https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46995
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Bug ID: 46995
Summary: Username validation message does not describe failure
reason
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: User login
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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URL:
http://toro.wmflabs.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&action=submitlogin&type=signup
Description:
Error messages for user name do not adequately describe the reason for the
failure. This could make it difficult to know what to fix.
Example:
1 - Enter the following user name: !@#$%^&*()_+-={}[]|\:";'<>?,./
2 - populate other required fields
3 - click Create Account button
note:
User receives the following validation message
Login error
You have not specified a valid username.
note:
there is no description of why the username is not valid.
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