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

[Reshma Shetty]

Just a quick note that I *believe* that thanks go out to Maureen
Hoatlin for suggesting this feature as a way to get new users more
comfortable with editing the site.

Thanks Maureen!  And Bill for implementing it!

-Reshma

On 10/4/07, Bill Flanagan <wjf42 at mit.edu> wrote:
> 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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