[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Revert addition of past usernames to profile pages (Issue #6290)
hexdotooo created an issue (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#6290) At some point recently a "past usernames" slug was added to user profile pages. This decision was made without considering any of the multiple significant reasons of personal privacy why a person might wish to change their username. For example, me. I'm trans. I have an old account that I'm no longer using, and renamed a long time ago. It now has my deadname prominently displayed at the top and there's no way for me to do anything about it. Thanks a lot!! Please roll back this misfeature as soon as possible and seek contributor input before implementing anything similar in future. I also recommend that whoever was involved with building it obtain a copy of the book ["Design for Safety" by Eva PenzeyMoog](https://bookshop.org/p/books/design-for-safety/0d9c9ef1bc1f07ef?ean=9798218504403&next=t), which details the importance of taking into account the potential for abuse of the systems that you build. The discussion of stalking is of particular relevance here._ -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/6290 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ___ rails-dev mailing list rails-dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/rails-dev
Re: [openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Revert addition of past usernames to profile pages (Issue #6290)
hexdotooo left a comment (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#6290) My apologies. I did indeed install the user script and was obviously very unaware that this was part of it. I'll raise it with the maintainer. Thanks for the swift response. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/6290#issuecomment-3151869666 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ___ rails-dev mailing list rails-dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/rails-dev
Re: [openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] Revert addition of past usernames to profile pages (Issue #6290)
hexdotooo left a comment (openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website#6290) Meant to add a postscript here. I spoke to the maintainer in the OSM Telegram group. They were entirely unsympathetic and claimed the feature was necessary after they and some other people in Russia had needed to track some username-changing vandals in the past, which strikes me as a clear example of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I ended up deleting my old account. I don't know if anything can be done to insulate contributors from this risk, apart from adding a warning on the signup page that usernames are forever data. English Wikipedia already does this, plus linking to their username guidance page which includes a section on the risks of registering with your real name. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/6290#issuecomment-3217998814 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ___ rails-dev mailing list rails-dev@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/rails-dev
