One thing that I observed is that you're not automatically signed up for a Stack Exchange that you haven't sign up. My suggestion is to automatically sign them up to all Stack website (Think like Google. When you have sign up for Gmail, you already signed up too for YouTube. (Well okay, when first time visiting You Tube, you need to configure the channel name, but you got my point))  Example: I have register at Stack Overflow, why cant SE just signed up it all for other Stack website (like Programmers, RPG, Christianity, etc....)  Or maybe, the SE will automatically signed you up when you ask a question or answer for the first time on the site  Note: I'm not looking for one account for all Stack website, which of course, has been covered by OpenId, but I'm looking forward for a feature that will automatically sign me up for others website. Which is I'm suggesting.  Thanks.
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I've seen a number of cases when questions have been migrated from one site to another (SO--&gt;SF, SO--&gt;SU etc). If the original asker doesn't have an account on the site to which the question has been migrated, he basically loses track of the question.  This is especially true of questions that are migrated to SU which still needs a password having to do with . I suggest that once you have an account on one of the sites, you should also have an account in each of the sister sites so that you can easily keep track of all your questions that have been migrated. Edit:  I know you can link the accounts.  I just think this should be automatic in order to reduce friction.
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I'll start with  which sparked my thinking cap. It's becoming extremely overwhelming with the great number of new users who seem to think that Stack&nbsp;Overflow is a forum, that they can ask whatever they want, ignoring the FAQ and the strict guidelines we have here. It seems that anyone who has a simple question can come create a new account here, throw their entry-level question up, and expect a bunch of people to tell them exactly what they need. Unfortunately, that's of course not how these sites work.  Imagine a new user who's never used any Stack&nbsp;Exchange sites, and doesn't know how it works, coming to Stack&nbsp;Overflow for the first time. They are new to programming, and have a lot of learning to do. They create a new account, and ask their question such as "How to write a web hook with a third-party API?". Now imagine how critical people will be to them. That user will cringe and start fighting back in the comments with "Why do you have to be so mean?"  Now, imagine a new user, same as before, coming to Stack&nbsp;Overflow for the first time. When they go to register, first of all a page will show with a message explaining that Stack&nbsp;Overflow is not a forum, and doesn't work like the rest of the sites they might be used to. Make this mandatory for them to read and approve before even creating an account. Then, once they've registered, require that they go through a short but thorough step-by-step tutorial to understand how they should contribute to the site. Make sure they understand how everything works before they dive into it.  I personally work for a software company which has troubles getting our clients to understand how to use our software, and they always mis-use it. Kind of like selling someone a 747, but instead of flying it, they strap a bunch of mules to the front and sit on top with a whip. It's very huge and complex (inventory/point-of-sale) and there's a lot to know before using it. Well, Stack&nbsp;Overflow works in the same precise manner, and it's expected that people follow by the rules of how it was designed. So now I'm making training videos for them.  Currently, when you sign up, there is nothing that really forces you to read and accept before using the site. I signed up for an account a short while ago, and I did not face anything which really made sure I knew how the site worked before letting me in. Sure, there's a first question guide, but it's just one single step, kinda like a terms &amp; conditions checkbox, which everyone tends to ignore anyway. This needs to be a step-by-step (not all in one page) tutorial. And a clear warning before they even create an account. It really sucks when you sign up for something all excited, then when you finally get to ask your first question, you're faced with terror. It's a lot better to tell someone the truth up front before they begin than to lure them in and once they're here we practically say "Oh, by the way, your questions probably will not be answered."  It's simple. We educate the newbies.
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When you create Stack Exchange accounts and you want them tied to a Google account, when you log into your Google account you get taken to a separate page where it asks for permission and whether you want the setting to be remembered.  I am wondering how I can access the page which lists what accounts are tied to my Google account and have set to remember.   I think it's about time I went in and see what accounts I am not using and get rid of them.
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On Friday, I joined the  on a PC in order to . The Stack Exchange app was open on my phone already at this point, and I did not exit it.  Later on, I got a notification on my phone about having received an answer. It was a good one! When I tried to upvote the answer using the Android app, though, I wasn't allowed to: it said I hadn't joined the site, apparently not having caught up with the fact I had done so a couple of hours beforehand.  I apologise for the  in these screenshots. :) I plugged it in to charge minutes later, I promise!        When I said I wanted to join, though, I couldn't, unsurprisingly, on account of already having done so:        I closed the app entirely and reopened it, and then the app was happy that I was a member of Anime &amp; Manga. But it wasn't updated whilst the app was running.  The app should probably get informed of this. (Though this may be low priority due to not occurring all that often.)  This occurred on the Android App v1.0.51 on a HTC One running Android 4.4.3.
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There has been some recent behavior change on SE (around July 2015).  I have two accounts I use, one Google openId based for one set of sites (call it Account-A) and another SE login based for a different set of sites (Account-B).  Used to be that I could be logged into one set of sites with the first user and a different set with the other users.    But now I am logged in with the Account-A on Site-1.  When I go to one of the sites I use the other account for and click "log in" under the SE menu, I go to a page where I only have an option to confirm creation of an account based on my Google login.  It does not present a way to log in with an SE account.    How can I log in with my other account here?  (and before you flag this as a duplicate, please ensure the other question is recent enough and that the answer is relevant.  This behavior has definitely morphed over the years... and I am having trouble finding something that is relevant.  For instance this question  simply points out how to merge the accounts which is NOT what I want  .  This question  talks about presenting different user info on each site but that's not what I want -- I want totally separate accounts).
