> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.dscout.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.dscout.com/media-surveys/create-a-media-survey/manage-participant-experience-in-a-media-survey.md).
# Manage participant experience in a media survey
On the **Overview** tab of your media survey, you can choose whether participants must provide their name and email address to participate in your mission. Removing this requirement can get participants in and out of your study more quickly—however, less data will be collected. Review your options below to choose what makes the most sense for your research.
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**Note:** This setting is **only available when inviting your own participants to desktop studies**. If you’re auto-recruiting participants or conducting a mobile study, they will be required to provide their name and email address.
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## Participant sign up
By default, participants are required to provide their name and email address before they can participate in missions, including media surveys. However, you can disable this requirement if you don’t want your participants to have to complete this additional step.
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**Warning:** This setting cannot be changed post-launch, and sign-up cannot be skipped when paying participants via Dscout.
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| Setting | Description |
| ----------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Require participant sign-up (default)** | Participants must provide their name and email address to participate in your mission.
Note: Requiring participant sign-up does not automatically add a participant to Dscout’s Scout Panel. Requiring sign-up simply allows us to better assist if issues arise by collecting the participant’s name and email address.
Participants are not required to provide their name or email address to participate in your mission.
Warning: Be aware of the following when skipping participant sign-up:Participant names will not be available (unless you ask for them at some point in your study).Participant emails will not be collected.Participants will not be agreeing to Dscout’s Terms and Conditions.Data and entries will be deleted after 120 days.Dscout cannot provide participant support if issues arise.
Tip: If you choose to skip participant sign-up on a study with an informed consent document attached, participants are still required to agree to the document before they can begin. For more information, see Add informed consent to a media survey.