On Thu, 2006-05-25 at 22:27 +0530, Prasad J wrote:
Saladin was a Muslim and he was fighting the Christians during the Crusades. Most Wikipedians are Christians so they are obviously going to be against anyone who calls himself Saladin. But would you react the same way if I chose the pseudonym "Richard the Lionheart"? Please don't start becoming Islamophobic-it sucks.
"Most wikipedians are Christians"? This falls far short of our standards of citation. I suspect its not true.
I dont think anyone should name themselves after other people. Personally I edit under my real name (slightly abbreviated) and I think that or an arbitrary handle for people who wish to remain anonymous is fine. Using someone elses name is not, whether they are dead or alive.
Justinc