Spaces are allowed; punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, and underscores.

A valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail.

Please re-type your e-mail address to confirm it is accurate.

Please tell us your real name. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

Do you have any alternate email addresses? If so, please list them here. This is in case you forget your password AND become locked out of your primary email account for some reason. I can use one of these addresses to verify that you are really you. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

Would you like your real name or a pseudonym displayed next to your username when you post? This is optional.

What city, state, and/or country do you live in? This field is optional. This field will be displayed publicly. Put each item on a separate line or separate them by commas. No HTML allowed.

Enter a silly comment about yourself, if you like. This field is optional. This field will be displayed with your user icon when you post. Comments which are deemed inappropriate may be removed at the discretion of the admins.

Do you run a website? If so, list the URL here! This field will be publicly available.

Do you have a LiveJournal or blog? List the URL here! (be sure it starts with http://) This field is optional. This field will be displayed publicly.

Are you on LinkedIn? Enter the URL to your LinkedIn profile here.

Do you use Gmail/Google Talk? Enter your Google Talk username here.

Do you use AOL Instant Messenger? Please enter your AIM screen name here.

Do you use Yahoo Messenger? Please enter your Yahoo screen name here.

Do you use Microsoft Messenger? Please enter your MSN screen name here.

Do you use LiveJournal? If so, enter the URL to your LJ here.

What are your hobbies/interests? This field is optional. This field will be displayed publicly.

Do you use Skype? Enter your Skype username here.

Do you use Flickr? Enter your Flickr URL here.

Do you use Twitter? Enter the URL to your Twitter feed here.

Do you use Facebook? Enter the URL to your Facebook page here.

Do you use the Delicious.com bookmarking service? Enter the URL for your Delicious user page here.

Do you have additional biographical details that you would like to share about yourself? This is the place to do it! Anything entered here will be visible in your public profile.