# 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:** [29.Май.2015 01:27:48 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") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey) #### Post date: [29.Май.2015 01:34:02 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/29399/3 "2015-05-29T01:34:02Z")
> [@dmitry\_fedyuk](#): > > Discourse does not show the Real Name because it assumes it too similar to the Username Agreed; this is a horrible design and nobody likes it. 😛 See previous discussion: > [@Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-isnt-shown-on-post-when-it-matches-username/25378): > > Continuing the discussion from [Is user ID + real name redundant?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-user-id-real-name-redundant/15306): … well, not quite. It appears that if the user ID is the same as the full name (minus the capitalization and spaces), only the user name displays. In other words, one would see only michaeldowney next to my avatar image instead of “michaeldowney Michael Downey”. While this is indeed redundant, it makes one wonder why that person “doesn’t have a name”. It’s also inconsistent with the user card and user profile page. --- _[View the full topic](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)._