[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11541: Remove all IM fields from core.

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#11541: Remove all IM fields from core.
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 Reporter:  ShaneF       |       Owner:  ShaneF                
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted              
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.1                   
Component:  Users        |     Version:  2.9                   
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback
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Changes (by mikeschinkel):

 * cc: mikeschinkel@… (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 dd32]:
 > In my opinion, All IM fields should be striped from core. Its impossible
 to cater for everyone, whilst not over-doing it.
 >
 > Every culture group and country prefer different networks, in the past,
 there were a limited selection so it was fine, Today, You might as well
 include FaceBook, Myspace, Orkut, Tagged, Bebo, Windows Live Spaces
 (different from MSN AFAIK?).. All those mentioned are supposably more
 common than Twitter world wide, which i agree with.

 A better idea would be to remove them by default from the core and then
 provide an admin page where all known ones are listed that allows a user
 to select the ones they want and add them.  "Known" ones could be added
 with each new version much like known places for import/export are added.

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