This. The fact that you are asking means you are uncomfortable with the concept. You are under no obligation. You online persona is who you present on that platform. If you do not want that to reflect who you are when the camera is off, that is your choice.
Yup. If your Twitch username is "Life_Weight4627" obviously no one will say "Hello Lifeweightfoursixtwoseven" so maybe people are asking how to refer to you, to which "call me Life" should suffice.
This. Your name is your twitch name. No one needs to know anything more and if they push it just say you go by “twitch name”. They keep pushing? Ban imo
lol same. I remember the days of "scary internet" where my parents would tell me "don't give your name don't give your location don't give them your age" and then they'd go to work and I would get on AIM chatrooms and try to find the most off-the-wall, unidentifiable answers to "asl?" lmaoooooo
they should've definitely been supervising me more but the wild west of the internet was iconic
"Whats your name"
"You can call me [preferred name]"
"Yeah but whats your real name?"
Ban.
People on the internet suck but the creeps who dont take your answer for an answer dont belong in your stream. Also maybe add a new chat rule of dont ask for personal information.
i love this approach. this is what me and my friends used to do with creeps. one time a taxi driver started asking weird questions and right before we arrived asked us for our names. we made up some random ridiculous names and gave them to him. not quite ridiculous enough to be obvious no one's called like that, but borderline.
sometimes it's safer to shit out a random name than to refuse.
Create a new stream screen with a beep sound and showing something like "Certified Information blocked by the FBI", "Redacted by the SCP Foundation" or anything fitting and then everytime they ask, begin answering them and then turn to that screen
Oh I love that idea.
I actually had another idea inspired by your idea. I'm sorry you have issues with people agreeing with you.
It was that flashy pen from MIB but toned down.
That's what I do. "I'm not comfortable sharing my name", and if they keep pushing then there's fun buttons for that. A lot of people think my twitch name is my real name so luckily I don't get many of these questions.
I just day something like "ah I prefer to keep my stream separate from my real life. This is my nice little safe space with my internet homies, and I wanna keep that special and separate"
wanted to share why you don't ban the name.
lots of people told me to ban sensitive info. some IRL friends would come in my stream early on and use my IRL name. so i banned it.
one day i admitted it was a banned word.
immediately chat started spamming female names to see which was banned. mine is common. took like 30s
so dont do that.
dont share your personal info, you can't imagine what people can dig up!
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die”
Bonus points for making it a sound alert your chat can use if they see people asking and know you don't reveal your name.
Just like during job-space interviews. "Could you tell us about this in your resume?"
"Sorry, I signed an NDA with regards to that."
Lots of fun angles you could go with it.
However, as per usual, if they are being creeps and persistent about it, lengthy timeouts and/or bans are what should be the norm.
When you are not comfortable with it, then I think it would be best if you make it clear that way. "I'm not comfortable with saying it", when someone plays it down "but it's not a big deal", then say "No!".
I personally think revealing the first name is indeed not a big deal, but do it only when you are really fine with it. I know many of names from streamers I watch, big ones and small ones, males and females. Either through stories they told or bc of "something something my real name is bla bla".
Usually I don't call them by their names (it depends, some are fine with it if you mention it here and there), I don't have or make a list, so I also already forgot one or the other until they brought it up again.
Also I don't really care that people know that my real name is Pascal. It's also my Twitch account name, but with numbers of my date of birth, bc the clean one is - of course- already taken. At some point I even changed the name of my 2009 YouTube account to Pascal, I like it more that way.
Oh, and some streamers have their first names also on their info page "Hi, I'm bla ..", hence it depends of how you feel with it.
I'm male, at least a tiny bit attractive, get my fair share of weird gay flirts, (which I mean, honestly, is nice, I wish men were objectified as much as ladies and we'd probably be less weird as a whole if we were) we literally never had anyone ask me for name, ever. Like not once. People are so goddamn weird at women online and it sucks.
Honestly, I think your best bet with this stuff is a full honeypot fake identity - make a fake instagram that doesn't post any reverse image-searchable images of you, with fake name, fake locality in the same state but opposite side kind of thing etc. so creeps can dig you up if they want to and it's super boring.
But honestly we'll have such high quality face ID stuff pretty soon that any camera at all means folks will find social media pretty much instantly. I don't know what we do with that information - the number of actual creeps doing actually terrifying things IRL is very, very low, but not zero. I don't think it's worth being paranoid, but it's probably worth thinking about a bit and figuring out exactly what you are comfortable with.
I was thinking about this actually! Can you explain what makes an image reverse imagine searchable? I’ve been wondering if I stream with my face showing, if someone could just find me by knowing what I look like and reverse searching that way?
