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| − | == Real Connections, Real Community ==
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| − | [[Image:RealPerson.png|left]]People and organizations no sooner start to take you seriously, as when you act with responsibility as a real person. Using your real name, backed up by things like your picture and interests, makes real world interactions in culture, politics and business possible, realistic, effective and useful.
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| − | Isn't a person more likely to join a community online, if they see that there are real people involved, instead of characters like RedDog88, Snivelcritter, etc ?
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| − | [[Image:ipreferrealpeopleslide.png|left]]
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| − | Professionalism, trust, and community all emerge, when real people are involved, standing behind their work. Using your real name substantiates your commitment to [[Transparency| transparency]] and allows others to better collaborate with you. It also creates a greater investment in your work.
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| − | Using a real name, however, is not a requirement for participation -- look around, get your bearings, and once you come to know the vibrant, trusting community at [[AboutUs]], make the switch.
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| − | You'll see many of our community members making posts, edits and suggestion using their ''real names''. We encourage you to do the same.
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| − | == Connecting to the Core ==
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| − | [[RealPeople]] is central to our mission at AboutUs of connecting people and organizations and it provides a vital component to our Core of values. The openness of [[RealPeople]] requires a trust in the community that arises only when you [[AssumeGoodFaith]]. It is also helps catalyze the communication necessary to creating a consensus, a vital part of the communal work of [[ItsAboutUs]]. Using real names also helps the effort to [[BeABuilder]] because it allows community members to recognize each others' accomplishments and reward and recognize each other.
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| − | == Other Communities that also Prefer RealPeople ==
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| − | * [[PortlandPatternRepository]]
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| − | * [[MeatballWiki]]
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| − | * [[Citizendium.org]] [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Recentchanges RecentChanges] (weblog post [http://blog.citizendium.org/2008/02/27/why-citizendium/ Real names are better])
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| − | == Okay! Switch Me! ==
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| − | I'd like to switch to my real name but my account is already using a [[Pseudonym]]. Please switch me to my real name:
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| − | * '''Switch name here''' ''NOTE: Sometimes it takes a little time to get noticed, but the switch will happen :-)''
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| − | * [[User:NickBurrus|Nick Burrus]] was [[User:Skydork|Skydork]]
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| − | * [[User:cindy krcmarik|cindy krcmarik]] was [[User:Ckrcmarik]]
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| − | * [[Drew Myers]] ... was [[User:Dclacroix]]
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| − | * [[DannyG]] ... was [[User:Master Baitor]]
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| − | == Spread the Word ==
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| − | The following list of folks understand and practice the [[WikiWayLesson]] described on this page. Furthermore, they are actively propagating the [[RealPeople]] [[Meme]] by adding <nowiki>{{Badge:IPreferRealPeople}}</nowiki> to their [[PersonalPage]].
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| − | [[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]]
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| − | [[Category:WikiAnatomy]]
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| − | [[Category:WikiWayLesson]]
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| − | [[Category:AboutUsValues]]
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