Stormtrack's policy on real names

[Joey Ketcham]

Stick with real names only.

 

[David Drummond]

Anyone that is wanting to change their user name to a shorter version, like Daniel>Danny, send me a PM with the request. I can change it for you (within the user name guidelines).

 

[Tarmo Tanilsoo]

I vote for real names. Quality is more important.

 

[Marko Korosec]

Real names only! Hate it when people hiding behind the (several) nickname(s) and making useless posts...

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Here's to keepin it real, yo.

 

[Steve Miller]

Here's my one-liner to say I support the the same thing everyone else supports. Keep the names.

 

[Martin North]

I really do think that we should stick with real names.

If it aint broke...

 

[Doug Lee]

I voted for keeping real names, but I can understand why someone might want to use a nickname. A nickname gives you the chance to express your personality in a creative way. If you want to use a nickname, you can put it in your signature.

Doug, KC5ZQM

 

[John Erwin]

Definitely real names. Having been a member of a lot of forums (and have run some as well) I've noticed that the quality level always stays high when there's no facade to hide behind. Stormtrack's signal/noise ratio stays favorable due to it's policies.

 

[Dan Cook]

Real names. Nicknames lead to more junk posts/sock puppets.

 

[Robert Rohloff]

Real names, it is nice to meet a face on a chase to the name in the forum.

 

[Terry Tyler]

personally, i dont see any intelligent reason why we need to change the name policy...

make the change, and before you know it...youll start seeing all kinds of crazy names...

anomonimity would also degrade the post quality IMO...one thing i really like about this forum is the ability to talk "face-to-face" with other people...and judging by the stunning poll output...i think that the majority of individuals here tend to feel the same way...

another similar VBB forum im a member of (http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/index.php) has the "any-name" policy in place...and although youll find good quality material...sometimes, the names get pretty crazy...

theres no disputing the fact that its a good forum, but i would hate to see ST head down that kind of road...

 

[Adam Lucio]

Ill admit I was kind of leery of the real names policy at first, but my opinion has changed after seeing the benefits of it. So i vote keep it.

 

[Grady Joslin]

I like the real name policy. I don't feel as on guard as I have been on boards with nicknames/fake names. Like others have said, keeps the uncivil rest down quite a bit.

 

[Scott Roberts]

I like the real name policy, too. Although it did cause me a bit of consternation way back when, as the name I am most known by is not my legal name. There are a lot of us in the media industry that are that way. For us, "real name" = "professional name" ... and "legal name" is that guy they make the paychecks out to....