@STD said in Neo Draconis: Embrace the Weird - Discussion:
So making it a requirement to play on your game is directly in conflict with the stated goal of the handle in the first place.
Philosophically I agree, though of course I have no sway over policies on individual games.
If the goal is to track alts, the Players page will reflect alts using tags as well as actual player handles, as explained in the help files:
There are two ways to get your characters to show up on the Players page:
- Link a character to your AresMUSH player handle.
- If you do not have a handle, add a profile tag to your character’s web portal profile in the form player:<playername>. Player name can be either your main character’s name or some other moniker used to tie your characters together.
Other than that, I can’t think of any reason why you’d want to require handles. Unlike requiring, say, a validated email address, handles don’t really offer any tangible benefit to staff or do anything to verify your identity. (Someone could just create a game-specific handle to meet the policy, so it accomplishes nothing.)
Handles are just a social tool for presenting yourself to the community independent of your character. They serve no administrative purpose.