Duplicate Authors
What do you do if your author name is already taken by another person with your same name?
This is happening about 2-3 times a week now here at EzineArticles.com and I’m looking for help to solve the issue.
Our internal rule is that whoever gets the name first, gets dibs on it and the 2nd person with the same name is forced to change to a different name (such as one that includes a middle name or initial).
My question: Should we find a way allow authors with the same name to keep the same name or is that just too confusing?
Chris —
I think keeping it the way it is would be the best way. Having several different authors with the same name could be an administrative nightmare.
Best regards,
Denise O’Berry
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