Ok, I don't intend on becoming a checkuser or other dignitary that requires real name identification, so, I think I'm good in that regard... --Unionhawk
Andrew Turvey wrote: > ----- "Steve Bennett" <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: "Steve Bennett" <stevag...@gmail.com> >> >> Is anonymity important to many Wikipedia contributors? I had sort of >> assumed we provided anonymity as a sort of courtesy, not as any real >> right. >> > > I get the impression many wikipedia editors think anonymity is important. > However, I also think it's on the way out, regardless of what people might > want. > > The internet in general is getting far more interlinked with the "real > world". Social networking sites are built around real names; people have been > sued for slanderous comments on bulletin boards. And Wikipedia itself has > been hit by a number of anonymous scandals including Essjay and SamBlacketer. > > Wikipedia is becoming more open to real names - particularly for trusted > users - and real names are required for involvement in chapters. That's the > way the wind is blowing and I'm not sure it makes sense to try to push > against it. > > Andrew > > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l