On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:47 AM, wikien-l-request(a)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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