[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18415: Misleading error message when registering a username that already exists

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#18415: Misleading error message when registering a username that already exists
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 Reporter:  mintindeed          |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  WordPress.org site  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:
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 I tried to register a new account today and the username already existed.
 Instead of getting that message with a red background, it just said
 "required" next to the field.  I had no idea what the problem was, on a
 lark I realized there may have been a user already with the name I was
 trying to register.  Indeed, that was the problem.

 When I just tried again to get the exact error message (or lack of it), I
 would sometimes get "Required" and sometimes get "Username already exists"
 with a red background, I couldn't figure out the rhyme or reason.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18415>
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