https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38072
Arthur Richards <aricha...@wikimedia.org> changed:
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--- Comment #1 from Arthur Richards <aricha...@wikimedia.org> 2012-07-05
23:47:47 UTC ---
What should the failed login messaging actually be? There are a number of
failure states for the login API, documented here:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API:Login#Errors
For simplicity, I'm inclined to group the possible errors as follows, which
would simplify messaging:
* Something wrong with the username (NoName, Illegal, NotExists) eg "Login
failed: There is a problem with the username you entered."
* Something wrong with the password (EmptyPass, WrongPass, WrongPluginPass) eg
"Login failed: There is a problem with the password you entered."
* Blocked account (CreateBlocked, Blocked) eg "Login failed: The user account
has been blocked. Please go to <somewhere for more info about blocked accounts>
for more information."
* The account is being throttled (Throttled) eg "Login failed: You have
attempted to log in too many times in a short period of time. Please wait a bit
and try logging in again."
* Internal error (mustbeposted, NeedToken): "Login failed: There was an
internal error. Please try again later, and/or contact us"
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