Re: Using nicknames on planet? - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Stefan Kaltenbrunner
Subject Re: Using nicknames on planet?
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Msg-id 4B85814F.5010704@kaltenbrunner.cc
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In response to Re: Using nicknames on planet?  ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>)
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Re: Using nicknames on planet?
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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.
>> 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)

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?


Stefan


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