Readme Validation: Should make it clearer when the Contributors field is incorrect

[digitaldonkey]

Get an Error in Plugin Directory and using ​https://wordpress.org/plugins/developers/readme-validator

The following contributors listed were ignored, as the WordPress.org user could not be found. yaniiliev nicolapeluchetti. The Contributors field should only contain WordPress.org usernames.

The users do have valid (?) profiles

​https://profiles.wordpress.org/yaniiliev/
​https://profiles.wordpress.org/nicolapeluchetti/

What is wrong here?

[threadi]

I assume you are referring to the plugin "open-source-event-calendar". In its README.md file, the two names you mentioned are listed without a comma as a separator. That is why the message appears.

You would need to:

• Add the missing comma.
• Rename the README.md file to readme.txt according to the instructions in the manual: ​https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/how-your-readme-txt-works/

[digitaldonkey]

Yes. Where I can bump my head? Sorry. Thank you good night :)

[dd32]

This could be improved by something like...

• using <code> and "
• mentioning commas.

Eg:

The following contributors listed were ignored, as the WordPress.org user could not be found.
<code>"example usernames here", "exampleuser2"</code>.
The Contributors field should only contain WordPress.org usernames separated by commas.

I'm re-opening this, and modifying the title as such.