Thread:Talk:StructuredProfile/Public Versus Private Data/reply


 * I think that personal data people might want not to share shouldn't be included at all. The creation of a "social network" of users who can see more or less would produce a privacy concern and raise opposition to this on the basis that "we're not Facebook!", and for once I would agree: are we going to fight on Wikipedia about being added or not to the list of friends who can see the entire profile?
 * Moreover.
 * The current page says "Real Name - entirely optional [...] may be discouraged": better to remove it entirely. We already have a way to manage real names in MediaWiki for the sake of attribution and it's better if users add real names in the usual way when they know the wiki better and they're ready. The structured profile should include only information which is relevant to wiki activity and can be used to aid it.
 * "Associations" seems useless as well: WikiProjects should be under Interests, and sysop know how to describe their status (not to say that this is also included in public metadata mentioned above); it could be used for things like "inclusionist", "deletionist" etc. but I don't know if this needs encouragement.
 * Avatar: I don't see the usefulness of this and it would be an hassle (see also feedback about LQT). Most active users don't add any avatar, hence it's clearly irrelevant. It should be removed entirely (at least on WMF wikis) or should be encouraged in any way (i.e. no "blank avatars" to make you feel different and ruin your userpage until you put one, please).
 * Wikimatrix: this is currently missing, but it's quite common in userspages. A complete wikimatrix is not needed thanks to Special:CentralAuth, but users often still want to specify the other wikis which they're most active in or they like more.