# Display real names just for Moderators?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-just-for-moderators/101554>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-just-for-moderators/101554 "2018-11-07T18:48:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon61128213](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon61128213](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon61128213)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2018, 10:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-real-names-just-for-moderators/101554/5 "2018-11-09T10:21:54Z")

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> [@Steven](#):
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> But if the users don’t want their full name to be shown, couldn’t it be done by keeping this setting optional? It’s already possible with Discourse

Do you mean it’s optional to enter a full name or that it’s optional to have it displayed beside/instead of the username? In my settings here I can not set a real name and then decide not to display it.  
Users who signup via e.g. Facebook (okay those are probably not the most privacy minded people) automatically have a real name set. Apparently 71.6% in our forum have it set.

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