[JDEV] nicknames

[Josh Mitts]

No!!!!!

Jer you CANNOT have 12 hours!!! 11:59 is all ya'll get ;-)

Josh

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>From: Jeremie <jeremie at jabber.org>
>To: jdev at jabber.org
>Subject: Re: [JDEV] nicknames
>Date: Sat, Sep 18, 1999, 2:41 PM
>

> Give me 12 hours on this one...
>
> I've been reworking how the nicknames/sessions model works for 0.7 and
> will be posting a document on it tonight.  It will address the issues you
> bring up below and explain the purpose behind these things :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jer
>
> On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, Josh Mitts wrote:
>
>> Well, it will still be optional to the user, but I think it's a little
>> simpler in that we can make the rosters and lists have usernames when you
>> add people, but will display nicknames(not usernames) - because for all
>> users who do not specify a nickname, their nick would be their username.
>>
>> Plus, if you think about it, how many users actually want a seperate
>> nickname than their username? I can see how the nick would be useful if, say
>> for instance, they has Josh1299 and they just wanted to be called "Josh" for
>> that session - but what happens when the real Josh signes on? And if there
>> wasn't a real "Josh," than wouldn't they have just registered "Josh" as
>> their username as opposed to Josh1299?
>>
>> Most people would rather have one name to remember and work off of - as
>> evidence by AIM and Yahoo! Messanger's popularity.
>>
>> Josh
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>> >From: Jerrad Pierce <belg4mit at MIT.EDU>
>> >To: jdev at jabber.org
>> >Subject: re: [JDEV] nicknames
>> >Date: Sat, Sep 18, 1999, 1:36 PM
>> >
>>
>> > I think it's best laeft as is:
>> > nickname is optional, and null if not provided
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