# Making the name field required or removing it?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [March 20, 2015, 12:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574 "2015-03-20T12:45:35Z")
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### Author: ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-the-name-field-required-or-removing-it/26574/8 "2015-03-21T15:51:48Z")

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Will be curious how this effects people who are invited to the forum.

> [@How can we require a full name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-we-require-a-full-name/26089/7):
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> Also it’s worth mentioning that when you say this, you probably mean (based on previous posts..) that you want it required at the time of invite accept, not our standard new user signup registration dialog.

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