Friendica and Mononyms
Just a short note regarding #mononyms on #Friendica (or at least on the #Libranet instance, as I haven't tested others yet):
During registration I could not register with a mononym; it expected a First Name and Last Name. From the #Nymwars I remembered the workaround that Google Plus uses, namely substituting the last name with a single period. This fortunately worked, but the period was however visible in the name. Not only that, but it had downcased everything but the first letter.
Fortunately both issues can be fixed by editing your name in your profile after registration.
Worth noting though that I also had some issues with password generation, possibly because of my attempt to register with a mononym. See more details in my #FirstImpressions post over at https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-285b-c88d-113b-b9d656090161
UPDATE the mononym thing is an anti-spam measure and not an actual policy issue, according to Libranet Admin Steffen: https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-205b-c8ef-b55c-6a3278638347
You will only need a single space in your name to pass it.
The password issue is already fixed in a pull-request, and I guess will likely be applied next update. See https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues/5960 and https://github.com/friendica/friendica/pull/5920 for more details.
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-285b-c88d-113b-b9d656090161
Just a short note regarding #mononyms on #Friendica (or at least on the #Libranet instance, as I haven't tested others yet):
During registration I could not register with a mononym; it expected a First Name and Last Name. From the #Nymwars I remembered the workaround that Google Plus uses, namely substituting the last name with a single period. This fortunately worked, but the period was however visible in the name. Not only that, but it had downcased everything but the first letter.
Fortunately both issues can be fixed by editing your name in your profile after registration.
Worth noting though that I also had some issues with password generation, possibly because of my attempt to register with a mononym. See more details in my #FirstImpressions post over at https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-285b-c88d-113b-b9d656090161
UPDATE the mononym thing is an anti-spam measure and not an actual policy issue, according to Libranet Admin Steffen: https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-205b-c8ef-b55c-6a3278638347
You will only need a single space in your name to pass it.
The password issue is already fixed in a pull-request, and I guess will likely be applied next update. See https://github.com/friendica/friendica/issues/5960 and https://github.com/friendica/friendica/pull/5920 for more details.
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-285b-c88d-113b-b9d656090161
Hmm, when I select the "Nymwars" hashtag in your posting, I get the unfriendly message
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Updated my post with an update regarding the name issue.
ReplyDeleteJürgen Christoffelthat indeed could perhaps be reworded in a bit more neutral terms, I guess. Also, having publicly accessible hashtag results would be nice to have.