[Labs-l] We're coming out of beta - this means some changes are coming too (Labs-l Digest, Vol 9, Issue 2)

[Ryan Lane]

> Just want to double-check: Everyone still needs to give an "Instance
> shell account name" when registering, right?  If so, it would probably
> be good to mark it as required.  (The signup page ought to be consistent
> in indicating what's required and/or what's optional, to avoid UX
> confusion.)
>

This is really an issue with MediaWiki. The signup and login forms are
basically horribly dirty disgusting hacks. Maybe I can inject the
required text in. I've opened a bug for it:

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40063

- Ryan