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1. Identity and Security

 Step 1 of 2 - Choose and secure your identity



 
Create a memorable name that you're happy for other bbc.co.uk members to see.
 

Make up a member name
What is a member name?
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Must be 6 or more characters
e.g. andylittledale1, andylittledale2, peterrabit3, mikesmith4

6 to 20 characters (letters or numbers). No spaces, punctuation or special characters, only underscores and hyphens can be used, e.g. super_james, super-james.

 
Think of a password
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Your new password must be between 7 and 20 characters, with no spaces. It mustn't be the same as your member name. Remember if you use capital letters you need to use them every time you type your password
 
 
To make sure, type it again
What is a password?
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Must be 7 or more characters
 
 
Think of a secret question
What is a secret question?
 
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e.g. What is the name of my first school?
 
Think of a secret question only you know the answer to. Your answer must be 6 or more characters long. We'll ask you to answer your secret question if you forget your password.
 

Type the secret answer
Why do I need this?
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Must be 6 or more characters

 

 
Date of birth
Why do we need this?
 
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DD

MM

YYYY

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e.g. 25 / 09 / 1978

We ask for date of birth to help improve the online safety of our young bbc.co.uk members. Once you have told us your date of birth, you will need to email us if you want to change it.  

 
 
Remember me
at this computer
What does this mean?
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If you want the computer you are sitting at now to remember your member name and sign you in automatically then tick this box.
 
 
 

 

 
 


Only hit 'cancel' if you do not want to create a bbc.co.uk membership.