The short answer: If you're already activated, you can enter anything into the registration keyword field when updating your profile. We've already confirmed you've read the Pre-registration Guide.

The long answer: I get a lot of questions about this, when people try to update their profile and are prompted to enter the registration keyword. The software doesn't allow me to disable it in the profile edit screen only.

The purpose of the registration keyword-- a short phrase hidden within the text of the pre-registration guide-- is to have some way of confirming that new registrants have actually read the policies that are in place at backcountrypilot.org, which just keeps everyone here on the same page. Unfortunately most new users would skip reading over my pedantic orientation guide were it not for the requirement to provide this phrase. It also does a good job of weeding out the human spammers.

However, once you've registered and been activated by an admin, the requirement to provide the keyword when editing your profile can be confusing to the hundreds of users that may have signed up before this was in place. And, I think even if you entered the keyword correctly when registering, it doesn't retain the value while editing.

The solution is to just enter anything. It just cannot be blank. We don't require any approval of profile edits, and the system doesn't check it.

In the event that you've never read the Orientation Guide, it's a riveting read that covers stuff like privacy concerns, conduct, solicitation and promotion, and content moderation; basically all the rules that make my job easier. It can be found here: http://www.backcountrypilot.org/pre-registration-orientation

It looks kinda bad on mobile phones. I'll fix that some day.

I also hope to expand the help section, but like anything, I need about 12 more hours in a day.

Thanks,
Zane