Usernames vs Display Names
Discussions focus on separating anonymous or hashed usernames from customizable display names on forums like Hacker News, including concerns about handle squatting, privacy, anonymity, and user experience.
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Could be useful for people who like to “claim” their common handle.
Neither is username; people have very good reasons to want to change their names
Just one tiny suggestion, let users create their display name. The hashed names make it a bit unreadable.
This user used to be named 'x' without all the #'s?
What’s the purpose of having a less clear username?
Keep the username, implement a "display name" option so nobody sees your actual username, just the name you'd like to display - but everything else stays nice and connected.
Anyone here planning on registering under a username/alias rather than your real name?
I hope people don't use this to park twitter usernames.
Good suggestion, yea I agree.. I would also make it so real name is hidden, they pick their own nick or if they are an existing user just link to that
they used fake usernames as well. that shouldn't be forgotten.