[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress] #5185: BP Signup - spaces in username issue

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#5185: BP Signup - spaces in username issue
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 Reporter:  hnla                            |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                          |   Milestone:  1.9
Component:  Core                            |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing commit  |
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Comment (by boonebgorges):

 > usernames in the context of an online comminity are more than just a
 means to authenticate

 I'm speaking from a technical point of view here. In a normal BP
 installation, the *only thing* we use `user_login` for is authentication.
 We use `user_nicename` for everything else - including URLs and
 @-mentions. `user_nicename` cannot contain spaces. So, allowing spaces in
 `user_login` will only affect people who are using
 BP_ENABLE_USERNAME_COMPATIBILITY_MODE.

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