ParserFunctions: Request for "ifuserexist" function
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	• bzimport
	May 29 2007, 7:23 PM

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Author: david.sledge

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I'd like to see a function to check whether or not user account exists for the specified string.

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Severity: enhancement
URL: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ParserFunctions

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Would not really want this sort of thing in the markup system.

david.sledge wrote:

Why not? What issues would there be with such a function?

david.sledge wrote:

Bueller?
Bueller?
Bueller?

Content (which is portable) should never depend on the local user database (which is not).