o0ple user Names / Your Given Name

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Lots of us have a forum 'user name' that we 'hide' behind or not in some case as we are know to the UK rc model car community.

Should we be asked to display our given name in our profile as a matter of course when signing up to the forum if the option was/is there?

[Jamie.T]

TOP idea Glen. If there was a way of changing my username to my real name i would, it would make things a lot easier.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by thomj316

TOP idea Glen. If there was a way of changing my username to my real name i would, it would make things a lot easier.

No

keep our user names please but need to display our given name in our user profile

[Jamie.T]

Ah right, i got ya. But yes, still a good idea.

[James]

I think this is a really good idea, might stop some of the playground bickering and it would be very useful to know who some of these usernames actually are; even people at clubs i regularly race at i don't know whos who on here!

A bit deep but I also feel that in order to benefit from free speech you should give your identity.

[David Church]

Your real name should appear somewhere I think, weather it be your user name or in your sig.

[Gaz_Stanton]

Originally Posted by smOkin

A bit deep but I also feel that in order to benefit from free speech you should give your identity.

Definitely! Part of the deal in the right to free speech.

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by Gaz_Stanton

Definitely! Part of the deal in the right to free speech.

So....where does yours say Panda eyes?

[chrispattinson]

I'd prefer to hide behind my anonymous oople user name thanks, as Gaz and DC do.

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Your real name should appear somewhere I think, whether it be your user name or in your sig.

All

Just put my real name in my user profile as I would like to keep CFR as my user name . Can you all see it, I can?

Click on my user name then open the 'About Me' tab, and my given name is displayed in my 'Biography'

To do this go to User CP / Your Profile / Edit Your Details. You will have to fill in What was your first RC car? otherwise it won't save if you just enter your name

[Dave Treacy]

Why not use your real name? Unless you plan to do / say something you are not prepared to do under your own name?

Seems daft to me...

[James]

Fair enough, but its a bit of a faff to find, you posted the poll; there must be a reason you haven't actually put your name in your sig or somewhere more obvious? What is it?

[GRIFF55]

real names are good, but i dont like my real name because people cannot pronounce Wagner properly. I'm loving the Dave 'amish fat jesus' gibsons comment.
griff is my real name and the 55 is an old race number, she's lucky

[showtime]

some people only know me as showtime!
they don't know the quiet, shy person behind the name

[Chequered Flag Racing]

Originally Posted by Dave Treacy

Why not use your real name? Unless you plan to do / say something you are not prepared to do under your own name?

Seems daft to me...

My user name was/is to be for selling RC Carbon items that I used to have made and have kept it since.

Originally Posted by smOkin

Fair enough, but its a bit of a faff to find, you posted the poll; there must be a reason you haven't actually put your name in your sig or somewhere more obvious? What is it?

Because I was 'faffing on' in my user cp to see if there was somewhere to put it. I'm going under cover to put it in my sig line

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by showtime

some people only know me as showtime!
they don't know the quiet, shy person behind the name

I know, your the retiring type in person mate!

[poopers]

Originally Posted by Dave Treacy

Why not use your real name? Unless you plan to do / say something you are not prepared to do under your own name?

Seems daft to me...

I feel fun usernames encourage light hearted banter and often make forums appear more welcoming and easy going. It’s quite difficult to misinterpret things like sarcasm and get upset/have an argument with people who refer to themselves by stupid names.

That said adding your real name in the 'about me’ section sounds like a plan.

[Gaz_Stanton]

Originally Posted by DaveG28

So....where does yours say Panda eyes?

Is that sig line that better? \/

[Cooper]

voted against, but that's just personally, don't really care if others like to do it.
Already enough privacy that's 'for sale' on the internet. Just check by googleing your name... You'd be surprised. I try to keep it limited as much as I can.

People who need to know my real name will (eventually) know it.
So meanwhile I'll just stick behind this 10yr old nickname I invented as a kid lol.

[telboy]

I think it'd be a good Idea. purely from the fact that sometimes people say "come and find me at the next meeting" .....and you haven't a clue who they are. lol