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Does anyone else think it is a little weird that on your Pownce profile it only shows the first letter of your last name but on the title bar, on the top of the browser, it shows your full last name? Not that I care if people know my last name because I actually want my full name to be displayed in my profile. The problem is that some people who may want to keep their last name private may be unaware of this. A simple option added in the privacy settings should fix this. I just want it one way or the other, not both.

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1 year ago by TJ .

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    Christian B. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I agree.
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    Loyd S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I agree, also.
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    Julie G. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Ditto.
  • Kathleen S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Yep, I've been thinking the same thing!
  • Jacob C. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I agree as well, but you can see users full names if you are friends with them and select them from the drop down. I think you should have the option to go by your username, or full name.
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    Sean R. replied Jul 5, 2007
    o rly, Mr. McKimmey?
  • Darren R. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I agree with Jacob, if I want to simply identify myself as "bluescientist" I should be able to do so. Currently you have to put something in both the first and last name fields. I suppose I could be Scientist, Blue. but what if my user name was Pownce, am I expected to enter Nce, Pow
  • David . replied Jul 5, 2007
    They can just put the first letter of their last name in their profile.
  • Dan B. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I agree with Jacob as well, We should have a choice. Full name, abbreviated name, or user name. But remember, Pownce is still under development. I'm sure there are going to be new resources. I am using the AIR download, but really would prefer SMS and a firefox plug in.
  • Luis S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    +1. Rather annoying not being able to figure out which Chris you want to know more about if the last name is not part of the ID. Choice is just perfect, whether people would want to use their nicks, last name or first name, but something in between is not very user friendly, is it?
  • Thomas H. replied Jul 5, 2007
    good catch! tru dat...
  • Christian S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    The first thing when I noticed this I though it is a privacy setting and searched for it. But I agree it eventually should be one. I also don't care, actually wish for my name to be visible.

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    Robin W. replied Jul 5, 2007
  • Clinton W. replied Jul 5, 2007
    You read my mind...
  • Mimi S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Or you can just use a fake name like me! :)
  • Julia H. replied Jul 5, 2007
    agree with Mimi. Now, which fake name do I want to use for Pownce so I can keep up with myself? :D :D
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    Rob J. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I think the option should be available as well. If we don't want our last names shown, we could always just change the last name in the options though.
  • ChiliMac D. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I'd like the nickname to show instead of my name.
    Mainly just because there are a lot of Mike D's.
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    Johannes S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    If you hover over the photos from friends of friends you are also able to read the full names... I don't really mind about that, but it is not consequent and it makes not much sense to handle it in different ways as it is now...
  • Chris A. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I guarantee that this is all done for SEO reasons... intentionally.
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    Andrew S. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Yeah, pretty strange.
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    Evan R. replied Jul 5, 2007
    It's very inconsistent. On this page, I see "Note From DidYouLoseASock." Oh, Pownce. ;)
  • Sameer V. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Choice would be excellent. Most people know me by Vasta and not my first name, so I was quite annoyed when they only listed my first name and last initial.
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    Doug D. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Ditto
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    Rommel H. replied Jul 5, 2007
    okay, yeah. i thought it was only you that could see your real name, but i just viewed someone's profile and i was able to see their last name.
  • Geoff L. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I'd rather see my last name...
  • Harima K. replied Jul 5, 2007
    I'd rather see my username in both places, not my real name.
  • djp72 dot net .. replied Jul 5, 2007
    i just used a full stop for my last name.
  • Evangeline B. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Yup, what Harmia K. said.
  • Alida W. replied Jul 5, 2007
    You're right; that is odd.
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    Alida W. replied Jul 5, 2007
    You're right; that is odd.
  • Dustin H. replied Jul 5, 2007
    its just because they don't want the public to be able to see your full name
  • Laura K. replied Jul 5, 2007
    Heck, I'd settle for Pownce recognizing hyphens and not giving me just one last initial. (Well, I wouldn't, really. I don't like the last name showing at all.)
  • Julie G. replied Jul 6, 2007
    It looks like they fixed this. Hurray!
  • TJ . replied Jul 6, 2007
    As Julie pointed out, it is now fixed. Some one heard our message! Thank you to every one for the replies because I really appreciated every ones views on the subject. I wonder if any of the Pownce developers actually saw this message and then decided to fix it or if they were working on it anyway?
  • TheTechMonkey .. replied Jul 6, 2007
    Hi TJ M, I noticed that right off the bat, thus I've entered TheTechMonkey as my first name and a "." as my last name, as the name is displayed as Firstname followed by a couple periods....ie: TheTechMonkey ..... :)
  • staci b. replied Jul 7, 2007
    i didn't even notice that. lol

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