1. Go to the NJSTC website (njstc.org) and click
on the “Forum” link in the left menu.
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Click
here to register”.
3. Read the Registration Agreement Terms and
click “I Agree to these
terms and am over or exactly 13 years of age”.
4. Registration Page:
Username: We check new member names against the
national STC database, so please enter your first and last name
as they appear on your membership card so we know who you are. After
we accept your registration, you can change your username to whatever
you want.
E-mail address: The forum will hide your email
address from non-members, and you can opt-in to receive email notifications
when new information is posted to topics that interest you.
Password: Enter a password (and confirm it) that
uses letters and numbers for the best security.
The rest of the registration page has options involving
your personal profile and display settings, all of which are optional.
Remember that your profile can be viewed by non-members, so you may
want to leave the “Profile Information” fields blank.
As for the rest of the options, the most secure settings are selected
by default, so you can skip them if you want to.
After you have made changes, if any, to your
options, click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
5. After you register, you will see the following
message:
Your account has been created. However, this forum
requires account activation by the administrator. An email has been
sent to them and you will be informed when your account has been activated.
We will activate your account as soon as possible,
though it may take a few days since this done manually.
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