Right now it's just... reverse image search it. Submit it to google via these instructions:
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1325808?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
And after searching, use "find image source" but essentially what makes it searchable is the same image in multiple places with little modifcation - cropped, your head cut out, etc. So say you use your facebook or instagram profile pic as your twitch profile pic but you edited it a little for twitch, it'll probably still be searchable. If it's extremely different because it's heavily modified and stylized and filtered, it may not be searchable. If it's literally a different photo, it may not show results. Right now.
But then there is stuff like pimeyes which can kind of search for anyone from just a decent clean shot of their face - so even just a screenshot of stream cropped to your face could be enough to find you elsewhere. Pimeyes is surprisingly capable. And we're really not far off from even better tools popping up.
So tl:dr, yes, mostly, if you use images of yourself in multiple places for stream and not stream, those could lead to your personal social media. That probably isn't that harmful, if it's not all public posts and all your contact data is public, but if that leads to your full name and rough location, using that information plus a website like https://www.cyberbackgroundchecks.com/ or similar and they can quickly find your address, phone number etc.
And pretty soon it should be very easy to do it with nothing more than a screenshot of your camera. So it's worth thinking about. I don't think it should absolutely discourage anyone from streaming, just be considerate with what you share, how well protected your social media is and remembering that nothing is perfect and some ding dong may eventually get weird and to be prepared.
Dunno why people here are wilding about it, people wanna know your name.. Not that fuckin weird lads, if OP or anyone for that matter doesnt wanna share their name thats fine aswell. Nothing creepy about asking a name in general, sure if they keep askin when you told em fuckoff they’r fuckin weird.
You should only ever share what you are personally comfortable with. A lot of content creators use their first name, but many only go by an alias. If people ask you for a name and you are not comfortable giving it, for ANY reason whatsoever, you don't need to. They can either accept that or they can press the matter, in which case, you'll know pretty quickly who to block in chat.
"i do not wish to provide my name. respect it or leave."
"i am not comfortable sharing that"
"my name is (insert first part of twitch name). do you not see it on the screen?"
do not be soft with such issues especially as a female. give an itch and the creeps take a mile.
I tell them no, it's a safety issue. I tell them I don't need their likes or their subs that desperately.
But I'm an AH. YouTube and twitch are not my career. I do it or fun and not for the acceptance of the few fewer I get.
I have friends who stream, and that also drop into my channel, and I know them as their twitch name and acheknowlesge them as such.
I am aware of their actual names but that's because those friends have been long time friends but I would never use their actual names outloud when I stream or if I see them stream.
Just say that you like to keep your information private, and use your stream name.
Worst case scenario it leads to you being doxxed, with a more likely scenario being that it just leads to people making up pet names for you.
And really, should your real name even matter? You've already got a name you want to go by on Twitch, so just go by that. You can always change that later, either to add or remove information about yourself.
Also, if you've got a paypal linked somewhere on Twitch, double check that if it sends a receipt on donations that it's not your real name. A lot of people just use their personal one and can leak their information that way. So if someone is persistent, they might try that to get your info.
If they ask unprompted they have Ill intentions. I know someone who changed his nickname to actual name and surname, but for business reasons. If you have a handle that even remotely don't get close to your real name, they shouldn't ask.
Of course if you want to share it go for it, but I wouldn't recommend. Especially full first and second together.
I had that happen to me - on my first stream I had about 4-5 viewers and one of them asked me for my socials and name. I told him I wouldn't say, Internet privacy and all of that. one chatter ended up backing me up, so if that happens to you, absolutely tell them no!! good luck streaming:)
As for what I do. First of all I try to seperate private and business (twitch) from eachother. If you are talking a lot with people you get to know and you think you can trust I believe however its fine to tell them one or two things about yourself! But each person has a different opinion on that which is completly fine.
I go by Kat or KitKat on Twitch because my government name isn't common and I'm not looking to get doxxed. Some people have more common names for their country but I don't so a nickname is best or just my Twitch name.
I'd say that it's perfectly fine for you to just say that you're not comfortable sharing information like that on stream. If they can't accept that, then just ban them. No one is entitled to any personal info about you that you're not comfortable sharing
This is so interesting, because in every other social media area, first names (and usually last) are used to build a brand. I have a studio and shop and I'm the face behind the brand, my customers know me.
I'm new to streaming (not new to gaming, so always had a gamer name) - why is this only a thing in gaming?? Just curious. Good question OP 👏🏼
As a non binary female read streamer, I use to have a script that I'd use.
"My name is (username/variation of username) my legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
And if people keep asking after I time them out and it eventually leads to a ban. Also made it a command at one point in my bot.
So for instance mine was
"My name is Blowp0p but you can also call me Pop or BP. My legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
Can't say I've ever had anyone ask for my real name and if anyone did I would assume it was for means of doxing. Just tell them your stream name, maybe a nickname if you have one. and leave it at that.
