Forum:Proposed amendment: Signatures

I wish to make the following amendment to the Signature policy:


 * Names used in signatures must be consistent with the wikia username. Users should not use alternate names when signing edits.

Several users have different names they sign with, occasionally changing it entirely. It's causing significant confusion as the name presented on the page is not the same as the username on the their userpage. On the small scale, this presents problems in knowing how to send a message to. In wiki procedures, it becomes immensely difficult to track down who contributed. This in turn affects processes such as RfAs and UotMs, when users have to be nominated by their wikia username. For example, many users will not know that "TimSim" is actually User:Darthkenobi0; and I myself did not realise who User:Raven's wing was until I stumbled across a recent edit, thinking that he was some random nobody putting in an RfA.

The gist is that there's no reason why your signature name should be different to your username. It makes it far easier to contact and refer to people when names are consistent, plus it gives editors due credit for their contributions and recognition by the wiki. --Scottie theNerd 13:51, June 28, 2010 (UTC)