https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66823
Bug ID: 66823
Summary: Core patches still block account creation when
extension is not enabled
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: MediaWikiAuth
Assignee: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Reporter: zhoris...@gmail.com
CC: j...@countervandalism.net,
legoktm.wikipe...@gmail.com, skizz...@gmail.com,
zhoris...@gmail.com
Web browser: ---
Mobile Platform: ---
MediaWikiAuth blocks normal account creation for an account when it can be
imported, because otherwise the account could be taken over by a troll, the
contributions could get lost and weird, and/or possibly other things.
Unfortunately this is done via a horrible hack in the specialloginform or some
such, and if the horrible hack is present, it still activates even when the
extension itself is not enabled.
Immediate fix would be to make the speciallogin hack less stupid, but really
the base problem is because it needs a core hack in the first place. The
hack/patch exists, apparently, because there is/was no hook or something in the
file in order to block account creation or enable it or something along those
lines.
Jack Phoenix, please say more about this or something. You would actually know
what you're talking about BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT DAMMIT AND I ALREADY COMPLETELY
FORGOT ABOUT IT ONCE.
Er.
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