On English Wikipedia, the following scenario leads to a frustrated editor. I believe this is most likely to apply to occasional editors attempting to become more regular editors; an important group according to the strategic plan.
- User attempts to log in. Remembers username, but not password.
- User makes 3 failed attempts to guess the password.
- User clicks "forgot password" and has a new, temporary password emailed to her.
- User enters temporary password, and is prompted to choose a new password.
- Upon entering new password, user is informed that she cannot log in right now, because of too many recent failed attempts.
I can imagine several general ways to resolve this, but it's not my expertise. I would recommend getting input from a user interface design expert before addressing the issue. However, because of its significance to an important strategic group (i.e., newbies attempting to get through their first 100 edits), I think this should be treated as a high priority fix.
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