spinifex wrote:

OK.... i know everybody needs to have a unique user name and all.....

But I find it hard to remember everyone's REAL names..... and with some of the user names people choose.. they're longer than a sentence some of them !!.... it's hard to talk to people on a personal level on the forums

Can i suggest, similar to some other sites, that every user is required to enter their REAL name (checked for authenticity/appropriateness by the admins/mods as part of the registration process)

And it is THIS name that is displayed on threads, with their chosen user name following it in brackets

Eg:  thread title... "posted by David (Spinifex)"
...... or maybe even the other way around  "posted by Spinifex (David)"

This would make it that little more friendly, and personal, when replying to other's posts... being able to refer to people by their proper name.

It will also help with searches for members..... if it will search for real name as well as username, for those of us who DO know someone by name, rather than username.

What you guys think?

Gosh no!

Skypilot is, and always will be Skypilot.

I can't imagine calling him Manuel, or Ferdinand or George, or....... :vampire:

johnnydad wrote:

Gosh no!

Skypilot is, and always will be Skypilot.

I can't imagine calling him Manuel, or Ferdinand or George, or....... :vampire:

Does make it funny on cruises/meets as I mix everyone up!

Even if there is a real name.. the question begs.... is it really real? hmm

fair enough guys... thanx all for the responses

i guess no means no

i just felt that it would make life a bit easier on the forums, and at club meets & cruises..... and makes things a little more personal and friendly

i think if people DONT want to be personal & friendly.. then they should find another forum where it really doesn't matter that much...... but i felt that Foz (another name I dont yet know !!!) & Joel wanted this site to foster much more openness and friendship than the other popular forums around

i still think it'd be easier to know what people's name's are.... even if they are not real names, but at least an easily identifiable "normal" NAME, rather than some arbitrary nickname that is 3 sentences long!!!

anyway.... enough......

Cheers
Dave

I really think its up to each person weather they want to be known by there real name.

I know I post my name from time to time, and in PM's I always sign off with my real name.
And I think thats good enough

-Mickey

WMD wrote:

.............Just dont expect my phone number and measurements!