The above picture is what you will see when you first go to the forum website. If you've already registered to the forums, then simply enter your Username and Password in the appropriate boxes, choose whether you want to automatically login to the forums for any future visits, and press the Login button. The option to Register, if you haven't done so already is in the upper right hand corner. Simply click on the Register link and it will begin the step by step process to register.
The next picture shows the first step in the registration process. It is asking you if you're 13 years old or younger, because the USA has a COPPA law which is for the protection of children when they interact in a forum setting. Children/youths 13 years and younger need to provide parental permission to the forum before they are allowed to participate/sign up. If this applies to you, then the next screen for that process will provide the necessary information to fax/mail the parental permission form. Should you be 14 years or older, this won't apply and will take to to the next step in the registration process.
The above picture goes over the forum Terms of Agreement (ToA) regarding your participation on these forums. The ToA is there to protect the forum host, in this case the Pokanoket Wampanoag tribe, and the forum program company. The ToA is self-explanatory, so Please Read This Carefully. If you decline to follow/agree to the ToA, then the registration process ends. Should you accept to the ToA, which is what you need to do to continue in the registration process, then click on the "I agree to these terms" button and it will move you to the next step in the registration process.
The next step in the registration process will be broken down into three pictures, starting with the picture included above this text. First, you will need to enter in a Username. This Username is what you will use to login to the forums for future usage. Please use your Real First and Last (i.e. John Smith). Should you have a Native American Name, please include that between your real first and last name (i.e. John Quiet Owl Smith). Please don't use any quotation marks ( " ) in your Username, because the registration process won't accept them or any other characters other than letters for your Username. If you don't use your real name, then You Won't Be Authorized to use the forums until you do so, unless permitted by the administrator to use just your Native American name or just your real name.
The next information box requires the email address that you would like to use in association with the forum account. This email Must be a real email address or you won't be able to register your account.
The next section asks you to enter in a password, which will be used in the Login process along with your Username. DO NOT use a password that other people already know or that you may be using for another application. Create a password that is unique, that has at least one capital letter in it, that it's at least 8 to 12 characters long, and has at least two or more numbers. Be sure to write down your Username and password, so you won't forget it for future use of the forums.
The next box refer to the language you want to use. Currently, the default language is set to English, and that is the recommended setting to be used on these forums. The next box asks you in what Timezone you're located. The default setting for this is Eastern Standard Time (EST), but if you're in a different timezone then by all means select the appropriate time zone which applies to you. There is an automatic Daylight Savings feature running through the forums, so you will need to activate that in your User Control Panel (UCP) to utilize this feature and that will be explained in a UCP How To Post.
The above picture is a Confirmation Code which is presented to you and in which you're asked to enter the code as you see it in the box provided below the code graphic. This code is asked to prevent people from using hacking programs for setting up any type of type of false membership, to do any type of product advertisement or other harassing actions. The letters displayed in the code ARE ALL CAPITALIZED, so please enter them in as such. The code also displays numbers mixed in with the numbers, so just enter the code as displayed.
When you're finished entering the code, hit the Submit button at the bottom of the page. If you entered the Confirmation Code incorrectly, it will present a new code and you will have to enter that in before submitting your information again.
The above picture is the message that will be displayed upon successfully completing the registration process. Before you can log into and perform any actions on the forums, the Forum Administrator will have to activate your account and then your account will be set to a guest/visitor status.
The above picture shows you where to enter your Username and password, once the Forum Administrator activates your account. In order for your account to be activated, you will need to post into the "I've Registered, Now What...?" forum as shown below:
Click on the "I've Registered, Now What...?" link and it will send you into that forum.
You will see a NewTopic button on the left hand side of the screen. Click on this button and it will bring you to the text editor for your message.
When posting your message, please have the subject include "Awaiting Registration". In the message text box, please include your name and, if applicable, your Native American name and tribe that you're with. After clicking on the Submit button, the account will be activated as soon as possible. For any further questions about posting the awaiting registration process, please read this post : viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10
