Strange user pages exist in the system for potential MeFites who didn't activate their membership

October 22, 2005 4:41 PM

When you search users you get users who started the signup process, but never paid their $5. Strange user pages ensue.
posted by Count Ziggurat to bugs at 4:41 PM (7 comments total)

True.
posted by loquax at 5:20 PM on October 22, 2005

we should delete those to save bandwidth. ; >
posted by amberglow at 6:13 PM on October 22, 2005

So what?

Jesus, don't people have better shit to do?

STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.

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posted by mr_crash_davis at 6:45 PM on October 22, 2005

Strange user names are freaky.
posted by It's Raining Shirley Jones, Oscar Winner at 6:47 PM on October 22, 2005

i call a catfight--Shirley vs. Florence--in the Rain.
posted by amberglow at 6:58 PM on October 22, 2005

fixed, you won't see pending users in searches ever again.
posted by mathowie at 8:00 PM on October 22, 2005

strange empty user pages have also been fixed. You'll get a nice error message page from now on.
posted by mathowie at 8:06 PM on October 22, 2005