diff -r 519c298a4f87 -r d01d5e3b0b5c app/soc/views/user/profile.py
--- a/app/soc/views/user/profile.py	Tue Nov 11 01:02:56 2008 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/views/user/profile.py	Tue Nov 11 19:49:00 2008 +0000
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
     user = id_user.getUserFromLinkName(link_name)
 
-    if user and not id_user.doesLinkNameBelongToId(link_name, user.id):
+    if user:
       raise forms.ValidationError("This link name is already in use.")
 
     return link_name