[Wikipedia-l] PROPOSED: Prohibition of alternatedisplayableusernames

Sun Feb 1 08:48:45 UTC 2004

[[User:Pcb21|Pete]] wrote:

> No-one seems to have mentioned that I, for example, could easily sign
> any comment [[User:Optim|Optim]] and then it would take a page history
> and diff to prove that I had tried to assign a comment/vote to Optim.
> Obviously this would be madness. The solution is a "legal" one rather
> than technical and is pretty simple:
>
> Rule:
> - Don't pretend to be another user.
>
> Guideline:
> - Don't change your signature too often. It makes it difficult for other
> users to remember who they've built up a feeling of trust with.
> (example: If Uncle Ed ever becomes Father Ed, I for one would come over
> all confused :-)

Now that's sensible.

There are a couple of users who enjoy changing their nick regularly - I see
that as just playfulness.  It's sometimes a little confusing but, as mav
says, it only takes a move of the mouse to see their user name.

[[User:Sannse|sannse]]