Do not URI-encode colons in IP usernames
Addresses issue which seems to have been caused by !74 (merged). Wikimedia API does not seem to like URI-encoded IP usernames; this will prevent encoding of colons in usernames.
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Addresses issue which seems to have been caused by !74 (merged). Wikimedia API does not seem to like URI-encoded IP usernames; this will prevent encoding of colons in usernames.