[OWW-SC] OpenWetWare User Manaagement System: User Page created for new users autmatically

[Bill Flanagan]

We've recently rolled out a new OpenWetWare feature that we want to let all
of you know about.

When a new user is created, an email message is sent out welcoming the user
to OpenWetWare.org. The email message formerly pointed to the place their
OpenWetWare User: page would be if it had text. They are free to edit and
save the page. This presents a problem for most OpenWetWare.org users:
without having any experience with OpenWetWare or MediaWiki editing, there's
little chance their
User: page would be populated with any information.

The OpenWetWare User Management System (UMS) now will create a default User:
page for all new users. To do this, a standard User: page template has been
created. The information provided by users during registration drives the
content of this page. This page is not a standard MediaWiki template. This
means that future changes to the page will not change existing User: pages.
The information that can be displayed currently includes the new user's
name, email address, reason for joining OpenWetWare, and how they heard
about us.

Since the content is contained in a standard OpenWetWare page, the content
page can be changed. Currently, the display is very basic. If anyone has any
ideas about how this can be enhanced, feel free to contribute.

Look for more detains here:

http://openwetware.org/wiki/OpenWetWare:Software/User_management

Thanks

Bill Flanagan
www.OpenWetWare.org
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