Registering with Countdown Cow is not required, but it has some advantages:

1. You'll be able to edit the countdowns you've added.

2. Add hyperlinks to your countdown descriptions. Link references greatly support the quality of your added countdowns.

3. Build up User Karma and the countdowns you add will rank higher in the search results.

4. Add a user picture, it's a good way to build trust.

5. No more Captcha user/spambot verifications when adding events.

6. You'll get an overview of all the countdowns you've added.

7. Add external images & emoticons to your description

8. Build respect from the Countdown Cow community and gain support for your causes.

If you haven't got a user account yet, create a user account, it's free and fast.