On 2024-11-24 14:37:24, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > * Bjørn Mork <bj...@mork.no> [241124 11:45]: > > Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <jo...@mister-muffin.de> writes: > > > > > But my 2 cents on the topic are: Lets please allow more than ascii in > > > usernames. I find it very uncomfortable every time I have to tell my > > > students > > > that sorry, you somehow have to manage writing your name using American > > > letters > > > because that's all we have after half a century of Computers being a > > > thing... > > > > You are confusing usernames and names. Different concepts with > > different rules. Let's just hope you never get two students with the > > same name. > > I find your reply massively insulting, and I'm not even the original > author.
Massively? > Usernames (not the "comment" field) are identifiers, and humans care > about the identifiers used for them. > > Yes, some humans don't care if you assign them a random 32byte > string as their username. Enough humans however, do have > preferences. In some countries humans even have a right to choose > how they are being adressed. And what relation does the username used for logging in have to "being addressed"? Isn't it akin a passport/ID card number? regards, iustin
