[WikiEN-l] User names (snip)

Tue Oct 14 18:08:17 UTC 2003

Dante Alighieri wrote:

> At 12:23 AM 10/14/2003, Ray wrote:
>
>> Stevertigo wrote:
>>
>>> The answer is obvious-- they are different, because we
>>> cant simply "edit" them-- we cant click change this
>>> username and presto-- it be wikified.  Its among the
>>> few aspects of Wiki that are beyong wiki means, and
>>> yet are system-level in nature.  Choosing a name is a
>>> system command, and not a wiki edit.
>>
>> Not a wiki edit! Aha! therfore not subject to POV rules. :-)
>
>
> But, since the Wiki software keeps track of every edit by username, a 
> username becomes a part of EVERY edit that the user makes. Therefore, 
> while CHOOSING the name isn't a wiki edit, every subsequent edit has 
> the name imbedded. This makes it subject to NPOV rules... assuming 
> that the person makes at least one edit ever... and if they don't, 
> what's the point in arguing? 

No, it is a part of the edit record, but not of the edit itself.  Simply 
calling up an article does not reveal who any of the contributors are. 
 One needs to look up the history to know that.

Ec