Danbooru

Artist alias request thread

Posted under General

Type-kun said:

They use 5TB as their pixiv nickname, though. Should we change it in this case?

I personally like to use information wherever it is found. When kana are provided I think it brings us closer to their name and surname which to me seems to be the ideal name considered for the artist tag name.

However in this case てら子 seems to be derived from the 5TB/5 terabyte name. Looking at the current wiki information 5 terabyte seems to be a rendering of Go-Terabyte and I would go with that name or leave as is.

Provence said:

unalias eric_tang -> ricegnat
unalias kerasu -> ricegnat
alias ricegnat -> eric_tang
alias kerasu -> eric_tang

Link to request

Nickname -> Real name

I have previously requested that this change NOT be made. I do not go by my real name online. No one is going to recognize that name. There is no practical reason for this.

I know there is a "policy" to use real names but when such a "policy" results in confusion at best and an invasion of privacy at worst, perhaps it needs some rethinking.

Kerasu said:

I know there is a "policy" to use real names but when such a "policy" results in confusion at best and an invasion of privacy at worst, perhaps it needs some rethinking.

We don't actually have a real name policy. Last discussion on this issue was topic #8245, and it was inconclusive and all over the place.

I'm sticking with the pen name for the reasons you've stated.