Re: Can't log in to the Wiki - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Dobes Vandermeer
Subject Re: Can't log in to the Wiki
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Msg-id CADbG_jYOiuPs_OaACUXGzP0G=RCD3NwhakORP+HEcYCchDjiaw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Can't log in to the Wiki  (Thom Brown <thom@linux.com>)
List pgsql-www
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> wrote:
On 30 March 2012 09:06, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 2:57 AM, Dobes Vandermeer <dobesv@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I cannot log into the wiki on this page:
>>
>> http://wiki.postgresql.org/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Main_Page
>>
>> My username is dobes_vandermeer.  The error I get is:
>>
>> Login error
>>
>> There is no user by the name "dobes_vandermeer". Check your spelling.
>>
>>
>> I am able to log into the community page here:
>>
>> https://www.postgresql.org/account/
>
> It looks like mediaWiki doesn't like underscores in usernames for some
> reason. I would suggest using dots instead for now until we can figure
> out a fix.

My account on Wikipedia (i.e. mediawiki) uses an underscore, which
automatically gets converted to a space, so either it's some plugin
that does it, or a later version.... or hackery on their part.


Ah I see, a quick google pulled up this hack/patch to get around it:


I signed up under a new username without underscores, which is fine.  I could not use the same email address for the new account, though, and there's no way to change my username or close my account that I could find.  Some possible features to consider for the future.

Cheers,

Dobes



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