David 'DJ' Hedley wrote:
I think that it could be a good idea, especially if stretched to crediting authors for their articles if they have a real name (via a template at the top of the talk page, or bottom of the article possibly). The problems are, obviously, that this causes problems for younger Wikipedians in that they could never have a degree at the age of 15, or whatever.
Yes, indeed. Of course we should never require credentials and we should maintain a culture of welcoming to those 15 year old contributors who are doing great work.
--Jimbo