Wikipedia:Request an account/Administrators

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Instructions to create an account for anonymous users:

1. Log in, if you haven't already. It's important to create these accounts while logged in, so that should an error occur that might require bureaucrat help, a bureaucrat can confirm that you created the account, and act accordingly.
2. Look through each request made since the list was last cleared. Look through the diffs individually, since requests may overwrite other existing requests. Also check before handling requests whether any users mistyped their e-mail address and corrected it in a later request, to ensure that the correct e-mail address is used.
3. Click the "create" link next to the desired username or click this link
4. Click "by e-mail". If that button does not appear, then please make sure that you are logged in
5. If successful, move the request to Wikipedia:Request an account/April 2007, and remove the user's e-mail address and the section from the main page. If unsuccessful, see "possible errors" below.
6. (optional) Welcome the user with a Welcome template.

[edit] Possible errors

Problem		Solution
Errors made by the requester	No username is provided	E-mail the user and ask them which username they would like to use
	No e-mail address is provided, or e-mails sent to their address bounce	If you can guess what the correct spelling of the e-mail should be (e.g. example@hotmailco.uk should be example@hotmail.co.uk) then send any e-mails you sent to that address instead. Otherwise, contact the requester on their talk page, requesting them to provide their e-mail address in a follow-up request
	No username and no e-mail address is provided	If the requester appears to be requesting an account, contact them on their talk page and request for a username and e-mail address to be provided. If the edit appears to be irrelevant, simply revert the edit.
	The user entered their password, or the password they wish to use	Handle the request in the normal way, and send an e-mail to the user telling them to change their password. Follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requests for oversight to request the removal of any revisions containing the user's password.
Account errors	Account already exists	E-mail the requester and let them know that the account already exists, and ask that they come up with another username. A boilerplate e-mail can be found here.
	The account name is too similar to an existing account	If you are an administrator, handle the request only if the account it conflicts with is is either unused or has very few edits and has not been used recently. If the requested username is unsuitable, e-mail the requester, and ask for an alternative name to be provided. If you are not an administrator, add a signed comment giving the name of the account it conflicts with using the {{useracc}} template, mentioning also whether the existing account has any edits and when it signed up. If you feel that there is likely to be confusion between the two accounts, reject the request.
	Account violates the username policy	E-mail the requester, and request that they provide an alternative username
	You are unsure whether the account name is acceptable	Add a signed comment to the request detailing your uncertainty, in order to get a second opinion.
Errors made by users handling requests	You entered the incorrect username	Fill the form out again, with the correct username
	You entered the incorrect e-mail address	If possible, sign up for an e-mail account under that e-mail address if it is a free e-mail provider, then send a password reminder to that account, and then e-mail the account password to the requester. If that is not possible, that account will be inaccessible. Try contacting a bureaucrat and request an immediate usurpation. If this is not granted, the requester will need to choose a different username. They may be able to usurp the account at a later date.
	You clicked "create account", not "by e-mail" when creating the account	Go to Special:Userlogin, type in the username and click the "E-mail new password" button.