[drupal-docs] user mail wording

Dries Buytaert dries at buytaert.net
Wed Apr 6 07:40:30 UTC 2005


On 06 Apr 2005, at 08:44, Karoly Negyesi wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I turn to the docs list to help in wording a message for some new
> functionality.  Jose A Reyero has submitted a patch (and I helped him a
> little bit) which would mail special password reset URLs instead of 
> actual
> passwords. These URLs can be used only once and they expire. Here is a
> message from this patch:
>
> "You have tried to use a one time login URL which has expired. Please
> request a new one using the form below."
>
> So says Dries:  The patch exposes technical details to the user; 
> terminology
> like "one time login URL" is likely to confuse many users. And he is 
> -- as
> usual... -- right. Please help rewording this.

I know my mother wouldn't understand "one time login URL".  Maybe write:

"Your request to reset your password has expired.  Please request a new 
one using the form below."

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Dries Buytaert  ::  http://www.buytaert.net/




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