On 12/23/06, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
Which is more useful on a given wiki:
a) System transliteration into the script(s) of that wiki (which will apparently lead to tremendous offence to people not even using the wiki); b) Optionally append a user-ID number to the non-local script name, and have this user-ID work for blocks, log-checking, etc. (will apparently offend people who want to be "????????" rather than a number) c) Disallow both the above and require the usernames to be displayed in a script unreadable to the native speakers on that wiki (which will lead to near-automatic blocking as happens now, because you KNOW the vandals will exploit it big time)
As you've illustrated, there's no perfect solution. =\ I'm not even sure which of those *I* would be okay with, and I very much doubt I can speak for everybody here. I'm still hoping somebody will have a brilliant idea that saves us all.
Here's hoping.
-Luna