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:Personally, I oppose students using, or even posting, their real names, for all the well-known privacy reasons. --[[User:Tryptofish|Tryptofish]] ([[User talk:Tryptofish|talk]]) 23:36, 13 December 2012 (UTC) |
:Personally, I oppose students using, or even posting, their real names, for all the well-known privacy reasons. --[[User:Tryptofish|Tryptofish]] ([[User talk:Tryptofish|talk]]) 23:36, 13 December 2012 (UTC) |
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::People are free to use their real name if they wish. It has pluses and minuses. [[User:Jmh649|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Jmh649|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Jmh649|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Jmh649|email]]) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 23:44, 13 December 2012 (UTC) |
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== Consulting those of us who contributed to this essay == |
== Consulting those of us who contributed to this essay == |
Revision as of 23:44, 13 December 2012
Page of interest
Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Assignments might contain something valuable, but it's written to a certain audience. I like this page because it expects professors, Wikipedians, students, ambassadors and the curious will all read it. Biosthmors (talk) 18:05, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
Question about usernames
I know of at least one course where students were required to post their work under their real names. What is the feeling about this? Is it a good idea or a bad idea? Is there a policy about student usernames, or is it up to the individual professor? --MelanieN (talk) 00:25, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- Although it's a wall-o-text, there's considerable discussion of that at Wikipedia:Education noticeboard. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:35, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- Personally, I oppose students using, or even posting, their real names, for all the well-known privacy reasons. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:36, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Consulting those of us who contributed to this essay
Currently, there is a link to the essay page edit history in the "Advice to students" section, suggesting that they can contact any of us individually if they feel that they are being coerced into making contributions. I am having difficulty coming up with a better suggestion, but I'm uncomfortable with doing it that way. Just as I (like many of us) don't want to be an unpaid TA, it never occurred to me that I would be signing up for that by making edits here. What if someone vandalizes the page and it gets reverted, but the student naively tries to contact the vandal? What if the student urgently contacts someone who is on Wiki-break, who fails to respond? Should we, instead, create a category of editors who want to take on that role, and link to the category page? Should we, instead, link to the address for e-mailing ArbCom, or OTRS? --Tryptofish (talk) 23:33, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- I'm struggling with the same concerns, but don't come up with a solution. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:35, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- I think I've got it ... ask then instead to post to this talk page. Theoretically, we'll all have it watchlisted? Alternatly, post to the ENB? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:41, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, both good ideas. Good point about inadvertently reaching out to the vandal. :) SlimVirgin (talk) 23:43, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
- I think I've got it ... ask then instead to post to this talk page. Theoretically, we'll all have it watchlisted? Alternatly, post to the ENB? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:41, 13 December 2012 (UTC)