Re: [Fwd: [gfwiki] Can't get access to the WiKi]
Thanks, Jamey.
Jamey Wood wrote:
> Hi John,
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I registered on the login page as JohnMuir but I've received no email
>>
>
> Sorry for any misunderstanding, but we don't automatically mail users
> when they register for the wiki. As the instructions on the
> registration page note, it works the other way around--we ask that new
> users send mail to this alias to request that their account be
> activated. (A step which is intentionally manual to help us weed out
> spam bots, which had been causing us and many other JSPWiki sites a lot
> of problems.)
>
>> and I still get a stupid "better luck next time" error when trying to
>> see a FAQ entry - with no help on how to resolve the problem at all!!!
>>
>
> I've just validated your account for write access. So you should have
> full access now. But it sounds like perhaps you're seeing an error just
> trying to read some page? That generally shouldn't happen. If it is,
> please send me the exact URL and I'll check into it.
>
> (A note about your new write access: if you're already logged-in to the
> wiki, you'll need to logout and log back in for it to pick up the new
> setting.)
>
>> Sorry, but I think your access policy is badly executed. Either you
>> ought to get an email when I registered, which you could check and then
>> release the account. Or send me an email telling me what to do to get
>> the account registered. In any event it just puts me off using the
>> site, which cannot be you aim.
>>
>
> I'm sorry for any frustration it's caused you.
>
> --Jamey
>
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