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Currently, a user can simply post an `about` message in the stream. Clients will then automatically use this name instead of the key.

• zeveb 10y ago
  What happens if two users post an about message with the same name?
  • AljoschaMeyer 10y ago
    In the database there are no conflicts, since everyone is still referred to by hash. The user interface will simply use the same name for both users. In addition to the self-assigned names, a user can also assign names to other users, using the same about messages. The UI should be smart enough to prefer these customized nicknames. The scuttlebutt website has a nice section on names and identity: https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/concepts/identity.html https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/concepts/identity.html
  • ahdinosaur 10y ago
    what happens "in real life" when two people go by the same name? Scuttlebutt works the same way: anyone can name themselves anything and anyone can name other people anything, it's up to the client how to interpret those messages. more on how SSB embraces subjectivity: https://youtu.be/P5K18XssVBg https://youtu.be/P5K18XssVBg.