--- a/app/soc/views/models/user.py	Tue Nov 11 01:02:56 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/user.py	Tue Nov 11 19:49:00 2008 +0000
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     properties = {'link_name': link_name}
     user = soc.logic.models.user.logic.getForFields(properties, unique=True)
 
-    if user and user.link_name != link_name:
+    if user and user.link_name == link_name:
       raise forms.ValidationError("This link name is already in use.")
 
     return link_name