I think there are a number of regular Wikimania attendees who, for privacy reasons, would not like to use their real names at Wikimania and other offline Wikimedia activities. Enacting this new rule at this point could turn them away, just saying...
On 23 April 2012 15:12, Nicholas Michael Bashour <nicholasbashour@gmail.com> wrote:For security reasons, the first and last name MUST be on the badge. Only the username and affiliation can be optional. Those who do not want their real name associated with a username should only provide their first and last.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Michael Bashour
President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
Washington, DC, USA
2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <notafishz@gmail.com>Hi,
Actually, I am pretty sure some people do not wish to have their real
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Nicholas Bashour
<nicholasbashour@gmail.com> wrote:
> Some users may not be affiliated with any project or chapter, and may not have a username. I suggest
>
> First Last
> Username (optional)
> Affiliation
name printed on the badges alongside their nickname. I can't remember
if the question was asked (I hope it was), but the end result should
probably be something like:
> First Last (optional if Username is provided)
> Username (optional if First Last is provided)
> Affiliation (if provided)
best,
Delphine
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