[Mediawiki-l] Changing username rules?

[Brion Vibber]

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Jim Hu wrote:
> I also find that when recruiting people who've been using computers a  
> lot they reflexively type all lowercase into the Create and account  
> box.  So...what's the reasoning behind the uppercase first letter  
> rule?

So you won't scream and yell when your username doesn't work on the
other wikis without the full-case-sensitive option, but instead
transparently works everywhere (due to the automatic uppercasing).

- -- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / brion @ wikimedia.org)
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