Re: Using nicknames on planet?

2010/2/24 Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan(at)kaltenbrunner(dot)cc>:
> Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
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>>>> If we allow nicknames, then we will need to figure out a policy of what
>>>> nicknames should be used or not, to prevent people using abusing
>>>> nicknames.
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>>> True, but real names could sound abusing too.
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>> Huh?
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>> -1 for allowing nicknames. This isn't IRC, and "Hubert Lubaczewski" has the same first Google hit as "depesz" (and is a very unique name)
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> well - why no allow people to optionally add a nickname to their profile and display lit like "Hubert Lubaczewski (depesz)" or "Stefan Kaltenbrunner (mastermind)" or similiar?

I'll +1 this version (though I think Hubert usually says "Hubert
'depesz' Lubaczewski". But I'm happy to leave the exact spelling
entirely up to the author).

That will at least convey the most amount of information...

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