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@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? _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l