On 4/12/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm macgyvermagic@gmail.com wrote:
I believe it's a good idea to warn people about the dangers of using your real name when registering with Wikipedia. But since most fail to read that email addresses are needed to retrieve forgotten passwords, I'm unsure if this would actually be effective.
I'm still of the opinion that the dangers are overstated.
That said, the risk of confusing or suprising people who aren't aware of how an initially pseudonymous account can get literally or effectively "outed" is high, and clearing up for them what all they are getting in to would be helpful.