James WilsonI now removed my 
sign from my #mastodon profile.
On #Mastodon we all are equal.
No person is ‘higher in ranks’ or better than everyone else, our point is exactly the opposite.
We want equality right?
Vivek Prasad@jamewils , I laud the sentiment in favour of equality, but the original purpose of that tick mark sign was to distinguish the original account of a public figure from prospective frauds who might seek to malign that figure by misusing his/her name from a fake account.
But then again, I guess Mastodon does not have a verification process in place so it doesn't make sense to have that sign. However, when mastodon does come up with a verification process, one would be well advised to avail it!
@vivekprasad please see the following tweet. You can link your social media accounts or webpage and get them "verified" rather than adding tick to your handle
@jamewils , Thanks for this :)