No good. Probably all the mediators and arbitrators need to edit, and fuss, under alternate names to keep bad feelings from developing toward them when they play their mediator or arbitrator role.
Fred
From: Optim optim81@yahoo.co.uk Reply-To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:54:05 -0800 (PST) To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikipedia-l] PROPOSED: Prohibition of alternate displayable usernames
I suggest to prohibit users from changing their displayed username when they vote, discuss or participate in talk pages.
It creates confusion and I find this action highly suspicious.
For example a user may have the username "Blablabla" but he/she signs with "Mr12356".
Somebody could have a user account "Blablabla" and sign as "Optim". The link, of course, will lead to User:Blablabla... We can still investigate who wrote what by examining the username link.
But those who don't examine the links, will
Why people do this thing?
If somebody wants to hide his/her username, how can I trust him/her or pay attention to his/her vote or message?
If you want to hide your name, you can logoff and write as an anonymous IP address. Or change your username, or don't sign, or create more user accounts, or go to... {CENSORED} :)
May I call you (those who hide their name) to stop this behaviour, please?
If you just want to individualise your sign, you can do that with HTML, colours or whatever... but please let your username intact... So that we can know who votes or talks without having to examine the links.
Don't put "masks" on your usernames. I find this action as antisocial.
Because I notice several users, both new and old ones, who do that, I suggest to make a new policy in order to prohibit this phenomenon.
--Optim
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