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-======Help Logging In====== +======Site Help====== 
-If you're having trouble logging into this site, or can't register as a new user, this section has some answers.+Some areas of this web site are only available to logged-in members.  Before you can submit images to a competition, for instance, you need to register for an account here. 
 +<note tip>If you're an LPA member, chances are you already have an account.  Try using the "Forgot your Password" link and give only your e-mail address.  If that doesn't work, send an email to webmaster@lpaphotography.org and we'll let you know for certain.</note> 
 +To create a new account, you need to provide a few pieces of information: 
 +  * A unique username (user ID) 
 +  * A unique e-mail address 
 +  * A password 
 +  * Your full name 
 +  * Your address, city, state, and phone number.  This information isn't displayed anywhere, but is used to contact you regarding your competition entries. 
 + 
 +Both the user ID and the e-mail address must be unique.  If you don't have a unique e-mail address, you can visit [[http://www.gmail.com]] to set one up for free.  Currently this e-mail address is used only to send password reminders and, if you choose, notifications when content is updated.  Another option is to submit an email address with a plus sign ("+") after the username portion.  See "I don't have a unique e-mail address" below. 
 + 
 +If you're having trouble logging into this site, or can't register as a new user, read on for some possible answers.
  
 =====Using the Lost Password Link===== =====Using the Lost Password Link=====
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 If, for some reason, this doesn't work, then just email [[webmaster@lpaphotography.org]] and we'll check it out. If, for some reason, this doesn't work, then just email [[webmaster@lpaphotography.org]] and we'll check it out.
  
 +=====I don't have a unique e-mail address=====
 +If you need to sign up on this site, but don't have your own email address, there are options.
 +  - You can easily sign up for a free e-mail account at GMail.com or a similar service, as mentioned above.
 +  - You can try using an existing e-mail account by adding "+identifier" to the name portion of the address.  This is a standard form of an e-mail address and should be supported by your e-mail system.  For example, "johndoe+alice@example.com", "johndoe+bob@example.com" and "johndoe+charlie@example.com" will create three unique e-mail addresses for this site.  The e-mail messages for each will be delivered to "johndoe@example.com".
 +    * This means that any password-recovery emails will be sent to the master e-mail address.  For security reasons, this method is not recommended.  However, it may be useful in the case of a family membership to supply e-mail addresses for children.
 +    * Check with your e-mail provider by sending a test message using this format.  If you don't receive the message, then your provider does not support this [[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.2.3|Internet standard]].  [[http://www.gmail.com|GMail]] is known to support this method.
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