# A long number is added to new user names from Memberful
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [9 januari 2018 om 14:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585 "2018-01-09T14:49:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@crazyhorse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crazyhorse)
#### Post date: [9 januari 2018 om 14:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/1 "2018-01-09T14:49:48Z")
I just opened a Discourse forum and to my surprise, long numbers are added to user names. For example Richard turns into
> @richard352090
Is there a possibility to turn adding the number off?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [9 januari 2018 om 15:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/2 "2018-01-09T15:04:19Z")
Which forum is it? Sometimes a third party sso provider controls usernames.
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### Author:  [@crazyhorse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crazyhorse)
#### Post date: [9 januari 2018 om 15:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/3 "2018-01-09T15:29:07Z")
It’s the forum you set up. Maybe Memberful controls the usernames, connecting to it from the wp website and the sso?
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [9 januari 2018 om 17:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/4 "2018-01-09T17:53:22Z")
> [@crazyhorse](#):
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> It’s the forum you set up.
Of course! My memory is weak, though, and your username here doesn’t match your email address in my notes. 🙂
Yes, I’m pretty sure that Memberful is what’s doing that. I know that Patreon has stupid usernames as some sort of “security”. I’m not sure whether Memberful requires stupid usernames or whether people have the chance to change it but just don’t bother.
The best way to find out would be to start anew with a new memberful account and see what the process looks like to a new user. Responsible community organizers do that as often as once a month, I think. I’m not that responsible.
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### Author:  [@crazyhorse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/crazyhorse)
#### Post date: [10 januari 2018 om 17:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/5 "2018-01-10T17:33:21Z")
Memberful told me the numbers are an anonymizing tool. The members can edit it on the forum.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [10 januari 2018 om 17:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/6 "2018-01-10T17:54:07Z")
> [@crazyhorse](#):
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> Memberful told me the numbers are an anonymizing tool.
For “security”.
> [@crazyhorse](#):
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> The members can edit it on the forum.
If they know to do so, and they do it before `username change period` has expired (default 3 days). If they want to change after they post, it’s a hassle to connect their pre-name-change posts to the new name, so you’ll want to encourage them to change it ASAP.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [25 maart 2020 om 07:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/7 "2020-03-25T07:59:36Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [29 maart 2024 om 23:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/8 "2024-03-29T23:29:32Z")
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [29 maart 2024 om 23:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-long-number-is-added-to-new-user-names-from-memberful/77585/9 "2024-03-29T23:43:20Z")