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'''WikiIndex: | '''WikiIndex:Real names''' — there are three ways to be identified when editing a [[wiki]]: | ||
==1. Use Real Name== | ==1. Use Real Name== | ||
{{tag|WikiIndex}} as a community prefers that people participate using the style of '''real names'''. | |||
*Some basis for this is at [[Meatball:UseRealNames]] | *Some basis for this is at [[Meatball:UseRealNames]] | ||
*The WELL - an original community on the internet learned that | *The WELL - an original community on the internet learned that real names were important to building trust in an emotionally context free medium, such as the internet. | ||
==2. Pseudonyms== | ==2. Pseudonyms== | ||
Attaching a [[pseudonym]] to your [[IP address]] through the [[:Category:LoginToEdit| | Attaching a [[pseudonym]] to your [[IP address]] when one creates an account and logs-in through the [[:Category:LoginToEdit|log-in to edit]] process. | ||
==3. Anonymous with some traces== | ==3. Anonymous with some traces== | ||
No | No log-in needed - aka [[:Category:OpenEdit|open edit]]. Your [[IP address]] is logged, and that may not necessarily attached directly and exclusively to you; because often there is a variable or dynamic IP address assigned for connections to the internet. Sometimes IPs are scrambled, search the web for mod-scramble-ip. This method is often termed as an [[IP editor]]. | ||
===3.1. Anonymous at all=== | ===3.1. Anonymous at all=== | ||