# 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: ![kris.kotlarek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kris.kotlarek/32/176919_2.png) [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-enable-names-makes-admin-act-strange/291912/50 "2025-06-13T05:32:57Z")

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I just finished a PR solving the original problem. Admin will always be able to see the full name and edit it. We will try to merge it early next week 🤞

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/33170](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/33170)

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