The beta team and real names

[( ``-_-´´ ) -- Fernando]

Olá Matthew e a todos.

On Thursday 24 April 2008 15:13:31 Matthew Revell 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!
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Revell - Launchpad and Bazaar rock!
> Join us in #launchpad and #bzr on irc.freenode.net

Nick/Name changed back.... uff that took a while.
Thanks for listening.

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