tweak alias query, update dependencies, change version to -rc3

src/i18n/ar.json

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "obsolete": false
   },
   "badge_staff": {
-    "translation": "يديره الموظفون",
+    "translation": "إدارة الموقع",
     "defaultMessage": "Staff-managed",
     "description": "Explanation of a staff-managed account or topic badge",
     "missing": false,

src/version.js

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // This is a generated file. Don't edit.
 
-export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "0.24.0-rc2";
+export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "0.24.0-rc3";

src/views/new-topic-view.jsx

@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class NewTopicView extends React.Component {
             // Strip the leading '@' sign if present.
             query = query.substring(1);
           }
-          query = `${Tinode.TAG_ALIAS}${query}`;
+          // 'alice' -> 'alias:alice,alice'
+          query = `${Tinode.TAG_ALIAS}${query},${query}`;
         }
       }
     }