[Freeciv] Re: restarting a saved game. Ruler name good, username bad.

[Andrew Donkin <ard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reinier Post wrote:

>> My vote for removing the 'ruler name' altogether.  All it does is add
>> confusion.

David Pfitzner <dwp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied:

> I disagree - I usually choose a different name each time I play,
> usually based on what race I'm playing.

I agree with David.  Win 95/98 clients have no notion of a system name,
and given our international community it's possible two players will have
the same username.  What if someone starts an anonymous Freeciv service
for guests?  Someone was using Freeciv to teach a programming course in
school, I recall - what if that class shared usernames?

Besides, I don't want to be "King ard".  It sounds like a fish.

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Andrew Donkin                                           Technical Support
School of Computing and Maths, Waikato University, Hamilton,  New Zealand