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On Thursday, November 8, 2001, at 04:47 PM, Erik Smartt wrote:
> Does anyone else ever mix up Buddy Name and Buddy Alias when added a
> Buddy (ie., the Buddy Editor)? I do it all the time, and I've seen
> other's have trouble with it too. It seems obvious, the Buddy Name
> would be the person's name, and the Buddy Alias would be the alias they
> go by online.... of course, this interpretation is backwards, and hence
> causes the mistakes I'm referring to.
Actually, the other way makes sense to me. Buddy Name is their user
name. Buddy Alias is something else that they are also known by. Plus,
"alias" plays off of the HFS concept of same name -- it's not the real
thing, but something else you can call it.
> I'm not sure what to change the labels to (only usability testing could
> tell for sure), but on my install, I changed them to "Real Name" and
> "Screen Name" so I could keep them clear.
You do have a valid point, though. "Screen Name" and "Real Name" are
definitely clearer, barring any usability testing that indicates
otherwise.
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