Why create an account?
You do not have to log in to read Wikipedia. You do not have to log in even to edit articles on Wikipedia — almost anyone can edit almost any article at any given time, even without logging in, and many long-time contributors do not log in. Nevertheless, creating an account is quick, free, and non-intrusive, and it is generally considered a good idea to do so for a variety of reasons. Shared IP addresses such as school and company networks or proxy servers are frequently blocked for vandalism which, unfortunately, may also affect innocent editors on the same network. However, registered users in good standing can request existing blocks on their IP address be modified to affect only anonymous editors so that they can continue contributing to Wikipedia. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, we suggest you do one of the following: If you create an account, you can pick a username provided it is available and unique.
Shared IP addresses such as school and company networks or proxy servers are frequently blocked for vandalism which often affects many innocent editors on the same network. However, registered users in good standing can request existing blocks on their IP address be modified to only affect anonymous editors so that they can continue contributing to Wikipedia. If you are currently blocked from creating an account, we suggest you do one of the following: • Try again after the block on your IP address expires. Go to my contributions and follow the Block log link at the top of that page to find the length of the block. • Create an account at home and then log in at your school or workplace, if you are blocked there or vice versa. • Ask a trusted friend on a different network to create an account for you. Be sure to change your password once you are logged in. • Use Wikimedia’s secure server at https://secure.wikimedia.org/. You may be able to bypass your network’s proxy server this way.
You do not have to log in to read Wikiquote. You don’t have to log in even to edit articles on Wikiquote — just about anyone can edit almost any article at any given time, even without logging in, and many long-time contributors do not log in. Nevertheless, creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, and it’s generally considered a good idea to do so for a variety of reasons.
Creating an account is free and easy. It also provides several benefits that anonymous, non-logged in users do not have, which will make editing and participating easier. Also, please visit our online demos page for videos demonstrating how to create an account and much much more – Help:Video demos.
