On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Matthew Revell <matthew.revell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > For a while now, we've required that Launchpad beta team members use > their real names. As of today, you can join the beta team whether or > not you use your real name as your Launchpad display name. > > Instead, we'd like to encourage you to use your real name but it's up to you. > > Although most people joining the beta team have been happy to use > their real name, you'll probably have seen discussions on this list > where people have given good reasons for not wanting to use their real > names. The last thing we want to do is discourage you from helping us > beta test new features! > > I'd like to explain, though, why we prefer people to use real names. > We really value the feedback you give us when you beta test a new > feature. One reason for preferring real names is that we feel a real > name shows a greater readiness to take the beta team seriously. > However, we know that this doesn't hold for everyone: for example, > many people have a strong reputation built around a pseudonym. > > So, if you've held off joining the beta team because you didn't want > to use your real name, please go ahead and join! Thanks !! Although I use a real name, the fact that I (as a user) didnt have a choice (of not doing so) was more annoying actually. Again, thanks for understanding :) -- Vid || http://www.svaksha.com ||
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