We keep hearing people talk about having trouble participating in live auctions. Some people register in the IRC and think that’s all you need to do. It’s not that simple, but it IS simple. Anyone can do it, and so can you!
There are two main steps: signing up for a donor account and registering your nickname on IRC. In less than ten steps, you too can step to the legendary Octopimp!
But first, you need to get a donor account. Follow these steps!
Step 1: Go to http://donor.desertbus.org/register.
Step 2: Enter your email address and choose a password.
Step 3: Check your email for a confirmation email from Desert Bus and click the activation link within the email.
Step 4: (Optional) Enter any profile information you want to enter.
Step 5: (Optional) If the email you used is NOT the same as the email you used for your Paypal account, go to your profile and add the email connected to Paypal under Additional Emails. This will allow you to see all of your donations in your Donation History
Now that you have a Donor Account, you can bid on Silent Auctions. To bid on Live Auctions, you also need to register on the IRC chat:
Step 1: Head over to http://desertbus.org/ and click on the “Chat” button to open the IRC chat.
Step 2: Register your nick with the following command, entered into the chat without quotes, replacing [[PASSWORD]] and [[EMAIL]] with your password and email address: “/msg nickserv register [[PASSWORD]] [[EMAIL]]”
Step 3: Check your email for a confirmation email. Copy the command within this email into the chat.
Step 4: Whenever you enter the chat, use “/msg nickserv identify [[PASSWORD]]” to login.
And you’re done! That’s it! It’s so easy, a rock could do it! If you still have problem, please private message Fugiman in the IRC or email us. (It’s best not to comment in this thread; we’ll see emails much quicker.)
