Nicknames & Display Names

[Andrew Heath]

A few individuals have expressed the desire for more flexibility in regards to setting nicknames/display names in HQ, Discord, Forums, etc.

Please take the following poll to express your desires.

[Ira R. (1011161)]

A "few"? individuals? What are a "few?"     I don't understand.   This isn't a video game.  Or it isn't supposed to be.  I fail to see why it is so important that we have the ability to hide who we are from each other.  I know everyone screams security but that is a load of $^%$ because that works both ways you know.  I just don't understand.

[Rob S.]

Enough that Andrew decided it was worth asking. 

[Flax]

I know this is an old thread now and decisions might have been made but I would like to ask why not give people the choice? People in the "It's not a game crowd", well to a lot of people it is... it's not real life and I feel that kind of thinking is what has pushed people away from other platforms similar to POSCON. Is there any harm in giving people the option to choose whether to display their name or a pseudo name? 

At a minimum people should be made aware during sign up that the name they put will be visible - that way they can make something up if they aren't comfortable using a real name. I'd still advocate for full freedom on username, without them being offensive of course. 

[Andrew Heath]

Thanks for your feedback.

Unfortunately, this ship has sailed. I think the real reason we decided not to allow complete freedom is we wanted to have a mix between gaming and simulation. We desire to have a professional platform, but we also understand that some people still view this as a game. In the end, we came up with a hybrid method.

We give you options for your display name on HQ, with the option to even go completely anonymous by using your user ID:

and your Forum name is up to you:

[Flax]

Thanks for the transparent reply - yep I did notice the options. The anonymous option is appreciated. Thanks for the info. 

Edited February 10, 2021 by Flax