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Bug 10065 - ParserFunctions: Request for "ifuserexist" function

Summary:	ParserFunctions: Request for "ifuserexist" function

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX Product: MediaWiki extensions Classification: Unclassified Component: General/Unknown (Other open bugs) Version: unspecified Hardware: All All Importance: Lowest enhancement (vote) Target Milestone: --- Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this! URL: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parser... Whiteboard: Keywords: Depends on: Blocks:   Show dependency tree / graph		Reported: 2007-05-29 19:23 UTC by David Modified: 2011-03-13 18:04 UTC (History) CC List: 0 users See Also: Web browser: --- Mobile Platform: --- Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---

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Description David 2007-05-29 19:23:33 UTC I'd like to see a function to check whether or not user account exists for the specified string. {{#ifuserexist: Humperdink|[[User:Humperdink]] is|Humperdink is not}} a registered username. Comment 1 Brion Vibber 2007-05-30 19:41:46 UTC Would not really want this sort of thing in the markup system. Comment 2 David 2007-05-31 19:31:32 UTC Why not? What issues would there be with such a function? Comment 3 David 2007-06-11 15:58:38 UTC Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Comment 4 Brion Vibber 2007-06-12 20:26:11 UTC Content (which is portable) should never depend on the local user database (which is not).