On 22/02/2008, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We require that all members of the team use their full real name as > > their Launchpad Display Name - e.g. Johnny Ball. > > Is this really a requirement? At least I don't think it was when I applied for > membership (the only requirement was to not publish screenshots of Launchpad > beta, as at that time beta had the new theme, and to be subscribed to > launchpad-uses IIRC). It has been a requirement for quite some time now. I think this calls for an email to all beta testers to clarify the current membership conditions. > Anyway, if this is a requirement now, it should be documented at > https://launchpad.net/~launchpad-beta-testers Good point. I've updated this page. > And could someone please explain why is this needed? I can't really understand > why, as someone will just write a false name, and that's IMHO worse than having > a nick. We ask people to use their real names as a matter of trust. If someone chooses to provide a false name, it's a shame that they'd break that trust but we generally expect that people will prefer to be honest. Thanks. -- Matthew Revell - talk to me about Launchpad Join us in #launchpad on irc.freenode.net
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