[WikiEN-l] Naming

[MacGyverMagic/Mgm]

It has been shown in the past that vandals and trolls have no problem with
harrassing users in the real world.
I think the choice should be left to the account owner, but I would lean
towards using pseudonyms to avoid real world harrasment.
In a position of trust the foundation can ask for a real name, but there's
no real need for them to be known to the public.
We tell people to not post their email address on-wiki to avoid spam. Not
using your real name is basically part of safe internet use.

Mgm


On 3/30/07, ikiroid <ikiroid at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm wondering the value of presenting one's identity vs. using a
> pseudonym.
> Sites such as meatball advocate the use of true names, but Essjay did have
> a
> point in one of his observations that using a real name can leave an
> editor
> more vulnerable. Does anyone believe wikipedia should lean more towards
> one
> of the two sides?
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