User profile suddenly hidden?

User profile suddenly hidden?

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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Example:
a) Visit the discussion https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=251402

b) Visit the OP's profile https://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=1611963&course=5
The browser falls back to a) with one difference - the message "This profile is not available because this user is not enrolled in this course." at the top.

If I am not mistaken we used to get the page https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=1611963.

c) From there, if I visit "Forum posts" or "Forum discussions" it says No (posts/messages) whereas I can read the discussion in a).

d) If I try https://moodle.org/mod/forum/user.php?id=1611963&course=5&mode=discussions I get "forum/notenrolled", More information about this error pointing to https://docs.moodle.org/31/en/error/forum/notenrolled.

What is going on?
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In reply to Visvanath Ratnaweera

Re: User profile awkwardly accessible

by Nicolas Martignoni -
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Hi Visvanath,

I can reproduce your use case. In b), I'm not sure that I used to get the page you mention.

And contrarily of what your title post says, the profile is not hidden, just awkwardly accessible: https://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=1611963 or https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=1611963

In reply to Nicolas Martignoni

Re: User profile awkwardly accessible

by Visvanath Ratnaweera -
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Hi Nocolas

Thanks for checking. I was wondering whether moodle.org is decaying (aka organic growth).

You said:
> I can reproduce your use case.

Yes,
>> Example:
>> a) Visit the discussion https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=251402

> In b), I'm not sure that I used to get the page you mention.
i'm pretty sure. I could not only see that visitor has left "Moodle in English" but also know when he left.

> And contrarily of what your title post says, the profile is not hidden, just awkwardly accessible: https://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=1611963 or https://moodle.org/user/profile.php?id=1611963

Any information which needs URL-guessing is _hidden_ for the vast majority of visitors on moodle.org!

I repeat: Contrary to what https://moodle.org/mod/forum/user.php?id=1611963&course=5&mode=discussions says I can see posts made by that visitor, example https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=251402.