Public identity
How you appear in discussions
Your real identity is always verified and tied to the account — but only what you choose below is shown publicly. You can appear under your real name or under an anonymized profile of "role · experience · industry" — like on professional forums.
In practice
Choosing identity at comment time
You don't have to change settings globally — for each comment you choose which identity to publish it under. Handy when you want to appear as an expert in one thread and as a private individual in another.
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Specialist (3–5 years)
Urban planning · Arizona
Will be published as Specialist (3–5 years)