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For requesting article creation, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RA">WP:RA</a>.</div> <table style="background: transparent; width: 100%; margin: 2px 0; border: 2px ridge #CAE1FF; background-color: #F0F8FF; padding: 2px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #AAD1FF; text-align: center; padding: 0.25em 0; font-size: 165%;">Welcome to the request an account page </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 100%;"> <table width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ACC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ACC&redirect=no">WP:ACC</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <div style="font-size: 18px; text-align: center;"><b>This page is for requesting a Wikipedia account be created for you in the event that you are unable to create one yourself using the <a href="/wiki/Special:CreateAccount" title="Special:CreateAccount">account creation page</a>.</b></div> <p><br/> <b>Being unable to create an account for yourself is typically due to:</b> </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><b>Having trouble or being unable to see or complete the required <a href="/wiki/CAPTCHA" title="CAPTCHA">CAPTCHA</a> image verification step.</b></li> <li><b>Choosing a username that is too similar to an existing username (in these cases, an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator" title="Wikipedia:Account creator">account creator</a> can approve the creation of similar usernames if certain criteria are met).</b></li> <li><b>Using a shared IP address or network connection (such as a public, school, or enterprise network) that has been blocked from editing Wikipedia, restricting you from creating an account yourself.</b></li> <li><b>Matching certain <a href="/wiki/User:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist" title="User:AmandaNP/UAA/Blacklist">blacklisted</a> criteria.</b></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Are_you_in_the_right_place?" style="border: 2px ridge #CAE1FF; font-size: 100%;;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFCC66;"><div id="Are_you_in_the_right_place?" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Are you in the right place?</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd vlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align: left; padding: 0.75em 0;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>This page is only for requesting the creation of a new Wikipedia account.</b> This page is <b>not</b> for requesting assistance with an existing account, or the recovery of a lost account.</div> <p><br/> </p> <ul><li>If you are having issues accessing your existing Wikipedia account, you can <b><a href="/wiki/Help:Reset_password" title="Help:Reset password">reset your password</a></b>.</li> <li>If you wish to change the username on your existing Wikipedia account, you can <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username" title="Wikipedia:Changing username">create a username change request</a></b>.</li> <li>If you are currently blocked from editing Wikipedia, you can resolve this matter by <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Appealing_a_block" title="Wikipedia:Appealing a block">appealing your block</a></b>.</li> <li>If you need help with creating an article or editing Wikipedia, you can visit the Help Desk to <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">ask for editing assistance</a></b>.</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>To prevent the automated creation of Wikipedia accounts using <a href="/wiki/Intelligent_agent" title="Intelligent agent">bots</a> or <a href="/wiki/Scripting_language" title="Scripting language">scripts</a>, Wikipedia uses an image verification method (called a <a href="/wiki/CAPTCHA" title="CAPTCHA">CAPTCHA</a>) to assure that new accounts are being created by a real person. To further combat account creation abuse, Wikipedia also prevents the creation of new accounts with usernames that are too similar to other existing Wikipedia accounts. </p><p>If you have attempted to <a href="/wiki/Special:UserLogin" title="Special:UserLogin">create an account</a> but are having trouble with the <a href="/wiki/CAPTCHA" title="CAPTCHA">CAPTCHA</a> image verification step (perhaps because you are using a <a href="/wiki/Screen_reader" title="Screen reader">screen reader</a> or a browser that does not support images), or if you have chosen a username that is too similar to an existing username, you can <b>request an account</b> be created for you. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:50%; border-width: 1px; font-size: 1em;"> <div class="quotebox-title" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dddddd;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">English Wikipedia username policy</a> summary</div> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <div style="font-size: 16px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 20px;"><b>Your username must represent you as an <i>individual person</i></b></div> <div style="font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 1.5em"> <p>Usernames are not allowed on Wikipedia if they: </p> <ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 1em">only contain the names of companies, organizations, websites, musical groups or bands, teams, clubs, creative groups, or organized events </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">only describe a particular role, title, position, department, or a group or team of people within a parent organization or group that can be represented or held by multiple people or by different people </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">are promotional in nature, or appear intended to advertise, promote, sell, gain support, or increase the attention or user-base audience of any person, company, market, product, channel, website, or other good or service </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">imply that your user account will be shared between more than one person </li></ul> </div> <div style="font-size: 16px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><b>Your username must be truthful, appropriate, and not foster a negative editing environment</b></div> <div style="font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 1.5em"> <p>Usernames are not allowed on Wikipedia and will be <b>immediately blocked</b> upon discovery if they: </p> <ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 1em">are offensive, profane, violent, threatening, sexually explicit, or disruptive, or that advocate or encourage any such behavior (including criminal or illegal acts) </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">contain statements that are libelous, contentious, or disparaging, or that disclose any private or non-public information about somebody else (either another editor, or a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notable</a> living person) </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">are deliberately deceptive, confusing, misleading, unnecessarily long, similar to the username of other accounts, or attempt to impersonate or falsely represent somebody else (another editor, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notable</a> living person, an "official" <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a> account, etc.) in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTHERE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTHERE">bad faith</a> </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">imply that the account has explicit ownership of any articles, content, or topic areas, or any kind of "power" or "authority" over other editors, a different application of Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PG">policies and guidelines</a> (such as implying that certain policies do not apply to them), or that the account has any administrative or "moderator" access levels or user rights </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">imply the intent to troll, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:VAND" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:VAND">vandalize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DE">disrupt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOAP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOAP">advertise</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPAM">spam</a> Wikipedia </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">imply the intent to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPA">personally attack</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:HARASS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:HARASS">harass</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:911" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:911">threaten</a> other Wikipedia users </li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em">imply that you are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTHERE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTHERE">not here to build an encyclopedia</a> or will use Wikipedia for purposes <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOT">that it was not created for</a> </li></ul> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Instructions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Instructions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Instructions"></span>Instructions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Instructions"></span></h3></div> <p><i>To request an account using the 'Request an Account' process, please read and follow <b>all</b> of the instructions below:</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Before_you_begin" data-mw-thread-id="h-Before_you_begin-Instructions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Before_you_begin-Instructions"></span>Before you begin<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Before_you_begin-Instructions"></span></h4></div> <ul><li><b>Review and understand Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username_policy" title="Wikipedia:Username policy">Username Policy</a></b>, as any account request for a username that is in violation of this policy will not be approved.</li> <li><b>Remember that you should generally <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry" title="Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry">only use one Wikipedia account</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <strong>You are required to disclose <i>all</i> of your alternative and previously used accounts in your request using the 'Comments' field.</strong> Any account requests that show evidence or the indication that you have ownership of an undisclosed account will not be approved. Any requests made with the intention of using the account as an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ILLEGIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ILLEGIT">illegitimate</a> alternative (such as to hide edits or conduct, evade or circumvent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">blocks</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_sanctions" title="Wikipedia:General sanctions">sanctions</a>, or cause <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruption</a>) will not be approved. Additionally, your attempt(s) may be reported, and may result in additional sanctions.</li> <li>Understand that <b>this is <i>not</i> the place to request assistance with the deletion or recovery of any existing accounts</b>. If you have forgotten your password, and you did not register your account with an e-mail address, then it cannot be recovered. Your only option is to create a new account and request a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Changing_username/Usurpations" title="Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations">usurpation</a> of your old username.</li> <li><b>Register an email address</b> if you do not have one. You must verify your email address in order to complete your account creation request and submit it for review. Your account must also have your email address in order for it to be recovered in the event that you lose the ability to access it.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="When_you_are_ready_to_begin" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_you_are_ready_to_begin-Instructions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_you_are_ready_to_begin-Instructions"></span>When you are ready to begin<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_you_are_ready_to_begin-Instructions"></span></h4></div> <ol><li>Click the "<i>Request an account</i>" link below, and a <a href="/wiki/Wizard_(software)" title="Wizard (software)">wizard</a> will assist you. If you're directed to complete a form in order to request an account, <b>fill out <i>all</i> fields</b>.</li> <li>Check your e-mail inbox for updates and further instructions regarding your account request. <ul><li>If your request is approved and your account has been created successfully, you will receive an automated e-mail from <b><span class="nowrap">wiki<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span></b> with your username and a randomly generated password to your new account. You can use these credentials to <a href="/wiki/Special:UserLogin" title="Special:UserLogin">log in</a>, where you will then be prompted to create a new password.</li> <li>If there are problems with your request, you will receive an email with an explanation and the reason your account request could not be approved. You are welcome to submit a new account request using a different username.</li></ul></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Didn't_receive_your_account_update_email?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Didn't_receive_your_account_update_email?"><span id="Didn.27t_receive_your_account_update_email.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Didn't_receive_your_account_update_email?"></span>Didn't receive your account update email?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Didn't_receive_your_account_update_email?"></span></h3></div> <p>We hope to process an account request the same day of its submission. However, it is not uncommon for requests to take 2-3 days depending on the work load and volume of requests currently pending review. In rare cases (such as server downtime or the sudden submission of an extremely high amount of legitimate account requests), requests may take longer. Please be patient; your request will be processed as soon as possible. </p><p><b>Before submitting a new request or inquiring about the progress of your current request:</b> </p> <ul><li><b>Check your email's "spam" folder.</b> Most often, the email was mistakenly flagged as spam.</li> <li><b>Verify that the account update email wasn't accidentally moved or otherwise triggered by any email filters or rules that you have set up for your inbox.</b> Check all of your directories and sub-directories, and search for <i><span class="nowrap">wiki<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span></i> to see if it arrived.</li> <li><b>Did you request an account using an email address from <a href="/wiki/Gmail" title="Gmail">Gmail</a>?</b> Your ACC request update may have been automatically filtered into one of the five default Category tabs that are enabled by default (usually the "Social" or "Promotions" category). 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