# Features to encourage "nice" usernames?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/features-to-encourage-nice-usernames/210124>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 25, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/features-to-encourage-nice-usernames/210124 "2021-11-25T10:26:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jonathan5/32/197134_2.png) [@Jonathan5](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jonathan5)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/features-to-encourage-nice-usernames/210124/8 "2022-03-02T22:48:30Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> “give me a random username” would _encourage people to think of their identities as disposable_

That is probably true but if the suggested username were based on the real name field then, if anything, it would have the opposite effect.

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