Your display name -- in this case,
2_Tron
-- is visible to every single person that visits the RSOFs and anyone that sees you in-game. Your login username is protected and nobody knows it, unless a member of the community has addressed you by it before. To be honest, I have seen many members address you by your login username before
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Nothing can be done with your display name. Now, if your login username is the same as your display name, then that's a different story. You have the ability to change it if you wish to mask it but it isn't mandatory. A lot of one-lettered names are also those player's login usernames. I can guarantee you that they are not willing to change that because they want to enjoy their "unique" name, even though every single name is unique because it can only be used once.
Community Helpers asking others for their display name is the standard procedure set forth by Jagex in order for CHs to properly flag and escalate a player's concern, if appropriate. Providing your display name isn't against the rules nor considered "sensitive information" because it's readily and publicly available to anyone. Now, if players were asked to divulge more private information, i.e., their DOBs, passwords, registered email address, account creation, etc., then I would undoubtedly be more inclined to agree with you.
The "issue" that you are presenting with display names is non-existent. The reason why display names became available on October 1st, 2009 was to give us more privacy and to protect our accounts more by keeping our login usernames (accounts created prior to November 2010) and login email addresses (accounts created after November 2010) hidden from the public eye. As I said before, even if someone knew your login username or login email address, ALL they can try to do is to menace you by sending you unsolicited and continuous password reset emails.
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Nothing can be done with your display name. Now, if your login username is the same as your display name, then that's a different story. You have the ability to change it if you wish to mask it but it isn't mandatory. A lot of one-lettered names are also those player's login usernames. I can guarantee you that they are not willing to change that because they want to enjoy their "unique" name, even though every single name is unique because it can only be used once.
Community Helpers asking others for their display name is the standard procedure set forth by Jagex in order for CHs to properly flag and escalate a player's concern, if appropriate. Providing your display name isn't against the rules nor considered "sensitive information" because it's readily and publicly available to anyone. Now, if players were asked to divulge more private information, i.e., their DOBs, passwords, registered email address, account creation, etc., then I would undoubtedly be more inclined to agree with you.
The "issue" that you are presenting with display names is non-existent. The reason why display names became available on October 1st, 2009 was to give us more privacy and to protect our accounts more by keeping our login usernames (accounts created prior to November 2010) and login email addresses (accounts created after November 2010) hidden from the public eye. As I said before, even if someone knew your login username or login email address, ALL they can try to do is to menace you by sending you unsolicited and continuous password reset emails.
15-Oct-2021 21:58:17