I don't know, it's all abit strange imo. Real names are fine in OT, everyone there knows each other well and it's the same people posting there more or less. If someone new comes, they'll figure out who everyone is in time. It's not especially hard, especially using the search function.
CC on the other hand, really only forum names should be used most of the time as there are always new members coming along and there isn't the same sort of atmosphere there is in OT.
Also wrt to Richard, I hope you don't take offense but it's really weird how whenever you find out someone's real name, from what I've noticed, you automatically stop using their forum name and start using their first names, regardless of whether or not they're commonly referred to that on the forum. Like everyone calls vic_orthdox Jack or AussieDomminance Rodgie, but why do you start calling me Zac or Adharcric Akhil when practially no-one on the forums ever refer to us/him in that manner? Like I don't care that much, but it is really quirky and a little bit cringeworthy I might add. I don't like to jump on any bash Richard bandwagon that seems to happen here every so often, but it's just something that has been annoying me for a while.
I just scouted around for the Warney myself and thought "I'll leave whichever other award it was".
There were any number of contenders for the Rana-Gatting this week, TBH. Very poor of me not to pick a winner from me-vs-you\Swervy in the Hussain-Hayden thread, Sanz-vs-social in the Zimbabwe one (that's the one I'd have gone for, rather than blow my own trumpet), the Slifer-you-me-Kev-Marc-etc. one in the Sobers thread... the list goes on.
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