David 'DJ' Hedley wrote:
I think that it could be a good idea, especially if
stretched to crediting
authors for their articles if they have a real name (via a template at the
top of the talk page, or bottom of the article possibly). The problems are,
obviously, that this causes problems for younger Wikipedians in that they
could never have a degree at the age of 15, or whatever.
Yes, indeed. Of course we should never require credentials and we
should maintain a culture of welcoming to those 15 year old contributors
who are doing great work.
--Jimbo