Sign up for an account.
An email address that you have access to is required, because after you sign up a confirmation code will be sent to that email and you have to enter that code here to confirm your account. This email address can also be used to recover your account if you ever forget your password.
Your account also requires a unique username. To access your confirmed account you'll log in using either your email address or your username, along with your password. You'll be able to change your email address and password at any time after confirming your account, but you can't change your username.
If you just signed up for an account but haven't confirmed the account yet, select "Confirm Existing Account." Then enter the username you signed up with and the confirmation code that was emailed to you when you signed up. If that code is expired you can request a new one.
Your password requires:
Allowed special characters are:
$ ^ * . [ ] { } ( ) ? - " ! @ # % & / \ , > < ' : ; | _ ~ ` + =
A space character can also be used and is a special character, but it can't be used at the beginning or the end.
Select "Show Passwords" to reveal your password as you type it and to make the "Confirm Password" field optional, otherwise your password is not revealed and you must type it twice to confirm it. Indicators below the password that turn red as you type show which password requirements still need to be met.
Confirm your account by entering the confirmation code sent to your email. If you don't confirm your account within thirty minutes of signing up then it'll get deleted and you'll have to sign up again. Confirmation codes expire five minutes after they're sent, so if the code's expired you can .
Your account is ready to use. You can log in to your account using the "Log In" option at the top of the page.