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* It is not clear what the purpose of this policy is, as Google's explanations so far have not correlated with reality. | * It is not clear what the purpose of this policy is, as Google's explanations so far have not correlated with reality. | ||
** One explanation Google has offered is that they want to make it easier for people to find each other by name. However, in some cases an alias works better for this, e.g. an author known mainly by her pen-name, or a user with a very common legal name who prefers to go by her unusual alias ''because'' it is more recognizable and unique than her legal name. | ** One explanation Google has offered is that they want to make it easier for people to find each other by name. However, in some cases an alias works better for this, e.g. an author known mainly by her pen-name, or a user with a very common legal name who prefers to go by her unusual alias ''because'' it is more recognizable and unique than her legal name. | ||
| + | ==Staff== | ||
| + | ''as of 2011-08-03'' | ||
| + | * [https://plus.google.com/109895887909967698705 Natalie Villalobos] Community Manager for Google+ | ||
| + | * [https://plus.google.com/115514397255079403751 Toby Stein] - Community Manager for Google+ | ||
| + | * [https://plus.google.com/113686253941057080055 Brian Rose] - Community Manager for Google+ Photos | ||
| + | * [https://plus.google.com/113186623583029971455 Katherine Gramann] - Community Manager for Google+ Hangouts | ||
| + | * [https://plus.google.com/109923941665874520762 Evan Steinberg] - Community Manager for Google+ Mobile | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===Official=== | ===Official=== | ||
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* [http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=107107 Community standards] | * [http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=107107 Community standards] | ||
* [http://www.google.com/support/+/bin/answer.py?answer=1228271 Your name and Google Profiles] | * [http://www.google.com/support/+/bin/answer.py?answer=1228271 Your name and Google Profiles] | ||
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===Reference=== | ===Reference=== | ||
* {{wikipedia}} | * {{wikipedia}} | ||
| + | * [http://www.recommendedusers.com/ unofficial Google+ Recommended Users lists] | ||
{{links/smw}} | {{links/smw}} | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 3 August 2011
About
Google+ (pronounced Google Plus and often written as "G+") is a social networking service created and operated by Google. It was in beta (and invitation-only) for much of July, but as of 2011-07-31 the home page and sign-in page showed no signs of any restriction, agreeing with a rumored July 31 release date.
Pages
- /suspensions: list of users whose accounts have been suspended due to ostensible naming policy violations
Pseudonym Dispute
G+'s policy of requiring users to use only "the name your friends, family or co-workers usually call you" has been the source of a large number of user complaints for the following reasons:
- Google's enforcement of this policy has been somewhat arbitrary.
- Google's enforcement of this policy has not always been consistent with the policy as written. The policy says you can use a name that people "usually call you", but enforcers seem to be interpreting this to mean "legal name (or variant thereof)"... unless that name sounds too unusual (to their ears) to be a "real" name.
- Towards enforcement of the policy on G+, Google often cut users off from access to all other Google services such as Gmail.
- There does not appear to be a formal appeal process after having your account (either G+ or Google in general) disabled.
- Many users are known better by their online handles than by their legal names.
- Many users have valid reasons not to use their legal names in public or semi-public spaces online, ranging from personal protection to aesthetic preference.
- It is not clear what the purpose of this policy is, as Google's explanations so far have not correlated with reality.
- One explanation Google has offered is that they want to make it easier for people to find each other by name. However, in some cases an alias works better for this, e.g. an author known mainly by her pen-name, or a user with a very common legal name who prefers to go by her unusual alias because it is more recognizable and unique than her legal name.
Staff
as of 2011-08-03
- Natalie Villalobos Community Manager for Google+
- Toby Stein - Community Manager for Google+
- Brian Rose - Community Manager for Google+ Photos
- Katherine Gramann - Community Manager for Google+ Hangouts
- Evan Steinberg - Community Manager for Google+ Mobile
Links
Official
- User Content and Conduct Policy
- Google Terms of Service
- Community standards
- Your name and Google Profiles