Anonymous User names shown on threads?

[PhilvK]

Recently when I'm reading posts, many of the posters are listed as 'Anonymous'. In th4e past the posters' names were always listed. Did I inadvertently change a setting?

[ The subject line of this post has been edited for clarity by @handjonathan Original: Anonymous??]

[barthbradley]

It was explained a while back on this forum that a purged of inactive users created "Anonymous".  As far as I know, that's the story they're sticking with.  Probably fake news.  I think the Martians are responsible.  😉

[handjonathan · Accepted solution]

Hi @PhilvK 

In May, we began cleaning the Autodesk Community account user base (no impact on Autodesk accounts or subscriptions)! This process will delete all Autodesk Community accounts that have not been logged in for more than two years.

These individuals were notified by an official Autodesk Email, which was sent before deletion, that their accounts would be deleted if they did not log back into the community within four weeks of receiving the Email. If they did not log back in, their profile will be deleted, but the posts, according to the latest standards, will be anonymized but still available to read.

[PhilvK]

Thank you Jonathon