User blog comment:Rappy 4187/Technical Update: October 2, 2012/@comment-1318845-20121002183633


 * "Redlinked usernames will now link to the user's empty profile page rather than an edit window for that user's profile page."

I like it. It'd be better if it linked to their contribs page (or maybe not; it was a bit confusing for me when I realized that clicking on IP addresses lead to anon talk pages, though in that case it's a necessity), but yeah, this ought to make editors' lives a little easier.