Github names & avatars

[bitwise via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 13 May 2016 at 17:02:20 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> I'll ask again that the active Github users use their own name, 
> and add to that if you could have a selfie as your github image.
>
> It avoids when people who post as "Fred" on the newsgroup 
> submit PRs as "HorseWrangler" and get annoyed when I don't 
> realize they are the same person, and then I overlook them at 
> the conference because I have no idea what they look like.
>
> In today's surveillance state, the government already knows 
> your name and what you look like, so being anonymous on github 
> is a bit pointless, as if anyone cares that you are interested 
> in D. I can understand if you're a celebrity or want nobody to 
> know you're a dog, but that doesn't apply to most of us.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%27re_a_dog

May be worth mentioning archiving sites like gmane that seem to 
love making your stupid questions/statements your #1 google 
search result. Excellent way to make an impression on future 
employers... ;)