https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19161
--- Comment #38 from Platonides <platoni...@gmail.com> 2011-03-24 00:03:53 UTC --- (In reply to comment #33) > This also reopens something that was highly wanted, but not implemented, in > SUL > when it was initially released: the possibility of merging under the same SUL > account, several user names that are distinct in other wikis: this would mean > that the SUL database should be able to store the effective user name used on > each wiki. (In reply to comment #37) > My proposal would also fulfil the demand, notably by users in Asia or speaking > a non-Latin-written language, to use a prefered Latin transliteration of their > name in their home wiki (for example, many Chinese/Japanese/Arabic writers > like > to use their native name in their home wiki speaking their home language, but > like to have their name correctly read/deciphered/understood in other wikis > (notably on Commons and large Latin-written wikis). This is even part of their > official national identity, and present on their passport (if they want to use > these aliases for foreign countries): just allow distinct usernames on > distinct > wikis; stability and privacy is kept with the anonymous numeric user id > specific to each local wiki. Multiple usernames merged in a single SUL account was never on the radar, but the database allows that, so such support could be added painlessly if there's consensus. That should be splitted to a different bug, though. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list Wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