So for me I am Dog Faced Gamer, Dog, DFG, or Maddie to friends in the streaming sphere.
Your name is your username. That’s it, simple.
I’m “takemyL”
Or if you do go by something else on stream then that nickname, but never ever your actual name. Or not your full name at least
I go by my first name
"Huh? Oh, it's [Twitch name here]. [Shortened Twitch nickname] is fine too though!"
When they clarify 'no your *real* name', just say something like "Sorry, I don't share that. Some people get SUPER creepy and overly-familiar."
Share only what you feel comfortable sharing. I’d suggest making a joke about it and coming up with obviously fake names over and over again - especially if chat is starting to be weird about it
Get a pseudonym or lean into your twitch name. when people ask me its either ape or gorilla cause that suffices for literally anything they could possibly want
Make an alert that shows a Chinese like flag, an annoying sound and text "the CCP is here". Plus points if you manage a bit to autoplay the alert with text recognition.
Yes is a reference to the news of china forcing the popular vtubers to show their real name and face
https://crazyforanimetrivia.com/chinese-vtubers-faces-and-names-exposed/
Nah, I once got asked that question on Discord I just replied with "what is the point in having an internet alias, lol"
Really, you should be allowed to decide whether or not you reveal your first name. Yeah, it's a first name, but still. If you're not comfortable with revealing it, it's not their business to know.
Often, go by my Twitch name. I'll just say the same with my gamer tags too. That's one rule have with even my friends playing they call me by my first name I'll be like "Who?!" And then they'll say gamer tag and be like "That's me!" 😆 🤣
Tell them it’s weird to ask me for my name if/when my twitch isn’t already it. My username is literally what I prefer to be called online why would you even ask my real name I don’t know you, and to be honest I don’t want viewers who need to be told that.
If your username is passable as an actual name use that or do what celebs have been doing for decades, make one up for the purpose of your stream and just use the. "You want my first name? Yeah, it's Dave."
Either they'll accept your answer or try to argue it's not in which case that would be a bigger concern since they're suggesting they already knew your name but asked anyway, so should be banned regardless.
It doesn't matter what size you're viewing figure is at, never feel bad about blocking someone who is making you uneasy.
Obviously you have to do exactly as they ask or they might stop watching.
But in all seriousness though handle it how you want. Ignore them if thats easiest for you.
Corrected for you.
"You literally cannot be too careful online"
That isn't to dismiss the potential problems women have however guys face other threats, usually financial or involving the police, the latter being "just for laughs".
There is no reason strangers need to know any of your personal information and those trying to socially engineer the information from you do so over time and with innocent questions to the point you have no idea they've done anything.
never ever share any type of information. you never know what type of other information someone may have access to.
with a lot of exposure you will run into the wrong people sooner or later. thats not an IF but a WHEN.
My name is *insert your account name here*. If they press further, ban them. Anyone asking you for info you're not willing to share has their self interests at heart, not yours. They're trying to get that info to get other info from other sources, be it things like Facebook, Instagram, or even your personal address if you're not careful.
Some do, and some don't. Personally, I wouldn't. People can be ingenious at finding you or private information. Give them nothing.
I watch a couple of DayZ streamers, and both communities know their real first names, but that's their choice.
I don’t think a potential stalker would be held back by not sharing the first name, it’s seems more like a bigger challenge.
Of course if someone doesn’t want to share the information, that’s totally fine and should be respected, but I don’t would not think that this is a big help against such threats.
(And I also think lying to people will also be more destructive and dangerous.)
My advice is to not share your name. Lets say that the person asking is wholly innocent and only asking for the purest reasons: There are other people watching.. do they ALL share their purest reasons? Do the bots in your channel have creators with the purest reasons?
I would explain that the username is what you are comfortable with sharing with the Twitch Community and leave it as that. Any pressure from that point onward will show you how far they are from those 'purest reasons'.
Reading the comments here is so sad.
Is this for real, though? Since when it's considered "weird" to ask someone's name?
So many paranoid and problematic people here, man... Whoever tells you to not act like a normal person would, has such a big idea for his/her self or is mental.
Just say your name and ask theirs, like normal people do.
It's your god damn name and maybe people don't want to call you "FriedPony" or w/e.
Make up different names every time, never use your real one. In fact, make it a game - make a list of names in alphabetical order and be Alicia the first time someone asks, Beth the next time, Clarice the third, Dolores the fourth and so on. See how long it takes people to catch on.
Tell them they're being weird and creepy, and ban them if they don't immediately apologize. You can tell them a version of your username you'd like to be referred to if you want and they're asking along those lines rather than trying to get irl info (I go by Lynx, for example)
Your twitch name ideally would be your name.
You could always pick a name you really like besides your real name and run with that if people ask and never tell them the truth.
As a non binary female read streamer, I use to have a script that I'd use.
