[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44374: Remove deprecated contact methods

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#44374: Remove deprecated contact methods
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 Reporter:  butterflymedia  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Users           |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by butterflymedia):

 Replying to [comment:5 Presskopp]:
 > As far as I understand this I'd say we could at least empty out the
 function wp_get_user_contact_methods(), meaning to delete the complete if
 statement in user.php, Line 2210:
 >
 >
 > {{{
 > function wp_get_user_contact_methods( $user = null ) {
 >       $methods = array();
 >       if ( get_site_option( 'initial_db_version' ) < 23588 ) {
 >               $methods = array(
 >                       'aim'    => __( 'AIM' ),
 >                       'yim'    => __( 'Yahoo IM' ),
 >                       'jabber' => __( 'Jabber / Google Talk' ),
 >               );
 >       }
 > }}}

 It's been a while since this ticket has been opened, but the general idea
 is to completely remove all references to `aim`, `yim` and `jabber` from
 the codebase.

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