Registration
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Registration at Marrowforums is free. After registering, you will be able to post questions and comments in the forums and read the AA-MDS-TALK Archive.
Registration is not required to browse the forums.
Members of the AA-MDS-TALK listserv: Click here before you register for special instructions on switching to Marrowforums.
How to Register
  1. Go to the Forum Registration page.
  2. Enter your date of birth.
     
    As explained in our Privacy Policy, your date of birth is used to verify, for legal reasons, that you are age 13 or older. Note, however, that we recommend a minimum age of 18, and that a parent be the registrant if the patient is a minor, because Marrowforums deals with serious health issues and allows anyone who registers to post messages.
  3. Review the Registration Agreement, check the checkbox, and click Register.
  4. You will receive a confirmation message by email. Click the link in the message to authorize your membership and complete your registration.
Logging In
Once you are registered, you can log in from the main forum page, any other forum page, or from here on the Registration page. The login area is always in the top-right corner.
To log in, enter your User Name and forum password. If you see the word Logout there instead of Log in, you are already logged in!
We suggest that you check the Remember Me? checkbox when you log into Marrowforums. That way, you won't be required to log in each time you visit. This feature works only when cookies are enabled in your web browser and should be used only on a computer used exclusively by you, not on a public or shared computer.
If you have forgotten your password, see the FAQ.
After Registration
As you begin using the forums, the best place to start is the New Member Welcome page.
If you have questions about how to post or how to use forum features, refer to the Frequently-Asked Questions pages.
If you have not already done so, you should also review the Forum Rules and the Privacy Policy to understand forum etiquette and your role in protecting your privacy. In particular:
  • You can control whether or not your age and date of birth are shown in your User Profile. By default, they are not. For the most privacy, leave this setting.
  • You can control whether or not other members can contact you by Private Message or by email. These settings are made in your User Options. For the most privacy, we suggest that you leave the Receive Email from Other Members option disabled. It is safe to enable the Enable Private Messaging option because Private Messages can be used while preserving privacy.
Logging Out
It is not necessary to log out when you are done using the forums if you are using a personal computer that nobody else uses. If you are using a public or shared computer, you should log out between visits.
To log out, click Log Out at the top of any forum page.