Using pseudonyms, was: [Wikipedia-l] Helga banned

[Karen AKA Kajikit]

Jason Khendon Williams wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 10:02:46PM +0200, Jaap van Ganswijk wrote:
> > I think that if Wikipedia is to grow into a serious
> > movement, nay institute even, it's essential that
> > people adhere more to netiquette.
> 
> Can somebody explain *exactly* what the problem with pseudonyms is? I
> use a pseudonym on wikipedia, but my full name is available on my
> User: page. It's just a convenient identifier, rather than an
> attempt to obscure my identity. If anything, I'm *more* identifiable
> by "Khendon" than I am by "Jason Williams", since it's far easier
> to find out about by me using the former name than the latter.
> 
> So... is the objection one of transparent identity, or of aesthetics,
> or some other issue?

Don't worry about it Jason... there IS no issue! I agree with you too -
if you do a google search for 'Karen Johnson' you'll come up with a
million hits, almost none of which are actually ME. A search for Kajikit
however, will give you a lot more info than my full name. In fact,
you'll find out a heck of a lot more about me than I realised! 

I just did a search for Kajikit and at the top of the list is my website
Kajikit's Corner, followed by my Yahoo profile, a couple of
bulletinboards I'm registered on, my writing in other people's websites
and a bunch of my usenet posts! I didn't know that so many people had
websites that tracked newsgroups... you can find out everything except
my mother's maiden name with these hits, so I hope nobody decides to use
it against me! Searching for Karen Johnson, on the other hand, brings up
a good million hits but the only ones that are me are #11, #50, #52 and
#89. The other million are just there to confuse the issue :)

I choose to use my full name on the wikipedia because I feel it is a
project that I am proud of, and I WANT to be associated with it in
public. In general internet use, the use of a full name is extremely
unusual, so I use my normal web ID, which is the one in my sig. They're
both me... 

-- 

Karen AKA Kajikit

And on the seventh day, God said 'What my world needs is a creature 
that will truly appreciate it in all its facets' - 
and so He made the kitten.

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