[opensource-dev] Display names, again.

[Lance Corrimal]

On Friday 20 August 2010 11:00:35 Stickman wrote:
> > ditto, but i have doubts about the "solve all my problems" part....
> > unicode. 'nuff said.
> 
> Well, periods can't be put into the new usernames (Kelly said so
> earlier). So it's a problem for new accounts where unicode is used to
> cheat them. But new accounts can't copy old accounts without a period.
> 
> Stickman


I am not talking about usernames.

I am talking about someone creating any random throwaway user account, then 
setting their DISPLAY NAME to "Stickman Ingman", trusting that enough people 
are stupid enough not to look at the real username and compare it with yours.


bye
LC