# Nickname or username?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2014年三月2日 13:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316 "2014-03-02T13:13:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![larry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/larry/32/268016_2.png) [@larry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larry)
#### Post date: [2014年三月2日 13:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/1 "2014-03-02T13:13:39Z")

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Are they called nicknames or usernames?

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/2X/9/9d9c8c768f56efecd2d551a509bf87235a988634.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/2X/b/b3eeaff8ccbc4c9c50dd733990902c0e5e8394a1.png) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/2X/0/00d483dcaec777fa991ecda9001184104a68e7a7.png) 

Obviously, they’re the same thing, but wouldn’t it be better to pick one term and use it consistently throughout the project?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2014年三月2日 22:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/2 "2014-03-02T22:52:06Z")

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I can change the copy in Discourse but @neil will have to change the Discourse Hub copy when he gets back from vacation.

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### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [2014年三月10日 14:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/3 "2014-03-10T14:47:04Z")

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Which are we choosing? Username or nickname?

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2014年三月10日 15:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/4 "2014-03-10T15:23:10Z")

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We are choosing username.

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### Author: ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)
#### Post date: [2014年三月10日 19:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/5 "2014-03-10T19:55:49Z")

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Ok the hub has been updated too.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2014年三月10日 23:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nickname-or-username/13316/6 "2014-03-10T23:22:16Z")

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