do not have an account, go to Register item in menu (you can find it, when you visit Log in page) and fill your email address. A message containing confirmation link will be sent to it. After you follow the link and fill in the rest, your account is ready for use.
If your account was created automatically or you forget your password, you need to reset it. Enter your email address into the reset password page. A message with confirmation link will be sent to you. When you follow it, you will be provided with a form where you can change the password.
When you want to edit some information here or alter your own settings, you need to be logged in. Fill the form on the log in page. You can provide either your email address or your login name, they both work.
After successful login, you can see a page with your last login (so you can check nobody is misusing your account).
You can log out again by log out menu item. You will be logged out automatically if you do not do anything in a long time (approx. 30 minutes) or close your browser.
There are accounts with additional rights, like deleting whole items or approving history comments. If you have one, you probably know it already. If you think you should have one, contact owners of this site.