Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of Naming Conventions


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12/01/05 11:55:38 (20 years ago)
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Daniel Kahn gillmor
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  • Naming Conventions

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    88== user account names ==
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    10 According to Fernando (from an e-mail from 25 Nov), right now the names can be just about anything, first names, last names, firstinitiallastnames, nicknames, whatever.
     10According to [wiki:fernando] (from an e-mail from 25 Nov), right now the names can be just about anything, first names, last names, firstinitiallastnames, nicknames, whatever.
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    1212This lack of convention among usernames is fine as long as there is a straightforward and consistent policy for allocating and de-allocating them. An example policy could be: allocation is first come, first served.  de-allocation is handled by disabling accounts, but the account name is never removed from the system.