I think there are a number of regular Wikimania attendees who, for privacy reasons, would not like to use their real names at Wikimania and other offline Wikimedia activities. Enacting this new rule at this point could turn them away, just saying...
On 23 April 2012 15:12, Nicholas Michael Bashour <[email protected]>wrote: > For security reasons, the first and last name MUST be on the badge. Only > the username and affiliation can be optional. Those who do not want their > real name associated with a username should only provide their first and > last. > > Sincerely, > > Nicholas Michael Bashour > President > Wikimedia District of Columbia > Washington, DC, USA > > > > 2012/4/23 Delphine Ménard <[email protected]> > >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 3:23 PM, Nicholas Bashour >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Some users may not be affiliated with any project or chapter, and may >> not have a username. I suggest >> > >> > First Last >> > Username (optional) >> > Affiliation >> >> Actually, I am pretty sure some people do not wish to have their real >> name printed on the badges alongside their nickname. I can't remember >> if the question was asked (I hope it was), but the end result should >> probably be something like: >> >> > First Last (optional if Username is provided) >> > Username (optional if First Last is provided) >> > Affiliation (if provided) >> >> best, >> >> Delphine >> -- >> @notafish >> >> NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will >> get lost. >> Intercultural musings: Ceci n'est pas une endive - >> http://blog.notanendive.org >> Photos with simple eyes: notaphoto - http://photo.notafish.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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