On Jan 24, 2008 2:18 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I wasn't suggesting changing the display name on e.g. history, just more of an "if this thing goes to print" attribution. There are many cases where having separate names makes sense. For example, if two editors have the same name. They will need different account names, but may both want to be credited as "John Doe."
Why would you want different attribution in print than online?
It seems to me that some people (myself included) see online and offline activity as very different and having a different set of standards. I see using nicknames online as perfectly acceptable, where in the credits for a printed book I would not expect to see "By AwesomeEditor," they would expect a real name.