def slug(user)
      abort 'User is nil. Fuck off.'.magenta if user.nil?
      user.downcase.strip.tr(' ', '_').gsub(/[^\w-]/, '')
    end
def slug(user)
      abort 'User is nil. Fuck off.'.magenta if user.nil?
      user.downcase.strip.tr(' ', '_').gsub(/[^\w-]/, '')
    end
normalizes and slugifies
 recording user handle