User:Milton Beychok/Sandbox2

Message for Holds
Hi, Mark:

Thank you for request to join Citizendium -- we're looking forward to your first contributions! However, since you made your application using a free email account, we need a way to verify your actual identity ... which is a key feature that distinguishes us from Wikipedia and other online encyclopedias.

We realize that you may find doing this a bit tedious, but in times past, when we've tried less rigorous procedures for membership, a few bad apples did join under assumed names or false identities in order to cause us trouble or only to press their own personalized agendas. We really ARE looking forward to your own contributions, so please take a few additional minutes to complete your application.

What do we actually need from you? Any of these will work:

(1) A paid or organizational email account that contains a portion of your name would be acceptable, something such as BobSmith@Yale.alumni.edu., or DonMWebster@TucsonFireDepartment.org, or CharlesJones@SomeBusiness.com.

(2) Any web page that that uses the free email address you gave us and that identifies you by your full name somewhere on that website would probably work as well.

(3) Or a number of members have joined by attaching a scan or a JPG of their student identity card or driver's license with much of the more personal information blanked out.

(4) Also, you could use the "BeenVerified" link on our application page (at http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:RequestAccount), go through their (free) process, and send me the link to your BeenVerified page.

Please bear with us and we look forward to hearing from you in the very near future!