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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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May 3, 2014
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Real name instead of Screen name displayed

  • May 3, 2014
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Hello,

Since the recent change in the UI of these Jive forums, suddenly my real name 'Lieve Weymeis' is displayed instead of my much better known screen name 'Lilybiri' in the Captivate community. This is not the case for the other participants. I checked my Preferences, and they seem to be correct: screen name visible to everyone, not real name.

Can you help me out?

Lieve Weymeis AKA Lilybiri

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Correct answer Dave Merchant

    When you're logged in - YOU see your real name.

    Everyone else always sees your screen name.

    No it doesn't make any sense.

    8 replies

    RobmOz
    RobmOz
    Participating Frequently
    July 4, 2014

    Surely this must be confusing a lot of people when they see their real name when they are logged in and their screen name when you are logged out?

    Sounds like a good candidate for a change to the Adobe forum system to me.

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      Eboda_User
      Participating Frequently
      July 4, 2014

      It's very confusing and the concerns are predictable. Given all the years that there have been online fora these bush league problems make no sense. It makes me think less of Adobe.

        Noel Carboni
        Noel Carboni
        Legend
        July 4, 2014

        Especially when you can go to other Jive-hosted forum sites and find that they work very well.

        -Noel

          Silver2014
          Silver2014
          New Participant
          June 13, 2014

          I am new to the forums and I just made a post. I noticed that my real name is showing as the poster so I went to my profile to find how to change that. I noticed that my real name is set to "Yourself" and I used the option to view my profile as others would see it. In all cases, whether as me, Everyone, Registered Users, blah, blah, it shows my real name. I went to the main Adobe site and changed my real name there to see if that would help. It didn't. My real name is still being displayed. So what is the answer to my quandary?

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            Barney48
            Participating Frequently
            June 13, 2014

            OMG - another one!

            Just have a look at this thread and the other one regarding this subject.

            If you log out and look for the thread without logging back in find your contributions (i.e. posts).

            You should see your screen name and not your real name.

            You only see your real name when you are logged into the forum.  No one else can see your real name - they only see your screen name.

            OK?

              Silver2014
              Silver2014
              New Participant
              June 13, 2014

              Why did you begin your reply with "OMG - another one!"? In your own words "It isn't pleasant!"

              FTR I changed my real name at the main site. I logged out. I logged back in. I checked my preferences. I checked how different users see me, as already stated. ALL people were seeing my real name according to the widget provided by Adobe. I came here. I posted my question. My real name was still being shown. I logged out THE SECOND TIME. I just came back and now, after asking the question and logging out and back in TWICE, it is fixed. Thank you anyway, in spite of your unpleasantness.

                ~graffiti
                ~graffiti
                Legend
                June 13, 2014

                Has this thread served it's purpose yet? Seems to be a little (and by a little, I mean a lot) off course now.

                  OldBob1957
                  OldBob1957
                  Inspiring
                  June 13, 2014

                  I agree. But who (and how) do we contact to get it closed?

                  --OB

                  station_two
                  station_two
                  Inspiring
                  June 13, 2014

                  OldBob1957 wrote:

                  I agree. But who (and how) do we contact to get it closed?

                  m.m.murphy (Staff, New Adobe Admin) is great at locking threads.m.m.murphy

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                  Eboda_User
                  Participating Frequently
                  June 12, 2014

                  Could someone please tell me how my name is displaying?  And btw, this is an idiotic idea.  It also was a stupid idea for the real name to be used as the default in the forum without warning the user.  There are so many instances in which Adobe fails to think things through.  For the last several months I've been trying to remove Adobe Photo Express and Revel yet no one seems to be able to tell me how to do that, including Adobe today.

                    ~graffiti
                    ~graffiti
                    Legend
                    June 12, 2014

                    eboda user wrote:

                    Could someone please tell me how my name is displaying?

                    Have you read any of the posts in this thread? It's been explained. There are pictures even.

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                    Eboda_User
                    Participating Frequently
                    June 12, 2014

                    I have no reason to have confidence in Adobe right now.  I requested, and received, independent confirmation.  And I repeat:  Setting it up like this is idiotic.  You always give the user the option of seeing if the change went through.

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                      Barney48
                      Participating Frequently
                      May 24, 2014

                      I see your name as Lilybiri - I assume that is your screen name.

                      Just tell me - what do you see for my screen name?

                        Lilybiri
                        LilybiriAuthor
                        Legend
                        May 24, 2014

                        I see Barney48. It was just so confusing in the beginning, because I do see my real name.

                        All changes are not all for the best, more often then not I am unable to access my mailbox with PM for the moment. Very frustrating.

                          _scott__
                          _scott__
                          Legend
                          May 12, 2014

                          This is indeed odd behavior.  I had to test, and yes, logged in I see my full name, logged out I see my screen name.

                          I should see what "everyone" sees logged in or not. I do not want Google picking up each and every thing I post.

                            station_two
                            station_two
                            Inspiring
                            May 12, 2014

                            [scott w] wrote:

                            …I should see what "everyone" sees logged in or not. I do not want Google picking up each and every thing I post.

                            I agree, Scott.

                            Waiting for Adobe to fix this will be a long wait.  The workaround for now would be to create a free g-mail or yahoo account with a fictitious name and open a new Adobe account.  Adobe does not require a user to actually have a registered product to issue an account.  Your regular account remains in place and totally unaffected, totally unaware of the new one.

                              Crochetmom
                              Crochetmom
                              New Participant
                              May 7, 2014

                              Is there a way to change the screen name? I put in one thing, then it autofilled with something I didn't want.  Why can't the forum account be deleted, so I can redo it? Thanks

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                                Dave Merchant
                                Legend
                                May 7, 2014

                                Your screen name and real names are set via your AdobeID account preferences page on the main adobe.com website, it can't be controlled from within the forums.

                                  mytaxsite
                                  mytaxsite
                                  Inspiring
                                  May 4, 2014

                                  I think it works correctly now.  I also saw my real name earlier today and my first thought was to check my profile to see if anything else is changed.  Some two years ago, somebody was messing around with my profile until I complained about him.

                                  It works fine now for me but who knows they might change it again.  these forums are still a work in progress and it will take a few days before everything settles down.

                                    mytaxsite
                                    mytaxsite
                                    Inspiring
                                    May 4, 2014

                                    OH wrote too early.  It does posts real name and so screen name is ignored.  What a stupid idea this is.

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                                      T_the_K
                                      Participating Frequently
                                      June 5, 2014

                                      Uwe - that's because you had set your privacy options to Real Name visible to = Everyone. I've reset it for you, and now you're just 'Laubender' on your posts.


                                      I'm afraid I might have set my privacy options to Real Name visible to = Everyone. How do I find this to reset it?  Thanks.

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