Hans, Yeah that's true, however I think if the form label mentioned the word "Authorization" i may have connected the dots easier.
I read it as which email do "I" have to email now with "I" been the website not myself. It would be clearer to me if it was: "Which email do *you* have to email now for authorization?". On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Sherif Ramadan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 6:51 AM, Sherif Ramadan <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 11:48 PM, Ben Dougherty <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks, much appreciated. >>> >>> I guess the error message could still have been a little more helpful. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Hannes Magnusson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Well, that explains a lot. The answer is [email protected] >>> > as that is the email address you have to send an email to so we can >>> > give you karma... >>> > >>> > -Hannes >>> > >>> > On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Ben Dougherty <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> > > [email protected] >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Hannes Magnusson >>> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >> >>> > >> On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Ben Dougherty <[email protected] >>> > >>> > >> wrote: >>> > >> > I'm trying to register at: >>> > >> > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/engine_exceptions?do=register and I keep >>> > >> > getting >>> > >> > this error; "That wasn't the answer we were expecting". >>> > >> > >>> > >> > Could someone shed some light on this unhelpful error message? >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> What did you write in the "Which email address do you have to mail >>> > >> now?" question? >>> > >> >>> > >> -Hannes >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> >> >> > > Ben, > > In all fairness the page at: > > does explicitly state the following: > > "To get authorization you must send a quick introduction to the > php-webmaster mailing list. Mention your wiki username and say what you're > planning to do. This email lets us know you're a human (and not a robot) > and what you'll be working on. Approval may take several hours or days." > > Hans, > > We could point people to https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto and tell them to > read the instructions after signup carefully in the error message as well > to make it slightly more helpful. > >
