Staff using their first names?

[Arariel]

What are your thoughts about staff who use their first name? Do you think it's more professional? Or does it not matter?

I actually do think it's more professional and helps the member feel a bit more comfortable with going to the staff member about things.

 

[Dusan]

I don't think it is problem if staff members is using some random username that he likes. Maybe using first name looks more professional but you can't force anyone to use some username he doesn't like.

 

[Kalaborative]

Agreed, it doesn't really make that much of a difference for me. Whatever floats your boat.

 

[shamzblueworld]

It does look professional if the staff uses their first or last names, but it doesn't matter much if they use any random username, but I really get annoyed if they keep on changing their usernames, that is really unprofessional and very annoying as well.

 

[kareem]

They all just use made-up name anyhow, so there's no private information bein spread from their part. Personally doesn't matter what name is being used.

 

[MisaTange]

It looks nicer and more professional if every staff member had their first name, but in the end it doesn't matter much. You can't really force someone to change their username.

 

[ddoesmc]

I don't mind any username as long as it is not bad. I don't see any problem with using a regular username or their first name.

 

[BrolySSJ]

What are your thoughts about staff who use their first name? Do you think it's more professional? Or does it not matter?

I actually do think it's more professional and helps the member feel a bit more comfortable with going to the staff member about things.

I think that if a staff decides to use their first name then it can be good for the members because it creates more of a relationship with them and their members which is a much better vibe to have.

 

[Busybee]

It depends upon the site's content. If the site provides more professional help and suggestions having a first name would enhance the sense of trustworthiness. For fun sites, having a made-up name or a fun name would suffice.

 

[Jason]

When you're in school, you always call the teacher Mr. or Mrs. to signify your place in things. However, I wouldn't apply this rank thing too much to other stuff. It's really not a big deal.

 

[BrolySSJ]

When you're in school, you always call the teacher Mr. or Mrs. to signify your place in things. However, I wouldn't apply this rank thing too much to other stuff. It's really not a big deal.

I do agree with you. I think that once you are out in the working world and you start to actually experience things then people are on the same level.

 

[opaline]

It doesn't matter to me, as long as the username isn't rude or disrespectful to others. People usually want anonymity online and don't want to disclose even their first names so they should go with whichever works for them.

 

[BrolySSJ]

It doesn't matter to me, as long as the username isn't rude or disrespectful to others. People usually want anonymity online and don't want to disclose even their first names so they should go with whichever works for them.

That is a good point because there are some forums that i have worked on where i have seen some user names that are not friendly at all. It is very hard to work in such forums.

 

[Kane]

I don't think the name matters in a forum, however, it looks more professional when the name is human name (even if it is just a screenname) instead of wxy238290. I am just an admin on my forums and some of my staff used screen name a human name) and some used their first name.

 

[Grant]

There shouldn't be any rules stopping someone from using their real first name on the account. These days a lot of people just use their first name as their username on forums. Some use a nickname, but not everyone does the same thing. People are different, some will go with their first name, a nickname of theirs, or a username they use at other places.