# Disabling "enable names" makes admin act strange

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-enable-names-makes-admin-act-strange/291912>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-enable-names-makes-admin-act-strange/291912 "2024-01-17T07:44:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrismalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chrismalone/32/506946_2.png) [@chrismalone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrismalone)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-enable-names-makes-admin-act-strange/291912/31 "2025-04-29T22:04:14Z")

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Agree. Admins should be able to have access to the Full Name without having to turn on and off the toggle. There are particularly important reasons (at least for our forum) to hide real names.

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