https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72078
Bug ID: 72078
Summary: The real name explanation in Preferences is sometimes
misleading
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: MediaWiki UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected],
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The English string under the real name field in [[Special:Preferences]]
(prefs-help-realname) reads:
> Real name is optional. If you choose to provide it, this will be used for
> giving you attribution for your work.
Afaik, the only attribution that uses the real name field is the "Edited on 1
January 1970 00:00 by Joe Bloggs" message in the footer.
This message isn't shown if $wgMaxCredits is set to 0, so the help message is
misleading: we should squelch this message if $wgMaxCredits is set to zero, or
modify it to list other places we use the real name (for example, salutations
in emails).
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