[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6539: Plugin Directory: Support @username format

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#6539: Plugin Directory: Support @username format
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 Reporter:  zoonini           |       Owner:  dd32
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                    |
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Comment (by dd32):

 Replying to [comment:5 netweb]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 dd32]:
 > > The plugin authors have included an `Author: @wordpressdotorg` field
 in the readme, but that's not a valid readme field, so it's ignored. Only
 `Contributors:` affects anything.
 >
 > That's interesting, as the `wordpressdotorg` user was originally
 displayed!

 When no Contributors can be found, it falls back to the "Owner" of the
 plugin - and in this case, the plugin post_author is the wordpressdotorg
 user.

 BUT we don't use the post_author anywhere really in the UI, other than on
 that page as a fallback, everywhere else we only refer to either the
 Contributor list (including profiles) and we use the Plugins PHP headers
 for the Authorship line under the header.


 > And the README Validator also throws warnings when `@` is included
 >
 > > "''One or more contributors listed were ignored. The Contributors
 field should only contain WordPress.org usernames. Remember that usernames
 are case-sensitive.''"

 Yup, Unfortunately it doesn't really get super detailed as to what the
 issue is, and no-one ever validates their readme's :)


 > p.s The `chaosexanima` user doesn't exist, so this user needs to be
 removed from the list to pass validation

 The GitHub user is listed instead, I'm not going to add Github lookups
 here :) FYI @egregor.

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