# Full names aren't shown even when they don't match username
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [18.Апрель.2015 21:03:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744 "2015-04-18T21:03:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [18.Апрель.2015 21:03:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/1 "2015-04-18T21:03:36Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Full name isn't shown on post when it matches username](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-isnt-shown-on-post-when-it-matches-username/25378/15):
> [@Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/15):
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> What is the logic/code for deciding to show the name or not with enable names enabled?
We’re seeing some users without names on our forum
`john_doe` now has a name of `John Doe` but the proper name isn’t shown.
The result is that posts in the community aren’t uniform, since so many people have that first\_last format.
It would be nice if this were more uniform (even if exact matches still get excluded)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [18.Апрель.2015 21:18:42 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/2 "2015-04-18T21:18:42Z")
john\_doe does match John Doe from our perspective.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [19.Апрель.2015 03:27:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/3 "2015-04-19T03:27:28Z")
It’s not making sense to me or my end-users.
I do see why you don’t want to output `john_doe john_doe` , but I don’t see the issue with `john_doe John Doe`
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Апрель.2015 01:41:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/4 "2015-04-20T01:41:52Z")
Underscore is almost universally used as a space in fields that do not allow spaces. So it is part of the comparison.
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [20.Апрель.2015 02:15:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/5 "2015-04-20T02:15:26Z")
I understand the technical comparison. I also understand the stated desire not to print redundant information:
> [@Allow site operators to control full name suppression on posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-site-operators-to-control-full-name-suppression-on-posts/25378/2):
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> Regardless, it is by design design and intentional intentional.
But the implementation is causing confusion and frustration for users in my forum, and on [here on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-name-isnt-shown-on-post-when-it-matches-username/25378/).
My wish - to dedupe only exact matches. allowing for changes in space and case to be enough to show both pieces of information.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Апрель.2015 02:28:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/6 "2015-04-20T02:28:38Z")
True, this is a duplicate of that topic, and a feature request.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [20.Апрель.2015 02:28:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/full-names-arent-shown-even-when-they-dont-match-username/27744/7 "2015-04-20T02:28:41Z")