Account activation

Dorus

Funny how account activation works on this website. When i log in i get the message:

Your account is pending approval

Until your account is approved you will be unable to sign in. You will receive an email when your account has been approved.

However, as you can see i am logged in. Seems the website doesn't care about approved accounts and just let you log in. Wasn't sure where to place this, but "side bar" WTF seemed ok, as it said "Because more things make us ask WTF than just code"

Master_Chief

TRWTF is, as usual, Community Server.

Lorne Kates

@Dorus said:

However, as you can see i am logged in. Seems the website doesn't care about approved accounts and just let you log in

WTF are you doing hacking the website? Mods, can we ban this hacker before he steals our identities?

How do I even know this is me posting this message? IT CAN BE HACKERS!

steenbergh

I signed up for a website the other day, and on the Welcome page there was this link, something like

"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Clicking the house-rules link gave an error message telling me I didn't have the privileges needed to view the house rules...

derula

@steenbergh said:

"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Stop underlining things that aren't real links!

PJH

@derula said:

@steenbergh said:
"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Stop underlining things that aren't real links!

How about not underlining things that are?

derula

@PJH said:

@derula said:
@steenbergh said:
"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Stop underlining things that aren't real links!
How about not underlining things that are?

That's fine. My superstitious adblock filter here thinks it's an ad anyway.

boomzilla

@derula said:

@steenbergh said:
"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Stop underlining things that aren't real links!

I blame the HACKERS.

D_Coder

@steenbergh said:

I signed up for a website the other day, and on the Welcome page there was this link, something like

"The admins on this site would like you to read our House Rules."

Clicking the house-rules link gave an error message telling me I didn't have the privileges needed to view the house rules...

Not exactly the same thing, but I once got a question from a member of an organization that I work with. They wondered why the webmaster had never replied to an email. I checked, and the webmaster said, "The link on our homepage to webmaster@fubar.org? I just trash all email to that address, it's all spam."

I decided not to ask why we display an email link that goes to trash.

How about what happens when you forget your password?

Zecc,

You requested that your password for TDWTF Forums be sent to you via
email. For security reasons, we have created a new random password
for you to use to log back into the forums.

Your username and password are:

Username: Zecc
Password: v8SQY[waE-z3De

You can login here:
http://forums.thedailywtf.com/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=

After logging in you can change your password here:
http://forums.thedailywtf.com/user/ChangePassword.aspx

If you did not request this password change, please reply ASAP to
inform an administrator.

Thanks,
TDWTF Forums team

Hey, thanks for changing and sending me a new password (in clear text) without really authenticating me.

Now I know how I could potentially annoy everyone in the forum whose username I know.

Lorne Kates

@Zecc said:

Now I know how I could potentially annoy everyone in the forum whose username I know.

No "You've requested to reset your password. Go here: forums.example.com?reset={guid}", huh?

Good thing you can't see member's user names.

mihi

@derula said:

Stop underlining things that aren't real links!

You can't fool me. Real links show a hand pointer icon.

zzo38

When I registered I also noticed the same thing. In addition, the message was base-64 encoded and marked as important (and, of course, contained no useful information whatsoever even once decoded).

derula

@mihi said:

@derula said:
Stop underlining things that aren't real links!

You can't fool me. Real links show a hand pointer icon.

Hah! You're not even using the right color!

Also, look at this awesome YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ivYd2NDRvc

@derula said:

Also, look at this awesome YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ivYd2NDRvc

I expected that to be a rick-roll. I feel cheated.

derula

@Zecc said:

@derula said:
Also, look at this awesome YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ivYd2NDRvc

I expected that to be a rick-roll. I feel cheated.

Space Sphere ⋙ Rick Astley

fatbull

@Zecc said:

Password: v8SQY[waE-z3De

I was bored, so I searched for your new super secret access token in YouTube. The first time http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=v8SQY[waE-z3De returned Waka Waka. Then some movie trailers. Then Waka Waka. Then some anime. Then Waka Waka. Then music videos. Then Waka Waka. WTF?

Tim

Same problem here - and it's been that way for a month or so.