The beta team and real names

[Vid Ayer]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Matthew Revell
<matthew.revell at canonical.com> 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 :)
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