Who
This applies to users that have a registered miro account and are logged in, when they join a Miro board.
Why
In some collaborations or games it would be required not to unveil the identity of who is creating what on the board. Not during the process of writing or organizing content.
This is a given for guest users who join a board without a logged in user, they get fancy names like “Visiting Architect”. Logged in users, to achieve this, must start e.g. an incognito tab in their browser and re-join the same board, now as guest, to hide that it’s them who’s writing something. Which is clumsy.
What
Registered and logged in users should be able to switch to “incognito mode” and back temporarily, hiding their identity, replacing that with a random, generic one. This should apply to:
- their pointer
- the “editing frame”
- anything else where user names are shown.
This is an individual control anyone logged-in user can switch.
Please note that this is completely different than the Private mode app. That is controlled centrally, and hides the content what’s being created (limited to post-its), not affecting the identity of collaborators.
How
There could be an additional menu item in youre profile menu, or simply a toggle action in that tool bar:
Once you tick it: everyone else on the board will see you as if you were a guest user.
Once you untick it: you’re back to your normal identity.
