CZ:Managing Editor/2010/004 - Simplification of application procedure: Difference between revisions

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| Provide new users with an account to contribute
| Provide new users with an account to contribute
| yes
| yes
| Necessary if we want neither of IP contributions or an account with public password.
| Necessary if we want neither IP contributions nor an account with public password.
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| Verify email of new user
| Verify email of new user
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| Necessary for email notifications
| Necessary for email notifications
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| Name account after real name of new user
| Verify real name of new user
| yes
| yes
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| Necessary for the real name policy mentioned in both the [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=CZ:Charter&oldid=100713576#Preamble preamble] and Article 2 of the Charter.
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| Verify real name of new user
| Name account after real name of new user
| yes
| yes
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| Not strictly necessary under the real name policy above, yet practical.
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| Verify link between email and real name of new user
| Verify link between email and real name of new user
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| Ask for biography of new user
| Ask for biography of new user
| yes
| yes
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| Biography may be the wrong word, yet some form of experience, expertise and interests is necessary at some point, and doing so at signup is practical.
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| Ask for fields of interest of new user
| Ask for workgroups of interest to new user
| yes
| yes
| Not necessary at signup; could be handled as a separate step after account creation
| Not necessary at signup; could be handled as a separate step after account creation

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Please be brief and specific in your request (polar questions are best) and add relevant links if available. Please state a time frame in which you expect a decision.

The current application procedure is too complex. --Daniel Mietchen 12:38, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

Rephrased as a question: Can the current registration process be simplified without compromising essential functionalities?
Time frame: Days - Weeks.
--Daniel Mietchen 01:40, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
See section #Essential functions of the registration process. --Daniel Mietchen 00:32, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Essential functions of the registration process

Function Currently included Comment
Provide new users with an account to contribute yes Necessary if we want neither IP contributions nor an account with public password.
Verify email of new user yes Necessary for email notifications
Verify real name of new user yes Necessary for the real name policy mentioned in both the preamble and Article 2 of the Charter.
Name account after real name of new user yes Not strictly necessary under the real name policy above, yet practical.
Verify link between email and real name of new user yes Could be less restrictive in terms of allowable domain names
Ask for biography of new user yes Biography may be the wrong word, yet some form of experience, expertise and interests is necessary at some point, and doing so at signup is practical.
Ask for workgroups of interest to new user yes Not necessary at signup; could be handled as a separate step after account creation
For Editor applicants, ask for qualifications yes Not necessary at signup; better handled as a separate step after account creation

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