[Wikipedia-l] Getting rid of nicknames

Sat May 17 05:21:24 UTC 2003

I'm really not sure what you're saying.  Are you
saying that every user must use their real name?  If
so, this has been hashed out over and over again and
rejected as unworkable.

Zoe

--- Axel Boldt <axelboldt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> If my understanding is correct, at least part of the
> recent conflict
> between Anthere and Guillaume has to do with two
> people using the same
> nickname. I will take the opportunity to reiterate
> my plea to get rid
> of the nickname feature altogether.
> 
> The main reason is that nicknames make discussions
> harder to follow,
> especially if people keep changing them or use ones
> with undisplayable
> symbols.
> 
> Since the initial user name is already completely
> self-chosen, I can't
> see any justification for an additional nickname
> layer.
> 
> If I remember correctly, we initially implemented
> nicknames to
> accomodate users with offensive user names. This
> issue is now moot,
> since by consensus offensive user names are not
> allowed anymore.
> 
> Axel
> 
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