On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 10:40, Jimmy Wales wrote:
The Cunctator wrote:
As you can see at
http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMC%27s_sysop_request
I basically agree, but I'll ask you to consider a more scalable resolution;
that is, have the Recent Changes etc. display the nickname only, and enforce
innocuousness of the nickname.
Is the nickname actually in the database? (Forgive my cluelessness on
this point.) Or is the nickname just whatever someone happens to
write?
An optional nickname can be set in the user preferences (so it's stored
in the chunk o' options in the user table, but not in a conveniently
accessible fashion). Its sole purpose is to appear as the text of a user
page link in ~~~-signings in talk pages.
Showing the nickname *everywhere* would make the independent existence
of the username both pointless and confusing.
-- brion vibber (brion @
pobox.com)