# Forum rules **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [May 27, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/forum-rules/70438 "2022-05-27T22:18:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![Anthony\_G\_Cyphers](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/anthony_g_cyphers/32/16862_2.png) [@Anthony\_G\_Cyphers](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Anthony_G_Cyphers)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/forum-rules/70438/13 "2022-05-28T00:32:19Z")
There was a long discussion about this around the time we switched to Discourse (and other related topics on the old forums). Switching to requiring some semblance of users’ real names made the forum a much more inviting place compared to when users could just enter anything they wanted. Back then, troll posts and outright attacks were common, as well as using forum names to spoof identities. > [@Forum - showing full name (Not good!)](https://forum.xojo.com/t/forum-showing-full-name-not-good/54951): > > I cannot change the way my name is showed on the new forum. I do not want it to display my full name (first and last). It seems you cannot change this in the preferences. Although it should regarding GDPR. So… how can I change this asap? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.xojo.com/t/forum-rules/70438)._