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== Account specialist ==

An '''account specialist''' is able to create accounts for users and edit accounts so as to assist with account recovery. Account creation is done through [[Special:CreateAccount]] and editing is done through [[Special:EditAccount]], and does not permit editing of account permissions. All permissions available to account specialists are bundled into the bureaucrat permission. This permission is particularly easy to ask for due to it's limited scope.

=== Creating an account ===

The act of creating the account is simple. Follow the interface at [[Special:CreateAccount]]. Leave the email and real name fields blank. There is a complicated step, which is giving the account their '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Account verified|Account verified]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' template. This is a requirement to ensure that there is a clear recorded correlation between a wiki account and a Discord account. This is for the user's safety.

To begin, go to the new account's user page. This is <code>User:</code> followed by the exact name you gave them at [[Special:EditAccount]], with the first letter capitalized. For example, Sirdog's user page is <code>User:Sirdog</code>. You will be told the page doesn't exist since you just created the account. Create the page.

At the top of the page, copy and paste the following:

<pre>

</pre>

After <code>name=</code> but before the pipe (<code>|</code>), just write their common username. If creating an account for Fleff, you'd just write <code>Fleff</code>. After <code>id=</code> but before the curly brackets (<code>}}</code>), you'll give their Discord ID.<ref>Why do we use Discord ID's? Simple. People can change their username. You cannot change your Discord ID.</ref> To get a Discord ID, you will need to enable developer mode on Discord (Settings > Advanced > Developer mode), right click the account's name on any message they've sent, and click the button <code>Copy User ID</code>. You will paste this after <code>id=</code>. It should just be a long number. For example, Sirdog's Discord ID is <code>281589411962028034</code>.

After you've done this, save the page. You are done. Thank you!

=== Usage guidelines ===

* Accounts should only be made for people currently in the Endurance Coalition Discord. If they aren't, the person must be redirected to a bureaucrat or '''[email protected]''' for assistance.

* To help recover an account, simply use [[Special:EditAccount]] to change the person's password to something random and give it to them. '''Instruct them to change it immediately'''.

** Make sure, if there is even a sliver of doubt, to double check the account verified template on the user's page to ensure the correct Discord user is getting their account back.

** You

== Footnotes ==

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 == Account specialist ==
 An '''account specialist''' is able to create accounts for users and edit accounts so as to assist with account recovery. Account creation is done through [[Special:CreateAccount]] and editing is done through [[Special:EditAccount]], and does not permit editing of account permissions. All permissions available to account specialists are bundled into the bureaucrat permission. This permission is particularly easy to ask for due to it's limited scope.
+=== Creating an account ===
+The act of creating the account is simple. Follow the interface at [[Special:CreateAccount]]. Leave the email and real name fields blank. There is a complicated step, which is giving the account their '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Account verified|Account verified]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''' template. This is a requirement to ensure that there is a clear recorded correlation between a wiki account and a Discord account. This is for the user's safety.
+To begin, go to the new account's user page. This is <code>User:</code> followed by the exact name you gave them at [[Special:EditAccount]], with the first letter capitalized. For example, Sirdog's user page is <code>User:Sirdog</code>. You will be told the page doesn't exist since you just created the account. Create the page.
+At the top of the page, copy and paste the following:
+<pre>
+{{Account verified|name=|id=}}
+</pre>
+After <code>name=</code> but before the pipe (<code>|</code>), just write their common username. If creating an account for Fleff, you'd just write <code>Fleff</code>. After <code>id=</code> but before the curly brackets (<code>}}</code>), you'll give their Discord ID.<ref>Why do we use Discord ID's? Simple. People can change their username. You cannot change your Discord ID.</ref> To get a Discord ID, you will need to enable developer mode on Discord (Settings > Advanced > Developer mode), right click the account's name on any message they've sent, and click the button <code>Copy User ID</code>. You will paste this after <code>id=</code>. It should just be a long number. For example, Sirdog's Discord ID is <code>281589411962028034</code>.
+After you've done this, save the page. You are done. Thank you!
+=== Usage guidelines ===
+* Accounts should only be made for people currently in the Endurance Coalition Discord. If they aren't, the person must be redirected to a bureaucrat or '''[email protected]''' for assistance.
+* To help recover an account, simply use [[Special:EditAccount]] to change the person's password to something random and give it to them. '''Instruct them to change it immediately'''.
+** Make sure, if there is even a sliver of doubt, to double check the account verified template on the user's page to ensure the correct Discord user is getting their account back.
+** You
 == Footnotes ==
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