I have read all the posts on this interesting topic. Both sides has valid reasons for using actual names and for nicknames. I believe a simple compromise can exist that should make everyone happy, even for Robert. If a person wishes for his/her identity to be unknown on the mailing list or forums, then that right should be honoured. Yet to be respectful of other users, visitors, contributors, etc, the person should choose a simple suitable false name. It may be another real name or completely fictional, as long as it is not leetspeek (stupid nicknames with digits and punctuation amongst the letters), or combination of everyday words, example Night Hawk that me have here.
Though personally I have no problems with Night Hawk, for I am one of those people that honours a person's request to be referred by the person's nickname (their own choice or given by another) rather than their actual name. Rizzen is far from my real name. It is a random generated fictional name. >From past replies to my posts on this mailing list, Robert has had no problems referring to me as Rizzen, showing that even fictional names do work. :) Rizzen _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
