Last modified: 2012-08-10 15:03:40 UTC
The message contribsub on contributions page for registered users contains the user name linked to the user page. A blue link indicates an existing user page. A red link indicates a not existing user page. The message contribsub on contributions page for anonymous users contains the user name (ip address) without a link, even when a user page exists. Expected result: The user page should always be linked with a normal red/blue link to the user page like the user talk link. The blue link indicates an existing user page.
*** Bug 23734 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I'm not sure this is desired, because the linkified IPs consistently link to the contributions page, contrary to the usernames, so this would introduce an inconsistency.
Do you mean the user signature? The signature for anonymous users have a link to the contributions page. That is ok. When you follow the link to the contributions page there is no link to the user page.
(In reply to comment #3) > Do you mean the user signature? No, I mean everywhere. Recent changes, logs of all sorts etc. > The signature for anonymous users have a link > to the contributions page. That is ok. When you follow the link to the > contributions page there is no link to the user page. Yes, it's consistent, which is good.
The difference is, that the anonymous user name (IP address) is everywhere a link except on the contributions page. The user page and the talk page is consistent between anonymous users and normal users. But the contributions page is not consistent between anonymous users and normal users. The only way to reach the user page of anonymous users is click on the talk page and then on the user page. Then you are an the contributions page of a anonymous user you can not even see that a user page exists. You first have to click to the possible not existing talk page to see that a user page exist.
(In reply to comment #5) > The difference is, that the anonymous user name (IP address) is everywhere a > link except on the contributions page. The user page and the talk page is > consistent between anonymous users and normal users. But the contributions page > is not consistent between anonymous users and normal users. The only way to > reach the user page of anonymous users is click on the talk page and then on > the user page. Then you are an the contributions page of a anonymous user you > can not even see that a user page exists. You first have to click to the > possible not existing talk page to see that a user page exist. The anonymous user name (IP address) is everywhere a link ***to the user's contributions page*** and on the contributions page it should be a selflink which should be shown as plain text.
Per liangent, this looks like a WONTFIX. Perhaps another (more general) bug should be filed, asking a solution to make IP user pages more accessible without proposing a specific (inconsistent) solution.
