When this Alembic Club discussion board was first created, both the username and the full name of the member were shown to the left of messages. Then at one point, in response to an isolated issue that was unknown to most of the members, that format was changed so that only the username was shown beside the message. Well that particular issue appears to no longer be a problem, and we are considering a return to the original format of having both the user name and full name shown beside the message.
One reason we see a need for making this change is that when members first join and create their usernames, they probably haven't seen all the other usernames yet; thus, some of the usernames have ended up being quite similar. Another reason is that while some usernames are great for uniquely identifying an individual, they aren't always easily used when addressing someone directly in a post.
So, we would like your feedback. Does anybody object to showing the full names beside messages? What we would probably do is give a lead time of 2 to 4 weeks after announcing the change to give people time to change the full names in their profiles in case they feel the need. Let us know what you think.
