On Jan 15, 2004, at 1:09 PM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Certainly, one begins with new users and preventing them from choosing a name which duplicates anything already being used in any of the projects. All existing unambiguous names can also be moved immediately.
I'd be curious to know how many "duplicate" users across wikis there might be. If there aren't that many -- and somehow, I don't think there would be (aside from maybe Meta and en) -- it could probably be a simple matter for someone to go through on a case-by-case basis and clear or resolve the two user names.
I've got a question based on some previous discussion I read on the list: do the people using Wikipedia in other languages think that combining user bases is a good idea? As I understand it, not everyone would like the idea of combining the user accounts in such a fashion. (Personally, I've got no stake in the matter; I even think that combining the users would be a great idea, because I've got accounts on both en and meta. I just think the issue might need addressing, is all. :-))
Dan Carlson (aka User:MinutiaeMan)