[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33080: User password field is under "About Yourself" heading

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#33080: User password field is under "About Yourself" heading
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Administration   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch        |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 For context & backstory, I can imagine this change being somewhat
 controversial for the following reasons:
 * It introduces the concept to the "user" of separating a "profile" from
 their "account"
 * I'm not sure if we have a language guide that outlines (or even
 mentions) the word "account" vs "profile"
 * I vaguely recall a conversation with jenmylo years ago where "Profile"
 won over "Account" for the top level menu item text, but IMO the vagueness
 of "New Password" being under "About Yourself" is unrelated to introducing
 a new heading to separate the functionality out.

 For what it's worth, in BuddyPress, we are just now in the process of
 defining the terms: user, member, profile, & account. Technically, they're
 all different things pertaining to the same central object, and, again
 IMO, passwords and sessions pertain to the "account" where as a "profile"
 is how the user of the account describes themselves. Phew!

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