On 4/13/07, Dycedarg darthvader1219@gmail.com wrote:
Apparently some people got together...somewhere...and decided that it would make sense to merge [[WP:DOP]], [[WP:SPA]], and [[WP:SOCK]] into [[WP:U]].
Some sort of merger in there might well be a good idea, but I think I'd have to disagree with the particular choice of target. Single-purpose accounts and sock/meatpuppets can be grouped together, probably (if not completely, then describing them on the same page seems okay). Username policy seems to be a distinct issue, as I read it -- one manages the use of multiple accounts, the other deals with what you can or cannot name your account(s). But that might just be me.
Doppelgangers, likewise, don't reeeally seem to need a standalone policy page, so I suppose they could be a subset of the "using multiple accounts" issue (whatever page that ends up at).
As another issue, please do bear in mind that thousands of block summaries we can never change all reference [[WP:U]] as a shortcut to "username policy." I guess it's not a huge, huge problem if that gets changed, but if it is, notice should be posted (admin noticeboard?) so that people can alter any scripts they may have accordingly, along with taking care of any other related issues.
Just a few odd thoughts, -Luna