[WikiEN-l] Re: Usernames

Sun Oct 12 20:50:31 UTC 2003

Daniel Mayer wrote:

> We are creating a product that is used by a great many people with many, many, 

I'm not. I'm bitching and writing stuff when I feel like it because I 
have to much free time on my hands and so do the rest of you!

> unique POVs. Having usersnames that are POV slogans as being attributed 
> authors to that body of knowledge is going to disparage our work and put its 
> neutrality in question. 

I don't care much about people who judge a book based on its cover, or 
on who wrote it. If they* don't feel like reading it and/or publish it 
because of a username they can go write their own damn encyclopedia 
instead of leeching on our work.

* They, as in those fabled "downstream" users which we must protect 
against harm at all costs and who we are required to provide a free 
encyclopedia to, so that their stupid and annoying banners can get more 
hits.

BL