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Enable pseudo instead of real name for users linked to an S-user
As a user, I don't publish content under my real name especially if it is available without restriction on the web.
As a workaround, I am considering creating a second account for writing comments & posts but this would be needless pain
Customer support service by UserEcho
Not sure I understand your use case – why would you post content in a professional context (that's what SCN is) under a pseudonym / fake identity?
I think about 2 main motivations for interacting on SCN (and SAP-related sites in general) :
- Building a kind of personal brand (it worked for me for Matthew Billingham, Paul Hardy, Naimesh Patel, Uwe Goehring just to name a few)
- Getting information (questions, forum)
I foresee a near future where people (potential bosses, customers, key user) will google our names to retrieve questions answered (much more than now) (*).
I am totally ok with no-knowing stuff and I value a lot the people's ability to say they don't know *but* everything needs to be in context.
To put it another way, I would not be comfortable with associating my name (less my company name - cf. https://sap.userecho.com/topics/175-company-name/ ) with the naive questions I asked online when I started, and I am not willing to bet what future-me (and future others) will think about what I might say today.
All in all, my feature request is :
- As a SCN user logged with a S-user, I can use a pseudo or my real name for interactions on SCN.
because :
- Pseudo do not stop you from creating quality interaction (ex : stackoverflow)
- Pseudo do not stop you from being recognised as a source of expertise ("Craig" on sapfans.com who was the QM-expert on the field).
- Imposing real names force you to overthink what you write (why shall I be less cautious about a message that will stay on the internet forever than making a public speech at a professional convention?)
(*) as a matter of fact, I have once read an "How to select the right consultant" HR-like blog that was advising : be carefull of people who ask a lot of questions because it might be better to hire someone who knows instead of someone who send time asking on forum.