It would be so beneficial to me if there were a more standard “First Name, Last Name” format to forum users because it’s a lot of cognitive overhead for me to keep up with abbreviations, only using a common first name, and open pseudonyms. Just the other day someone misattributed something Holly Morgan wrote to me. It’s one thing if the account is anonymous and I’m not supposed to know who they are. It’s quite another if I’m expected to recognize people’s idiosyncratic naming or alt accounts. I’m not saying anyone’s done anything wrong—it just creates unnecessary friction to discourse.
That is, for those who want to use their real names on the forum.
It’s also sometimes hard for me to parse other people’s usernames into first name and last name components when they’re all lowercase. I’ve gotten it wrong a couple times.
After reading this I immediately had the thought that your first name might not be Evelyn as I had assumed but perhaps Eve or Evel (as in Evel Knievel). So yes, I agree with this point.
It would be so beneficial to me if there were a more standard “First Name, Last Name” format to forum users because it’s a lot of cognitive overhead for me to keep up with abbreviations, only using a common first name, and open pseudonyms. Just the other day someone misattributed something Holly Morgan wrote to me. It’s one thing if the account is anonymous and I’m not supposed to know who they are. It’s quite another if I’m expected to recognize people’s idiosyncratic naming or alt accounts. I’m not saying anyone’s done anything wrong—it just creates unnecessary friction to discourse.
That is, for those who want to use their real names on the forum.
It’s also sometimes hard for me to parse other people’s usernames into first name and last name components when they’re all lowercase. I’ve gotten it wrong a couple times.
After reading this I immediately had the thought that your first name might not be Evelyn as I had assumed but perhaps Eve or Evel (as in Evel Knievel). So yes, I agree with this point.
FWIW, it is Evelyn :)
This reminds me of Julia Wise’s comment:
So it seems this also comes up with real names, but I do agree with your point.