On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 13:25, Kerim Aydin <ke...@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > On Thu, 28 May 2009, Roger Hicks wrote: >> As soon as possible after registering for the first time a player CAN >> and SHALL select a unique nickname to be used by Agora in the >> identification of that player on official documents. That nickname >> shall be used in the identification of that player even if later they >> cease to be registered. A person with a recognized nickname CAN change >> that nickname by announcement. Changing a nickname this way if it has >> been changed or created within the past 90 days is a class 5 crime of >> Assuming a Misleading Identity. > > Fixing a problem that doesn't really exist. Putting up a crime that > can easily hit a hapless new player. Why do you Hate Freedom? > > I would also say that this is one thing that seems strongly against the > R101 participation right; as long as I use unambiguous references a > blanket restriction on How We Must Refer To Each Other definitely > inhibits Participation. > I don't see how this restricts R101....it says the chosen nick shall be used to identify the player, but it doesn't limit what else can be used to identify the player. Anyone can still be called by whatever names uniquely identify them. This just forces at least one of those names (the one most likely to be used by officers when publishing reports) to be somewhat manageable and not constantly changing.
BobTHJ
