https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56194

--- Comment #14 from Steven Walling <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #13)
> Well, but saying "Fill one of the fields to receive a password email." would
> be
> very bad, as it would imply that we will mail the user his own current
> password, which in turn would imply that we store passwords in plaintext.
> Luckily we don't do either of these things, and we shouldn't make it seem
> like
> we do.
> 
> The current text is fine to me; feel free to improve it, but please preserve
> this distinction.

I agree with Bartosz here. 

As a user, if you tell me you're going to email me a permanent password via
email, this seems insecure, since email services are notoriously easy to
access.[1] Better to be clear with the user in this case, even if it's
redundant with the text of the reset email sent to them. 

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin_email_hack

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