DaveSep 12, 2018
@dansup @pixeldev There's one thing that irks me as a web developer on the pixelfed web site: Why are the URL routes to the user profiles the same as special pages; e.g. "/discover"? Essentially that disallows certain usernames (like "discover") and prevents you from introducing more "special" routes later, because that might be a taken username on _any_ instance...
Show threadDaveSep 12, 2018
@dansup @pixeldev Also, I tried to register the username "discover" on pixelfed.social and got a 403. Rightly so, but that error could be "username disallowed".
(You now got the chance to check whether that action leaves unwanted traces in the DB ^^)
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@anathem @dansup I will improve the validation error message, discover and other routes are restricted.

https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/app/Util/Lexer/RestrictedNames.php#L125-L163
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Sep 13, 2018 at 1:47amWeb
Show threadDaveSep 13, 2018
@pixeldev @dansup I'd add all single letters to that list, just in case of extension plans. Or prepend all user account routes with @ (But thats just me...).
Show threadpixelfed developmentSep 15, 2018
@anathem @dansup Usernames must be atleast 2 characters (alpha_dash only) and start with a letter.

https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php#L55-L65
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Show threadDaveSep 15, 2018
@pixeldev @dansup Ah, ok.