This is a short message from the Engineering Dept.:
If you’ve already got an account, you might remember that we only asked you for an email address when you signed up. We hate long signup forms, and wanted to keep things as quick and simple as possible.
One of the things we’ve noticed from the beta programme is that lots of people want to collaborate on newspapers and to produce something in a group or a team. This sounds like a great idea and something we’re planning on supporting in the future.
But if we’re going to do that we need a way of identifying you to others, whilst respecting the privacy of your email address.
So, starting from today, we’re asking everyone on Newspaper Club to pick a username – something they’d like to be known by to others. If you’ve just received an invitation this won’t affect you – you’ll be asked for a username when you sign up. But if you’ve already got an account, when you next visit the site you’ll be asked to pick one before you can continue using the site. It’ll take just a few seconds and you can continue on your way.
As always, let us know if you spot any problems.