Add the possibility to have a display name

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for all intent and purpose, on Discourse, my Display Name and Tag name are the same :
mwestphal

It would be better to have them separate, or to be able to use your actual name as a display name.

2

I turned on an option to display your full name next to your user name in posts. You can also click on one’s tag name and get their profile, which will include full name if it is given.

3

Much better, thanks.

4

Can you see my full name displayed? I don’t see it on posts, but I see yours and some other users.

I have my full name entered in my profile and haven’t chosen to hide it…

5

I do not see your full name, no
I see mine.

6

Huh, weird. I changed an option to prioritize full name. Now I see my full name, but not my user name! I see both of yours.

7

Ah, it seems that if your username is either “first.last” or “first_last” (possibly “first?last”) it will show just your full name (see posts from @Dave_DeMarle, @utkarsh.ayachit, for example). If I add my middle initial, I see both display name and user name.

8

That’s a funny one.