# Discourse does not show the Real Name on a topic page then it (wrongly) assumes it is the same as the Username

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-show-the-real-name-on-a-topic-page-then-it-wrongly-assumes-it-is-the-same-as-the-username/29399>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Mai 29, 2015, 1:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-show-the-real-name-on-a-topic-page-then-it-wrongly-assumes-it-is-the-same-as-the-username/29399 "2015-05-29T01:27:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Mai 29, 2015, 1:29 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-show-the-real-name-on-a-topic-page-then-it-wrongly-assumes-it-is-the-same-as-the-username/29399/2 "2015-05-29T01:29:22Z")

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This is correct and as designed.

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