[WikiEN-l] New user log ?

[Anthere]

Matt R wrote:
> --- Anthere <Anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>There is still the issue of "recognising" names, and a guideline for 
>>that matter might be helpful. But it is not okay to force people to 
>>change their user name just to fit one wikipedia rules.
> 
> 
> I disagree. I don't think it's OK to allow editors on the English language
> Wikipedia to have names that are going to be unmemorable and indistinguishable
> for most other editors.
> 
> Perhaps the software can be set-up so that users with non-Latin-script names
> can specify a transliteration of their username for en?
> 
> -- Matt

Please re-read what I wrote above. I didnot say an editor with a non 
latin caracter name will necessarily edit the english wikipedia as is. 
Solutions have been suggested, some suitable, maybe others non suitable.

But I repeat. There is no way the english wikipedia will force a 
japanese editor to change his name to a name he can not himself read and 
understand. Editors will be able to create accounts in a wide variety of 
scripts. We pride ourselves in being an international project. If this 
is so, editors should have the opportunity to work on wikipedia with a 
user name they are able to understand.

A good question from Abigail. I did not see any answer to, and I hope 
Brion can give a feedback on this.

She said

Does anyone know how SUL will work with the "new users" log?
Currently, we monitor the new users log, and then sometimes block
obvious sleeper accounts.  Do we get a single new users log for all
wikimedia projects?  Or will there be an "activate my SUL account on
this project" button that will put an entry in a site-specific new
users log, or what?

Brion ? How will that work ?

Ant