[Wikipedia-l] Re: bylaws part II

[Anthere]

I have been wondering if it were not possible that someone provides the 
link between his real identity and his pseudonyme, and as such is 
allowed to be granted membership and voting rights under the real name.

This with keeping private the information.

After all, we accept donations, and agree to keep the names of the 
donators private. Why could not we just do that as well for the members ?

Then, as soon as the link between the two names is validated, the member 
is accepted for commenting and voting under his real name, without 
making his wikipeida identity known publicly.

Possible ?

Optim a écrit:
> if I understand well, it is impossible to become
> a member of the Foundation without exposing a
> real identity (full name etc), so anonymous
> members are not allowed. 
> 
> If I continue to understand well,  a person who
> cannot reveal a real identity can continue having
> a user account on Wikipedia or contribute as
> anonymous IP address.
> 
> Is my understanding right?
> 
> --Optim
> 
> --- Anthere <anthere8 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>>Section 2. USER ACCOUNTS OF MEMBERS. All
>>applicants for contributing or 
>>volunteer active membership shall maintain a
>>user account on one or 
>>several Wikimedia projects (i.e. Wikipedia of
>>any language, Wikibooks, 
>>etc.), complete and sign the form of
>>application provided by the 
>>Foundation on it’s web site and submit the
>>application the Secretary 
>>along with payment of the year’s membership
>>dues, if applicable, through 
>>such web site or by mail. Such application
>>shall include an agreement by 
>>the applicant to abide by the Foundation's Code
>>of Ethics, submission 
>>standards and other policies as are time to
>>time adopted or modified by 
>>the Board of Trustees.
>>
>>
>>Here are the following cases as regards
>>participants
>>
>>* participant using his real name as a user
>>name (example Tim Starling)
>>* participant using a pseudonyme as a user
>>name, but whose real name is 
>>displayed on his user page or is generally
>>known per mailing list 
>>(example Cimon)
>>* participant using a pseudonyme as a user
>>name, but whose real name is 
>>known only from a limited number of
>>participants (I will avoid putting 
>>an example here)
>>* participant using a pseudonyme as a user
>>name, and whose real name is 
>>totally unknown of
>>* participant per ip
>>
>>Which ones may be members ?
>>
>>
>>
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