[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress] #2036: Making your user- and display name the same unique identifier?

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#2036: Making your user- and display name the same unique identifier?
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Reporter:  Ezd          |       Owner:     
    Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
Priority:  major        |   Milestone:  1.3
Keywords:               |  
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 Is there any possible way to just have/allow unique display-names in your
 community which will then function as your 1 unique user- and display name
 identifier?

 Maybe it could be done by setting up a system check whenever a displayname
 is created or changed to see if the display name is already in use?

 Things I can see it will solve:
 - Confusion between user- and display-names
 - @mentions overall would need less explanation. There would be no need to
 use a blue "?" stamp in your profile to explain what a unique identifier
 is.
 - Your username in WP could be in sync/the same as your display-name in
 BP?
 - 1 unique name for 1 unique user. Multiple users cannot have the same
 name which will make users more unique.

 Just throwing some light at the subject. Feel free to close if there's no
 way this will happen, is a bad idea or argument on the downsides of doing
 this. :)

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