[Bug 6508] New: [Special:Import] author attribution
http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6508
Summary: [Special:Import] author attribution
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: PC
URL: http://no.wikipedia.org/
OS/Version: Windows XP
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Normal
Component: Special pages
AssignedTo: wikibugs-l <at> wikipedia.org
ReportedBy: jhsoby <at> gmail.com
I tested the [[Special:Import]] tool today, and it works perfectly. However,
there are a few "bugs" with it; when attributing authors, the page history links
to a user page that doesn't necessarily exist. I tried importing [[da:Germansk
(flertydig)]] to [[no:]], and one author had an account. The link on the
author's name was a red link to xyr user page, which is ok. One author did _not_
have an account, though and the link went to [[Special:Contributions/Author]].
I also tried importing a page that was edited by [[nn:User:Jhs]], which is the
same as [[no:User:Jorunn]], but _not_ the same as [[no:User:Jhs]] (which used to
be me, but is now just a placeholder account). The edit was then attributed to
[[no:User:Jhs]], which in fact had nothing to do with the page at all, except
having the same username as the original author.
When Single Login™ comes, there should be no problems like this, but untill
then, I think that the author name in the history should point back to the
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