It's not just mobile alpha. You can create any account on any wiki on desktop or mobile without a captcha IF you are logged in.
The approach I took was to log in using the existing username then simulate a sign up. On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Chris McMahon <[email protected]> wrote: > Take a look at > > https://git.wikimedia.org/blob/mediawiki%2Fextensions%2FMobileFrontend/f3e94049aefa0833197ef6bf12de93503dcefee6/tests%2Fbrowser%2Ffeatures%2Fstep_definitions%2Fcommon_steps.rb#L40 > > From the Mobile 'alpha' interface, a logged-in user can create a new user > with CAPTCHA. > > -Chris > > > On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Željko Filipin <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Chris McMahon <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> As of today, we have some tests for MobileFrontend that are not only >>> creating random wiki articles, but also are creating random users named for >>> example "User:NewUser1391202666" where the number part is actually a >>> timestamp. >> >> >> Are you saying we are now able to create users via API/web interface at >> test2.wikipedia.org and/or en.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org? As far as I >> remember that was not possible because of CAPTCHA. >> >> Željko >> >> _______________________________________________ >> QA mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/qa >> > > > _______________________________________________ > QA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/qa > _______________________________________________ QA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/qa