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So, the people on SuperUser are really awesome and I'm glad you guys are keeping that place full of information.   However, I visited SuperUser today after my little plugin told me that I had visited SuperUser for 30 consecutive days. The thing is, I almost never visit SuperUser. So obviously I was surprised to learn that I got a badge for visiting a site I never go to.  I'm guessing this is not a program issue. So, my theory is that it has to do with this plugin I have on Google Chrome. Everyday, multiple times a day, it goes to my recent activity page on all 4 sites and finds out my rep.   Would this be how I got my badge?
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I registered my Stack Overflow account using the Stack Exchange OpenID provider. I later changed my e-mail, but I cannot change the e-mail address associated with my OpenID for some reason. Why is that, and how do I change it? I logged in to Stack Exchange and it lets me change my password, but never my e-mail.
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Isn't StackExchange a network to build a knowledge base for Google? Or to help people?  Yes, it is. So why is there the Programming Puzzles &amp; Code Golf website? What problems are solved there? What questions are asked there?  None.  Therefore, I think Programming Puzzles &amp; Code Golf doesn't fit into the philosophy of StackExchange. It should or   get it's own domain be removed (though I wouldn't do that)   I would love to hear your thoughts on this!
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I don't even know if it's possible to do this, but what I'm trying to do is to change how my name on YouTube shows up to others (when I post videos or comments or the like). I just want to change the name while keeping my channel, the videos I've posted, and suchlike.  I read (I think) that you can do this by unlinking your YouTube account to the Google+ account it's currently linked to, then link it to a different Google+ account—is this accurate? Currently it is forcing me to use my real name as my YouTube channel name. This is downright obnoxious; I want anonymity, I don't want every video I post to be emblazoned with my real name for every person who googles me to see! How can I change it to a username that is not my real name?
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I heard that it is now possible to merge two YouTube channels, using Google+ or something like that. If that's true then:   How would I do it? Will both accounts become only one? Will the views and the subscribers be merged, too?
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I know SO's policy is &quot;you don't have to register to ask questions,&quot; but there are so many new members and so many hit-and-runs... The majority of the questions I see now are coming from new users (i.e., it's their first question). Although unregistered users should still be able to ask questions, I think we should encourage users to create an account. Here is a couple of ways we could do that:  Explicitly encourage people to get an account: there's currently nothing telling people to do that. Maybe tell people something like &quot;Get an account, it's easy!&quot; and maybe show some of the perks of having an account (and having rep).  Maybe give a few bonus points for registering; and have that enable a basic privilege. It could be taken from one of the , for example.   Of course getting people to register is just half of the battle. I don't know what the stats are on this, but I think there's a number of users who create multiple accounts anyways. We could curb that by:  Having smart(er)? duplicate account detection systems, alerting someone who is about to create a new account and possibly has an account already. Give them a message like &quot;Hey, it looks like you already have  account, are you sure you want to create a new one?&quot;  Create a new privilege (10k? 20k?) that gives users tools to detect possible duplicate accounts, eg: &quot;List users with the same e-mail,&quot; &quot;List users with the same IP addresses,&quot;  etc. (without revealing said emails and IPs). Then the 10k/20k can look at other stuff (e.g.: posts) and refer the new user to a moderator for a possible merge.
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What's the best blog post/video/tweet/whatever to explain how the Stack Exchange system works to regular people? I am trying to gauge interest for a new Stack Exchange site, but I want to explain it to people as best (and preferably) as visually as I can. Any YouTube clips breaking it down?  anyone?  Note: I am fully aware of , but mine is about Stack Exchange, not Stack Overflow.  Most people think I'm describing traditional forum software, which they know sucks. Is there some way to describe the magic of how the design of the Stack Exchange system actually produces useful results very quickly? I can describe generally that it is a Q&amp;A site that users vote on the answers, but Stack Overflow feels like so much more. Am I perhaps thinking too big about this?
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I can log in to Stack Exchange network sites just fine, even join new ones (like this one), but I can't log in to .   When I try any of the login methods on my Stack Overflow account, it just shows me the "this login is new" screen, even though I already have an account.  When I try logging in with Stack Exchange, then clicking "recover my account" and entering my email (since I don't think I ever added a password, I've always logged in using Google), it just says "no account with that email was found".
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I just signed up for an account on Ask Different. After some time, I noticed that Ask Different got automatically added to my personalized list of Communities in the site switcher.  As I had personalized the list, there shouldn't be any automated changes taking place.    This is getting very annoying. I have been looking at some sites which I reached via the Hot Network Questions. Some of the content is interesting/good and I want to vote/comment. To do that I need to create an account (which happens fairly frequently). As soon as I do that, the site gets added to my manually created list.
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It's a bit frustrating that, even though I'm above rep 100 on Stack Overflow, I'm still restricted with the most basic 'idiot prevention' limits on the other sites as I start there. Really, is it necessary to prevent me from creating a new tag or posting more than once in 20 minutes? I can see holding off edits, or even comments, until I've proved to have a brain in the domain in question.  You could see this as a request for a feature.
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EDIT: I tried logging the exact same way, except from Electrical Engineering (the first community I joined), and this time it worked. I though where you tried to log in had no impact on your Stack exchange account, turns out it does. Thanks everyone who answered!  Some time ago I created this very account, using the same phone I am using now. My problem is, I have no idea how I created the account.  I apparently used neither my usual mail address nor my usual Google account. When I log out then back in with this phone, it works using a Google account but I suspect it is my friend's, who logged multiple times on other Google apps on my phone.  This account doesn't have much, and I could easily create another, but I don't like creating multiple accounts just because I lost one. Help?
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How can I change my login email address for Stack Overflow?   I tried editing from my account, but that didn't work if I used that email during login.