Anonymous?

[nineteenninetyseven]

Although I've been on here a while I'm not completely sure how this works.
Can you only see each other's user names or can you see their real names on a profile too?
How are people sending each other DMs?
Thanks

You can only see user names. You have to opt in to receiving DMs on your profile.

That's the point of being anonymous. I doubt anyone uses their RL name on here as a NN, nor would they have their RL names in their profile.

Historically I know that a few MNers used their RL names as their user names, but those days are long gone.

Re PMs. It depends what device you're using and whether you're on the desktop site, mobile site or App. I use the desktop site and to send a PM you click on Message Poster on the right hand side of their NN in their blue box.

@nineteenninetyseven

Although I've been on here a while I'm not completely sure how this works. Can you only see each other's user names or can you see their real names on a profile too? How are people sending each other DMs? Thanks

Hi OP,

It appears you've had lots of useful advice from both Panpan and iklboo - does this clear things up a bit?

Yes thank you, I understand everything more now. Thank you all x