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Tweaked the wording on the account creation whitelisting page to emphasise the wording to be asked then emailing a querent.
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If google finds no trace of the person being an ietf participant, he or she could
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still be somebody who is just getting involved in IETF work. A datatracker account
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is probably not necessary, but in case this is a legitimate request, please email
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the person and ask:
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is probably not necessary, (no account is necessary to 'join' a WG -- the right thing
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in that case is to join the right mailing list, and the person could be told so) --
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but in case this is a legitimate request, please email the person and ask:
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Please note the exact wording. Do <b><i>not</i></b> ask about "working groups" --
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that will make it easier for people to google for IETF working groups. Ask the
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question as given above, with lowercase "wgs".
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If the answer to this question shows clue, then add the address to the whitelist
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using this form, and ask the person to please try the
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<a href="{% url 'ietf.ietfauth.views.create_account' %}"> account creation form</a> again.

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