On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:47 AM, wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:

Actually the right thing to do, in case of a false start as editor, is a 'chrysalis move', if I could call it that. Shed the old account while bringing in a new one, dropping a note to the ArbCom about what you're doing and why. Not good for the edit count, maybe, but much better for the soul.

Sure, that's one possible approach, but as long as Wikipedia lacks an explicit policy stating that Wikipedians should be honest even on their user pages, editors may not realize that they need to avoid what they see as "harmless" deceptions.

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