On 29/11/06, 80686@svn.wikimedia.org 80686@svn.wikimedia.org wrote:
Revision: 18007 Author: 80686 Date: 2006-11-29 14:25:31 -0800 (Wed, 29 Nov 2006)
With all due respect, what kind of ridiculous username is that? How are we supposed to link "80686" to a person in a quick manner? I see "brion", I can think "Brion Vibber, don't argue with his code", I see "tstarling", I know it's Tim.
"80686" might be a popular username, but we aren't dealing with a bunch of children dancing about behind some wonderful label. We're dealing with people who need to be a touch *more* accountable than the damn wikis this is powering.
In addition, using a number is confusing. It could get mistaken for a revision number or identifier of another form.
Rob Church