Flutterby™! : Protein folding and pseudonyms

Cosmig Log - Gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists is about the success of the game FoldIt in helping to figure out the structure of an AIDS/HIV related protein.Via MeFi, which has more.

But what I found fascinating in light of the Google+ "nymwars" issues and the use of pseudonyms generally, was this, from the statement of the player who is credited with the discovery:

"Many of the people playing the game are known only by their user name, even within a team.

"I would be grateful if you could refer to me as 'mimi' rather than using my full name."