And one Login to Rule them All
You get up, you login to the forums to check for messages. You then open another window and login to classify galaxies. Back and forth, forums and classifications, forever logging in twice.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had all your galaxies and all our forum friends in one place?
We’re working to make that happen!
In the coming months the Galaxy Zoo classifications site (GalaxyZoo.org) and the Galaxy Zoo Forums (GalaxyZooForum.org) are going to adopt a shared login (for you tech heads, we’ll be using CAS). To make this happen smoothly we need your help.
If you do not have an account on the forums, you can stop reading now. If you are a forum user, please keep going.
About 2000 of you (and this includes me, so don’t feel guilty) have created a login on GalaxyZoo.org using one email address and on the GalaxyZooForum.org using a different email address. Can you do us a favor? Can you please make sure your accounts on both sites use the same email address? (And in case you forget, we will be emailing mismatched email holders later this week)
Here is how:
- Login to GalaxyZooForum.org and click on “Profile” and note what email address you have entered.
- Now login to GalaxyZoo.org and click on “Classify Galaxies” and then resist the temptation to classify the galaxy (okay fine, maybe pause to do 2 or 3 or 4 dozen), and then click on “Profile.” Check if your email on GalaxyZoo.org matches. If it doesn’t, please change your email on GalaxyZoo.org to match our email on GalaxyZooForum.org.
This is a Bad Example.
This is a Good Example.
Thanks in advance for all your help!
cheers,
Pamela
Galaxy Zoo 
The login I use to classify galaxies is not the name I use on the forum. If given a choice I’d use my ID on the forum, but not the other way around.
My email address on both sites IS the same. However my USERNAME is different. Do I need to take any action on this?
Thank you!
Someone has also asked about different passwords.
Am I the only person who has everything the same in both?
Thanks, I am checking right now !
JKHC.
😀 Thanks Pamela!
Thanks Pamela, gonna be nice, one ID/pass..
Will we be given the option to pick our username if we are using two differing ones?
My email is the same in both places and the password I use is…ah will this be a security issue? Oh well I started it, I guess I should finish it…the same.
To be honest, and i’m not knocking your idea, my first thought when i saw your classification website and your forum were on different domains, was why? Its ridiculous? Then i discovered that your blog is also on its own separate domain, what’s that about?
Whats wrong with;
galaxyzoo.org/
galaxyzoo.org/forum
galaxyzoo.org/blog
or
galaxyzoo.org/
forum.galaxyzoo.org/
blog.galaxyzoo.org/
Either way, you will still have to merge the database email address’s with bridging software. But i am glad to see you are making the effort, well done to the team guys!
John in Ireland.
Good to see galaxy zoo clasifying and forum in one accessible place. It will make reporting interesting finds (like jets from galaxy cores) easier. Will the log-in ID and email be matched to those of the forum or to the classifying ID? Unfortunately I used a different ID (code name) for each (de to them being on apparently dofferent domains) and I would like to see one ID used for both. Hopefully a chance will be made to make classifying ID will match forum ID (or vice versa as required by participant.
Just to let you all know, you’ll be able to choose what username appears where once the accounts are merged.
John – different domains for historical reasons. Things are slowly being rationalised.
Chris
You should be using OpenID: http://openid.net/
Hi This is probally not the right place for this question but I cant work out how to find another (place). Can anyone tell me how many galaxies you classify before insanity sets in? Best regards Don
sammackrill – OpenID is great but CAS is a better fit for us. The reasons will become obvious soon…
I registered for the galaxyzoo.org, but the forum will not let me use the same username and email. I see you want to start using the same, so when does this plan actually start working? There is also no one to contact. If you want help, you need to offer some help! Totally frustrating!
Hi rocksrus
If you drop us an email we should be able to sort your problems out – team AT galaxyzoo.org (we don’t guarantee to answer email, but are doing ok at the minute)
How come the classifications are going so slowly? Is is it my computer or that there are so many people. It just seems to take a longer time to get through each galaxy classification. It seems that if you want a million in 100 hours, it should go faster. Since, ( and I don’t know why) most of the ones I get are smooth with nothing unusual about them.
Still love the website!
Gina
I had a problem when I tried to set up an account with Galaxy Zoo forum, and can’t remember my password or e-mail address for the first attempt??????????
I have now re-registered with my Galaxy Zoo details…hope thats ok????
A reply for Jwb52z of March 25, 5:24am:
Wanting to know if being the only person who has everything the same in both…
No! (and in GZ1 also)
and another for don12 of April 1st, 8:50am:
In response to how many galaxies you classify before insanity sets in, the answer is “one”!
Hope this helps… ;<)
I’m the only one in this world. Can please someone join me in this life? Or maybe death…
OK Who melted the Forum this time?
Hiya all of youz!..
How are yaz doing?