[QA] possible test data issue to be aware of: random users in beta/test2wiki

[Jon Robson]

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 <cmcmahon at wikimedia.org> 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 <zfilipin at wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Chris McMahon <cmcmahon at wikimedia.org>
>> 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
>>
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