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10/25/2006 07:44:25 AM · #1 |
In viewing results on challenges I would also like to see the Name of the photographer in stead of only the Username!
Now I have to click on the Username to see his/hers profile and there I can see the Name but this take time!
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10/25/2006 07:45:14 AM · #2 |
| not everyone has their real name posted |
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10/25/2006 07:49:20 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by heathen:
not everyone has their real name posted |
But a lot of them do! - In that case the Username does not say anything too :-)
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10/25/2006 07:50:40 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Gunnsi:
Originally posted by heathen:
not everyone has their real name posted |
But a lot of them do! - In that case the Username does not say anything too :-) |
good point :) |
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10/25/2006 08:41:31 AM · #5 |
| I don't get it...what possible advantage could knowing the photographer's real name give you? We are known here by usernames unless you know someone personally. If you already know the person then their username is all you need. If you don't know them, then the username is all you need. |
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10/25/2006 08:47:39 AM · #6 |
| I don't like the idea at all! |
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10/25/2006 05:53:55 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
I don't get it...what possible advantage could knowing the photographer's real name give you? We are known here by usernames unless you know someone personally. If you already know the person then their username is all you need. If you don't know them, then the username is all you need. |
The usernames are not hidden and therefore nothing that is against it.
It is just much easier for me to "learn" names rather than usernames.
I also like to see how others from my part of the world are doing.
There are also a lot of new people every day participating in challenges, maybe I know them?!? maybe not but there is no way I can know if I know them without seeing their real names in stead of a username.
Also there are some of you folks that change your usernames!
Maybe for people in such a "BIG" country like USA the chances that you know somebody are just a fraction of a million but in fx. Iceland we are only about 300.000 and it is sayed that if you live in Iceland and talk to somebody you don't know it will only take you 5-10 minutes to find somebody you both will know or are related to!! :-)
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10/25/2006 06:23:03 PM · #8 |
The 'username' is the name the user wants you to know them by.
I'm sorry, I just can't see any logical, rational or necessary reason to supply the photoprapher's real name. Your argument that you want to learn names and not usernames is ridiculous. My username is my name on this sight.
Knowing my name is not going to tell you where I am from. I think the information supplied on the profile page is sufficient as that is what the user wants you to know. Why invade their privacy or anonimity?
Message edited by author 2006-10-25 18:26:30. |
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10/25/2006 06:41:17 PM · #9 |
It's just a privacy/safety issue for most.
Some people here claim to be from '3rd planet from the sun', and the like. I know for a fact that some are from other planets.
I guess you'll just have to click and read what they want you to know about themselves. |
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10/25/2006 06:48:26 PM · #10 |
If you click on username, you get the photographer profile and get to know whatever name s/he put there.
So there is not privacy issue here.
The suggestion by Gunnsi is only to have that name (which everybody has access to) along with the username - which I don't see why not... |
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10/25/2006 06:58:26 PM · #11 |
I would rather people have to click on the user name and get to the photographer profile. Then, just maybe, they might take the time to look at some of the other shots in the profile as well. 8D
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10/25/2006 07:16:10 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by gg3rd:
If you click on username, you get the photographer profile and get to know whatever name s/he put there.
So there is not privacy issue here.
The suggestion by Gunnsi is only to have that name (which everybody has access to) along with the username - which I don't see why not... |
Not all people have names listed. I don't. Just a user name.
It is a privacy issue. The profile is what the member/registerd user wants you, and anyone else on the internet who may pass by, to know about them. Why demand more?
If you walked into a store and needed help and the employee who helped you didn't have a name tag on, would you demand to know his/her name? Or would you accept the help and go about your business? Well here you are the shopper and everyone else employees. |
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10/25/2006 07:24:28 PM · #13 |
| fwiw: to find my real name add a space between the first four and last eight letters of my user name. |
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10/25/2006 07:45:12 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Prism:
I would rather people have to click on the user name and get to the photographer profile. Then, just maybe, they might take the time to look at some of the other shots in the profile as well. 8D |
This is exactly what I do. I check out the winners and others I like in the challenge and while I'm there, more often than not, I have a look at some of their other stuff. I would hope others do the same when looking at my profile. I think using user names gives you more exposure. Only my oppinion of course :) |
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10/25/2006 08:24:24 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
If you walked into a store and needed help and the employee who helped you didn't have a name tag on, would you demand to know his/her name? |
I might -- it's hard to file a complaint (or offer a compliment) if you don't know who it is. Many emplyees (like myself) are required to be identifiable ... for example, you shouldn't accept getting arrested without getting the officer's name/badge number, and you should never let in a utility worker without a photo ID.
But I don't think we need real names posted if the person's opted to use a screenname. |
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10/25/2006 08:33:36 PM · #16 |
I wouldn't mind, but I have my name on my profile too. I don't see why not, maybe just list it if it's in their profile too. No biggie as far as I can see.
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10/25/2006 09:19:13 PM · #17 |
| Go look at the profiles. Many members here also use fake "real" names and many more use totally inaccurate ages. Amazing at how many 5 year old adults and 90 year old teenagers. It would accomplish nothing because there is no accuracy anyway. Be careful, bad ages and incorrect "sex" has lead to prosecutions throughout the world. Don't trust anything on the net. |
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10/25/2006 09:30:17 PM · #18 |
| There are a few oddballs on the site for whom their usernames ARE their real names. That's pretty weird, though. |
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10/25/2006 10:00:49 PM · #19 |
Once upon a time I used to use semi-clever usernames for sites, and then I started thinking it was just weird to do that for whatever reason.
In my early Internet days, around '95, I used to go by "MrEps" on a couple sites. This only confused people who wondered what "EPS" stood for. Well, it doesn't stand for anything... I just thought that name was cool because it is just the word sperm spelled backwards :) |
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10/25/2006 10:53:16 PM · #20 |
| I wonder? If you don't have real name listed whether your profile page can still be found through a google (or like) search? |
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10/25/2006 11:32:41 PM · #21 |
Oh yes, quiet_observation, oh yes. Already we have all the information we need to live a life on the edge and have all the bills sent to one Quiet Observation, 123 Main Street, Your Town, USA.
Muahahahahaha |
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10/25/2006 11:41:14 PM · #22 |
| and I'm just a crayon, lol |
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10/26/2006 12:40:22 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Oh yes, quiet_observation, oh yes. Already we have all the information we need to live a life on the edge and have all the bills sent to one Quiet Observation, 123 Main Street, Your Town, USA.
Muahahahahaha |
And I quite observed that quite_observation is only 2 years old...lol |
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10/26/2006 02:11:51 AM · #24 |
I think that the best reply in this thread has been the one suggesting that keeping the name in the profile encourages click through to find out that sort of information, for those people who are that interested.
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