ForumIAS asks its users to provide two names
- Real Name : This is official and mandatory. It should have letters, no numbers and can contain spaces. Like Abhishek Sharma, Luv Singh
- Username : This is a nickname, and can be used to make one’s identity anonymous ,while still participating in Discussions.
Display Name : This is the name displayed publicly ,
- On ForumIAS Community when the user makes a comment, creates a post or likes it
- On ForumIAS academy in ranklists.
Users can choose either their real name or their username as the Display Name. When user choose their username as their display name, it offers them anonymity.
Each ForumIAS Service allows users to display their real name or Username as the publicly visible name. This can be changed by visiting http://one.forumias.com