198460 - Better wording for create account to stress valid email address.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Bugzilla :: User Accounts, defect)

Description

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Based on bounce notices from landfill, people *frequently* sign up for accounts
on landfill using fake email addresses.  There is wording currently on the
create account screen that says your password will be mailed to you, but it
doesn't actually say that you won't be able to get in until you get that email
(until after you submit the form, then it tells you that).

Perhaps something like:

"A randomly generated password will be emailed to you.  You will not be able to
log in until you receive that email."

I'm open for better suggestions, too.

Comment 1

[Vlad Dascalu]

Taking.

Comment 2

[Vlad Dascalu]

Attachment: Patch

Comment 3

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Comment on attachment 134920 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch

We should probably tell them who to contact if the email doesn't arrive, too. 
(Param("maintainer"))

Comment 4

[Vlad Dascalu]

Attachment: Patch v2

I agree. I've added "reasonable amount of time" as well in order to discourage
playing the "oh, mail is not here after 60 seconds, let's bug the admin about
it!" game (in this way, people will hopefully wait some hours or so to allow
the mail to reach before disturbing the admin about it).

Comment 5

[Christian Reis]

Comment on attachment 134922 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch v2

Yeah, but Bugzilla is now a customizable term

Comment 6

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Comment on attachment 134922 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch v2

how about making the maintainer address a mailto: link, too, while we're at it?
:)

Comment 7

[Vlad Dascalu]

Attachment: Patch v3

I patched the wrong file last time.

Comment 8

[Christian Reis]

Yes, but it's still wrong <wink>

Comment 9

[Christian Reis]

+  To create a [% terms.Bugzilla %] account, all that you need to do
+  is to enter a legitimate e-mail address.  The account will be created,

This phrase is clumsy. We can change the initial part to 

   "... all you need to do is enter a ..."

It might be a good idea to boldify the "You will not be able ..." phrase given
that it's supposed to stand out from the text, but that's your call.

Comment 10

[Vlad Dascalu]

Attachment: Patch v4

Sure, mailto: and terms.Bugzilla are good things. :)

Comment 11

[Dave Miller [:justdave]]

Should also say "until you receive the password" since if the email never
arrives and the admin gives them one, they can get in. ;)

Comment 12

[Vlad Dascalu]

Attachment: Patch v5

*nods*

Comment 13

[Christian Reis]

Comment on attachment 134926 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch v5

It would be easier if I could pester you on IRC :-)

Sorry for the bother.

Comment 14

[Vlad Dascalu]

I'm away from my regular localhost until Sunday so probably connecting to IRC 
will be difficult this weekend. :)

Comment 15

[Vlad Dascalu]

Checking in create.html.tmpl;
/cvsroot/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/en/default/account/create.html.tmpl,
v  <--  create.html.tmpl
new revision: 1.5; previous revision: 1.4
done