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That page still appears to be locked for admin use only...[[User:Ssteve|Ssteve]] ([[User talk:Ssteve|talk]]) 10:59, 2 January 2018 (EST) | That page still appears to be locked for admin use only...[[User:Ssteve|Ssteve]] ([[User talk:Ssteve|talk]]) 10:59, 2 January 2018 (EST) | ||
| − | You have not confirmed your email address. Go to your Preferences page (see link at top right of page). Toward the bottom of the User Profile page is an "Email Options" section. There should be a link to either (re-)confirm you email address or allow you to change it. The system sends you an email to that address as asks you click a link. Because of this it may end up in a spam folder. Once you do this you should have access to the Upload Files. And this turns off some of the CAPTCHA requests for making changes to the articles. [[User:Tjoneslo|Tjoneslo]] ([[User talk:Tjoneslo|talk]]) 13:00, 2 January 2018 (EST) | + | : You have not confirmed your email address. Go to your Preferences page (see link at top right of page). Toward the bottom of the User Profile page is an "Email Options" section. There should be a link to either (re-)confirm you email address or allow you to change it. The system sends you an email to that address as asks you click a link. Because of this it may end up in a spam folder. Once you do this you should have access to the Upload Files. And this turns off some of the CAPTCHA requests for making changes to the articles. [[User:Tjoneslo|Tjoneslo]] ([[User talk:Tjoneslo|talk]]) 13:00, 2 January 2018 (EST) |
Revision as of 18:01, 2 January 2018
Forums: Index > Watercooler > Uploading files
I know there used to be a way to do this, but I've not been able to find out how. some help would be appreciated. Ssteve (talk) 12:23, 28 February 2016 (EST)
The page for that is Special:Upload, though it looks to be currently locked to administrators only. 77topaz (talk) 21:20, 2 March 2016 (EST)
- The Special:Upload page is available to users that have a confirmed email address too. This is a spam prevention measure. Tjoneslo (talk) 22:45, 1 April 2016 (EDT)
That page still appears to be locked for admin use only...Ssteve (talk) 10:59, 2 January 2018 (EST)
- You have not confirmed your email address. Go to your Preferences page (see link at top right of page). Toward the bottom of the User Profile page is an "Email Options" section. There should be a link to either (re-)confirm you email address or allow you to change it. The system sends you an email to that address as asks you click a link. Because of this it may end up in a spam folder. Once you do this you should have access to the Upload Files. And this turns off some of the CAPTCHA requests for making changes to the articles. Tjoneslo (talk) 13:00, 2 January 2018 (EST)