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To edit pages you must log into the wiki with a forum account that belongs to the wiki group.<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">How do I get editing access?</strong><br> Request access to the wiki usergroup from the User Control Panel, <a href="http://forum.osdev.org/ucp.php?i=groups" class="postlink">http://forum.osdev.org/ucp.php?i=groups</a>. The wiki group is open enrollment so any registered member of the forums may join the group.<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">How do I create an OSDev Wiki account?</strong><br> You don't. The wiki and the forums are integrated. Create a forum account and request editing rights to the wiki(see the question above).<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">How do I tell if I have editing rights?</strong><br> Look at the Usergroups for the forums. If you are a member of the wiki group then you have access.<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">My edits are not appearing</strong><br> The wiki uses a moderation system and the first couple of edits you make will be sent to a moderation queue. <br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">How do I moderate the wiki?</strong><br> Moderators will be alerted to edits in the moderation queue when logging into the wiki. Moderators can also visit <a href="https://wiki.osdev.org/Special:Moderation" class="postlink">https://wiki.osdev.org/Special:Moderation</a>.<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">How do I become a moderator?</strong><br> By making contributions to the forums or the wiki you will be eligible to request moderation access. If you have not already been granted wiki moderator priledges you may request them on the <a href="https://forum.osdev.org/viewforum.php?f=8" class="postlink">wiki forum</a>.<br> <br> <strong class="text-strong">I belong to the wiki usergroup but can not log into the wiki.</strong><br> The software that controls the wiki is more restrictive about characters used in usernames. If you have spaces, underscores, or other special characters it will be required to edit your username. 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