Help:User Account

While Lotro-wiki is free to read for everyone, creating an account and logging in is required to contribute or edit content. Your user account is your identity within the community; it credits your contributions, allows you to customize your experience, and enables communication with other editors.

This page covers the requirements for account creation, the functional differences between being a guest or a member, and how to manage your account security and credentials.

Email Registration

To protect the wiki from spam, we require a confirmed email address to enable editing.

Note: If you registered and still cannot edit, please check your email spam folder.

If you prefer not to register an email address, contact a Director via Discord to request Ninja status. This manually verifies you as a human and bypasses the email requirement.

• To verify if your email address is confirmed and when it was confirmed by visiting Special:ConfirmEmail.

Lotro-wiki Behaviors

No Account / Not Logged In

• Read-Only Access: You can view all game content, images, and discussion pages.
• Limited Interface: You will see a "View Source" tab instead of an "Edit" tab.
• Standard Experience: You cannot customize the site's appearance (skins) or use the Watchlist to track page changes.
• Privacy: Anonymous views are subject to our Privacy Policy. IP addresses are only accessed by administrators for valid security or anti-spam purposes.

Account / Logged In

• Editing Permissions: You gain the ability to edit pages, create new content, and upload images.
• Community Tools: Access to your personal User Page, Talk Page, and a Watchlist to monitor articles you are interested in.
• Customization: Ability to change site skins and preferences in your account settings.
• Progression: Registered users can earn higher permissions (such as the Editor rank) which unlock additional site permissions.

Troubleshooting

Common troubleshooting tips for login trouble:

• Cookies: Ensure your browser is set to accept cookies from lotro-wiki.com. If you are logged out immediately after logging in, this is usually the cause.
• Case Sensitivity: Remember that usernames are case-sensitive. Rogue and rogue are seen as different accounts.

Password Reset

If you need to change or reset your password, you can do so through the following methods:

• Standard Reset: Visit Special:PasswordReset to trigger an automated email. This requires a confirmed email address on your account.
• Manual Change: If you are already logged in, you can update your password at any time via your User Preferences.
• Manual Reset (No Email): If you do not have an email associated with your account or have lost access to it, you must contact a Director via Discord in the #account-issues channel to verify your identity.

• To check password restrictions for this wiki see Special:PasswordPolicies.

Contact for Help

The best and fastest way to receive help with logging in or any account issues is to contact us via Discord and leave a message in the #account-issues channel.

Steps to follow when leaving a message:

• Never leave personal information or computer IP in the channel. If that information is necessary you will be contacted through DMs.
• Give a detailed description of the error or problem you are having with your account access or login issue.