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The display name is the name a member uses on a forum. This is not to be confused with the username, which is used to log in with.
The display name is the name visible to other members on the forum. It can be different from the [[username]] which is used at login. When a new account is created, the display name and username are identical.  If the [[administrator]] has allowed it, a member may change the display name from his or her  [[Profile features#Profile_Information|user profile]].<noinclude>
 
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New members will have matching display and usernames, but if enabled by the [[administrator]] the display name may be changed in the [[Profile features#Profile_Information|profile]].
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 17 January 2014

The display name is the name visible to other members on the forum. It can be different from the username which is used at login. When a new account is created, the display name and username are identical. If the administrator has allowed it, a member may change the display name from his or her user profile.



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