If someone wanted to PM Tony or somebody like that, it wouldn't be too much trouble to find their linked username anywhere else on the board.

Are you sure that people can't browse the board annonymously when logged in, Tom? After all, the following options are in the profile settings:

Do you want to be visible on the "Who's Online" screen?

Do you want users to see the actual forum/post you are looking at?


I just assumed that the function is in there so users who were paranoid about people seeing their browsing habits could keep that private.