Same Author Names
Authors, we need your help:
The way the current system works today, we can only accept one author name per complete system…which means, if your name is “Christopher M. Knight”, that there can be only one author name with that exact name.
This policy has brought about 2 dozen complaints over the past 6 months, especially as we add thousands of new authors…many of which have the exact same full names as other people in unrelated industries.
Some questions for you:
1) Should we begin allowing multiple author names of the exact same name?
2) How should we do it considering the current expert author URL structure we have today? ex:
https://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Christopher_Knight
3) Any other concerns relating to this issue that we should address at the same time?
Looking forward to your feedback.
I think that accepting articles from different authors with the same name would only cause confusion for end users & would disrupt the benefits that our articles bring back to the authors, in terms of seo issues.
I know that when I google my name, my articles on EzineArticles.come up as #1. This is one of the best benefits of EzineArticles & could lost instantly if there were two Mark Kennys on EzineArticles.
Keep us all informed though, how you decide to proceed.
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