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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Http_error_500_when_using_mercurial_backend.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Http_error_500_when_using_mercurial_backend.mdwn
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--- a/doc/bugs/Http_error_500_when_using_mercurial_backend.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Http_error_500_when_using_mercurial_backend.mdwn
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This is [[done]]
+
 The mercurial backend is broken when no changelog message is given.
 
 Here is a quick patch, partialy copying the svn backend. 
@@ -19,4 +21,11 @@ Here is a quick patch, partialy copying the svn backend.
     +		$message="web commit by Anonymous".(length $message ? ": $message" : "");
      	}
      
-     	$message = possibly_foolish_untaint($message);
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+     	$message = possibly_foolish_untaint($message);
+
+> The svn backend puts the user info in the message because that's the only
+> way to store the user info, unlike with mercurial. The svn plugin also
+> removes that info when getting the RecentChanges info. Since mercurial
+> does not do that, it seemed better to me to test for an empty message and
+> set it to a dummy commit string, which I've [[bugs/done]]. --[[Joey]]
+>>Thanks for the correct fix, Joey. --hb
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