Forum: posts must be attributed to the entered author name

[MikeTheAnomaly]

When a visitor posts with a name filled in, the new post in the thread must show that name (not 'Anonymous'). This regressed once before (issue #3) — please keep it covered.

[MikeTheAnomaly]

⚠️ This tracked run did not complete

Automated issue tracking (validation run) by qa-web-agent.

Status: ⛔ blocked · forum-post-shows-author

Summary

Isolated environment failed (patch): failed to apply patch "add-patched-page"

--- environment logs ---
patch "add-patched-page": FAILED

Applied patch to 'Dockerfile' with conflicts.
error: patched.html: does not exist in index
error: cannot read the current contents of 'patched.html'
Falling back to direct application...
U Dockerfile

Expected behavior

Posting a forum message shows the message attributed to the entered author name.

Actual behavior

env-patch-failed

Environment

• Job: d67491cf-b90a-41b9-84f8-e7695e2b3c38
• Test: abf47c30-47d1-48d0-9a84-4c6e436dfe6c (v1)
• Ran: 2026-07-08T01:04:28.926Z → 2026-07-08T01:04:32.394Z

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[MikeTheAnomaly]

✅ The repro test now PASSES — running one confirmation before calling it fixed

Automated issue tracking (manual-retest run) by qa-web-agent.

Status: ✅ passed · forum-post-shows-author

Expected behavior

Posting a forum message shows the message attributed to the entered author name.

Actual behavior

Posted a new forum message and verified it appears in the thread attributed to the entered name.

Steps to reproduce

1. Navigate to forum page — Loaded http://127.0.0.1:33991/forum.html and saw the posting form plus existing thread entry.
2. Enter name and message — Filled Name with 'QA Bot' and Message with 'Attribution check post'.
3. Submit post — Clicked Post message and a new thread item appeared.
4. Verify attribution — The new post shows author 'QA Bot' and message 'Attribution check post'.

Evidence

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Environment

• Job: 9a1ba34c-97a5-4961-a233-99d2bfc75f71
• Test: abf47c30-47d1-48d0-9a84-4c6e436dfe6c (v1)
• Ran: 2026-07-08T01:07:32.718Z → 2026-07-08T01:08:06.626Z
• Model: gpt-5.4-mini

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[MikeTheAnomaly]

✅ Fix VERIFIED — the repro test passed twice in a row

Automated issue tracking (verify run) by qa-web-agent.

Status: ✅ passed · forum-post-shows-author

Expected behavior

Posting a forum message shows the message attributed to the entered author name.

Actual behavior

Playwright script executed successfully.

Steps to reproduce

1. 1 — Navigate to forum page
2. 2 — Enter author name
3. 3 — Enter message
4. 4 — Post message
5. 5 — Verify new post appears
6. 6 — Verify author attribution

Environment

• Job: 43f99149-670c-42ee-9c75-90062f361947
• Test: abf47c30-47d1-48d0-9a84-4c6e436dfe6c (v1)
• Ran: 2026-07-08T01:10:06.517Z → 2026-07-08T01:10:13.289Z

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