Re: Email address vs Nickname?

Todd Grimason
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 20:45:37 -0000

* Michael Koziarski [2005-03-13 13:17]:

> Sure,  good URLs don''t change:
>
> http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html
>
> If you''re using the email address I can''t bookmark your
''homepage'' as
> it''ll stop working when you change your email.

Collision between ''user-friendly'' and permanence (also
user-friendly
ideally) isn''t it?

/user/3456  is kind of ugly, but if you use a username rather than id#
it has to be unchangeable (unless you want to handle multiple aliases or
something that''s probably more trouble than it''s worth...)

I think it would be site-dependent and a judgement call, based on
expectation of permanence given the site''s content, the expected public
reaction to ''permanent'' usernames (would people just keep
signing up?),
etc.



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