Your Polygon account just got easier and more useful!
Of course, there is also the less announced but no less important work: solving bugs, performing maintenance and strengthening the back end of the website. In that spirit, we’ve overhauled the way Polygon user accounts work, but with as few material changes to you as possible. One is that you now log into Polygon with an email address instead of your username. (If you previously signed in with a Google or Facebook account, don’t worry; that functionality won’t go away.)
The biggest benefit of this upgrade is the ability to use your existing Polygon account (via the email address associated with it) on a number of Vox Media sites! For now, this functionality extends to Polygon, The edge, Vox.com, New York magazineand the just launched Eater app; there is more on the way. If you already log in to any of these places using the same email address you use on Polygon, you’ll find that you now have one account that covers all your bases. You’ll also see a redesigned account page on each of the platforms mentioned above, where you can customize your account on a site-by-site basis. If you want to use the same account as “Batman” on Polygon and “Bruce Wayne” on The Verge, you can!
For existing users, your current Polygon username and the comments you posted through our Coral platform will be retained during this migration. If for any reason your comment history is not showing up, please contact our support team.
A bonus of this revamped account system is that it will ask new users to verify their email address during the sign-up process, which we hope will reduce the amount of spam you see in our comments sections. We look forward to spending less time banning bots and more time having thoughtful discussions with you, our loyal readers.