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hazelchazRegarding names, LJ ids, and my Cross-Reference Index.
If your LJ id maps easily to your rn -- examples:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
erikvolson, marykaykare, evawhitley -- or if your rn is in your LJ userinfo, I'll assume it's okay to put a link to your LJ on your Cross-Reference Index page. If you tell me your LJ id as I'm writing down your rn, I infer permission until you tell me otherwise. (Grey area: you're wearing a badge with your rn and another with your LJ, and I write down both and you're not paying attention. I think I'll start saying it out loud, to draw attention to the fact I'm writing it down.)
Whatever I use for "real name" is up to the person presenting it. I had an interesting case recently (the names are changed for the purpose of this sentence) where I wrote down John Doe's name and he/she said I could put his LJ handle of ishmaeldoe, but only if I listed his rn as Ishmael Doe to match.
Otherwise, I'll await permission if your rn isn't visible in your LJ userinfo. For the most part, I'll be adding LJ's as I take new pictures and write them down in my little notebook along with the names. So if you're reading this, and you'd like your LJ linked to your cross-reference page, tell me the next time I take your picture. Or tell me now, if you prefer. (As another note: I can put links to your home page there, too. If you have both a link to your homepage and a link to your LJ in your cross-reference page, the newly-revamped page generator will put whichever one comes first next to your name in the name-summary at the end of the page. This is a new feature, so you won't see it on older pages until I tell the database to re-generate them.)
Another example: I know whorivka is, but I'll wait until she tells me it's okay. I can see that supergee is Arthur, so I've cross-referenced him; I can deduce who nellorat and womzilla are, because I've read his zine, but I'll wait until I hear from them. (In fact, Nellorat's userinfo specifically says "If you know me, please don't use my real name. I don't expect anonymity (I'm not that stupid), but I'd like to make it harder for clients and employers to locate this by just googling my name." I don't have any pictures of her anyway -- I suspect that when I meet her, it'll be another "Last name not provided" caption.)
If your LJ id maps easily to your rn -- examples:
erikvolson, marykaykare, evawhitley -- or if your rn is in your LJ userinfo, I'll assume it's okay to put a link to your LJ on your Cross-Reference Index page. If you tell me your LJ id as I'm writing down your rn, I infer permission until you tell me otherwise. (Grey area: you're wearing a badge with your rn and another with your LJ, and I write down both and you're not paying attention. I think I'll start saying it out loud, to draw attention to the fact I'm writing it down.) Whatever I use for "real name" is up to the person presenting it. I had an interesting case recently (the names are changed for the purpose of this sentence) where I wrote down John Doe's name and he/she said I could put his LJ handle of ishmaeldoe, but only if I listed his rn as Ishmael Doe to match.
Otherwise, I'll await permission if your rn isn't visible in your LJ userinfo. For the most part, I'll be adding LJ's as I take new pictures and write them down in my little notebook along with the names. So if you're reading this, and you'd like your LJ linked to your cross-reference page, tell me the next time I take your picture. Or tell me now, if you prefer. (As another note: I can put links to your home page there, too. If you have both a link to your homepage and a link to your LJ in your cross-reference page, the newly-revamped page generator will put whichever one comes first next to your name in the name-summary at the end of the page. This is a new feature, so you won't see it on older pages until I tell the database to re-generate them.)
Another example: I know who
rivka is, but I'll wait until she tells me it's okay. I can see that supergee is Arthur, so I've cross-referenced him; I can deduce who nellorat and womzilla are, because I've read his zine, but I'll wait until I hear from them. (In fact, Nellorat's userinfo specifically says "If you know me, please don't use my real name. I don't expect anonymity (I'm not that stupid), but I'd like to make it harder for clients and employers to locate this by just googling my name." I don't have any pictures of her anyway -- I suspect that when I meet her, it'll be another "Last name not provided" caption.)
