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Creating a user account means that you supply a username (your real name or a nickname) and a password.The system will reject a username that is already in use. A user account is created only once.
If you have forgotten your password and you previously entered an email address when signing up for the account or in your Preferences, and you still have access to that email account, then this special page can help you recover access to your account. Go to Special:PasswordReset. You can enter either your username or your email.
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It would be really helpful if this page had Wikipedia's password limitations. Important questions to answer include: minimum length, maximum length, and forbidden characters. Even better, is if this information is added to the Change password page used to modify passwords, and the password picking page for new users.
If your account has been blocked from editing, you may not create nor request a new account. Instead, you should appeal your block following the guide to appealing blocks. If you are unable to edit your user talk page to request an unblock of your account, you must file an unblock request using the UTRS process here.
The term login comes from the verb (to) log in and by analogy with the verb to clock in. Computer systems keep a log of users' access to the system. The term "log" comes from the chip log which was historically used to record distance traveled at sea and was recorded in a ship's log or logbook.
The WL page doesn't appear to explain how to log-in to it. I'm already logged-in as an editor, but the WL is asking for a login. Am I really expected to create a different username/password account just to 'take advantage' of this resource? There used to be a way to use one user/pw to cover multiple 'accounts'. Didn't see that in 'Global ...
If you forget your password, or (even worse) your account gets compromised (someone guesses your password), having an email account is the only way that you can reset your password. Otherwise, you have to register again, and get a new user name. 5. Type the words that appear in the image, and then click "Create account".