What happened to names???

[BTH K10A]

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8028

It would be nice to have names in a fixed location in threads. Either in the signature or in the top right where the location is.

[Beechwoods]

Agreed Andy, that what should be happening. Anyone having fun with the 'Name' option should have their name in their Signature. Anyone not doing this is likely to be reminded if they post regularly enough!

I'm glad you're in favour of the policy, we do think it makes this place more like a real community

[MartinT]

Agreed, handles can be fun but I like to refer to someone by their name. We remain vigilant for members who have no obviously displayed names, politely asking them to do so.

[BTH K10A]

Ah, I see. I thought the name part was mandatory and the signature could be changed to remove a name.

"You may not want to have your name mentioned twice in every post, so you could also remove it from your signature if you want to. There’s a link to do this in the sidebar over to the left - Settings and Options – Edit Signature."

I'll join in the fun then

[YNWaN]

Ah, I see. I thought the name part was mandatory..

Yes, so did I. For my part, I'm not keen on names - for the most part they are just a bunch of letters that loads of people share - I mean, I'm named after one of the apostles so literally millions of people have the same name (assuming my sig has my real name in it).

[Beechwoods]

Mark is definitely easier to pronounce though!

[YNWaN]

Certainly easier to pronounce than my 'real' real name .

Not that anyone has to pronounce anything on a text based forum...

[BTH K10A]

If nom de plume's are acceptable how can I tell the real peaple from the fakes?

[Beechwoods]

How could we police it anyway?

[BTH K10A]

How could we police it anyway?

True, you can only rely on the honesty of members.