Post Non-members in ALA Connect FAQ
by Jenny Levine (staff) on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 3:40pm
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- Can non-ALA members join ALA Connect?
Yes! Anyone can join ALA Connect at a basic participation level.
- What can non-ALA members do in Connect?
Non-members can create an account on Connect and join any open community, where they'll have full posting rights. In addition, non-member accounts can comment on any content marked "public" in any group on Connect, whether the group itself is open or closed.Non-members cannot fill out full profiles, see details on member profiles, network with ALA members, or create new communities. As new features become available, some of them won't be available to non-members, such as the mentoring network and posting to the opportunities exchange.
- Why do I have to wait for admin approval when I create a non-member account?
Unfortunately, we've had to implement this extra step due to spam. Although we've been able to stop automated spam, some humans are taking the time to create an account and post spam to the site, so we've had to step in and moderate new accounts. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we'll activate accounts as quickly as we can.
- Why does it say (non-member) after my name if I'm an ALA member?
If you're an ALA member, you don't need to create a new account on Connect. Instead, you should log in using your ALA website username and password. If you're not sure what those are, you can recover them from the ALA website.
- If I join ALA, can you make my non-member account into a member one?
Unfortunately, we don't have a way to do this, but once you join ALA, you'll have immediate member access to Connect using your ALA username and password. If you want to transfer any content you posted from your non-member account to your member one, please contact us.
- How do I delete my non-member account?
We haven't yet implemented a way for you to delete your non-member account, so please contact us and we'll do it for you. Sorry about this, but we hope to provide this functionality in the future.
- Don't see your question listed here? Contact us for an answer or leave a comment below.
non-member
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 1:42pm
When I signed up why didn't the system ask me for my ALA information specifically?
re: non-member
Thu, 06/11/2009 - 2:11pm
Hi, Alison --
See #4 above, but basically ALA members already have accounts on Connect, so you don't need to create one. Just log in using your ALA website username and password. If that doesn't work, let me know.