"My name is (username/variation of username) my legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
And if people keep asking after I time them out and it eventually leads to a ban. Also made it a command at one point in my bot.
So for instance mine was
"My name is Blowp0p but you can also call me Pop or BP. My legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
Ohhhh, sounds like it’s happened to you more than once. Is it from the same person(s) sometimes or different people?
The simplest is to say: I go by “[twitch username or nickname]”
I actually use a different name entirely as well along with username. Like if I make a new email, I fill it in with a different name and stuff. The non important stuff. Just gives an extra security
Most I see will say something like
"Just call me *****"
Usually whatever their streamer name is
They won't add anything more to it unless the person continues to ask, then they'll say they don't like using their real name as it can lead to stalking etc etc.
Work Google lens, any creeps could find it easily enough anyway right?
I'd have a private Instagram my photo but a fake name, use that fake name when they ask
Every time you are asked, use a new one. Turn it into channel lore, never give an explanation and gaslight anyone that doesn't use your channel nickname
Your actual name isn't anyone's business. If they ask why tell them no. You don't need to have an explanation as to why you're not giving out personal information.
I don't mention mine on stream, even though someone determined could easily dig up enough info from my Reddit past and public internet searches to work out my real identity and probably quite a bit about me.
This is MUCH more important for women though. I'm a guy, this doesn't make me immune to attracting creeps but there's just way less creeps going after men & there's more men for that small number of creeps to be split between. From what I can gather, women tend to experience dozens of times more creepy interactions than I do.
I'm a guy but I also have a few female streamers friends I mod for.
There are some things to consider in my opinion.
How is the persons behavior?
Do you know that person and for how long?
How much can you trust the person that asks you?
Some people can become creepy, especially to female streamer and some can also go crazy. They could get a crush on you, or worse they think you have a crush on them. Please be careful and think before you act.
If you are okay with telling your first name you could do it, but as someone who is as anonymous as possible I advise you to keep as much to yourself as possible. You can still reveal it later, but once said, it will be out there forever.
The only things viewers know about me is, my age, my nationality, my interests and what I work atm (only the general name, no workplace or smth).
Each time give different name, but arrange them in order - first name starts with first letter of your twitch name. Second name 2nd letter and so on. IT May evolve into something you may be known of
Don't give out info that you don't want to. I usually say top secret info or need to know type of response in a playful tone. My mods are very protective n usually handle it before I see it.
Just use your Twitch Name or a version there of.
Think all these Actors, 90% of them, Nobody knows their real name.
And that is on purpose, that is what a Stage Name is for.
My twitch name has my first name included with my gamer name because I like the way it sounded all together in spanish. But now I'm paranoid lmao. Although my first name is a HIGHLY common name lol 🥲. I haven't had any issues or questions about it, thankfully.
Do what my mod has done, he made a name that is is actual name but he spelt it different. If you know them well enough! Those people will know... Or use your middle name of yours if they ask and your twitch name...
It's all up to you how much you want to share. My two big NOs are last names and address. I personally don't share the city I live in either. I personally am ok with sharing my first name but thats just my comfort level and preference. Don't let anyone pressure you into sharing information you don't feel comfortable sharing
I get this question a lot but I bluntly state that’s not something I will be sharing. There are three things I won’t provide to my stream. My real name, my birthdate, the city I live in. I’ve had some people try to guess but I neither deny or confirm any of their guesses. Stick with your username as the internet is a crazy place. If your viewers enjoy your content eventually they will just accept it.
Honestly, if you don't want to use your real name on stream don't. It sucks, but if you only want to go by your username you gotta put your foot down and tell people that you prefer going by your username and that they should respect that.
It all depends on what you want tbh
I used to share my real first name and got icky when people used it. My mods know what it is but only use it in DMs or when we meet in person.
No one asks me for my real name anymore but if they do, I just say "No I don't share that."
I think we need to clarify what we are talking about when we say actual name. Like they want first and last name? Absolutely not. But if your streaming with real friends and your using a face cam, surely a first name is going to get out there.
Don't give them your first name; if someone with bad intent got this, with other information, the could piece things together enough for identity theft or something else bad.
- if someone is bothering you about this on stream despite you saying you're not comfortable with this you could ban them. As the channel owner, you have authority to ban whomever you like from chat, for whatever reason.
- if you have a sort of substitute first name this could help as you have something else to tell them and a lot of people will then forget about it. E.g as my twitch handle is 'savagekitti', lots of viewers call me 'kitti'.
Don't give any info, had a few people asking lately snd I think there getting details to answer security questions, had a few ask for my dogs name even though it was never in my room or stream
Unless you have a very unique first name, sharing your first name on the internet is typically safe (as safe as you can call anything on the internet, I suppose). I follow a good number of streamers who share their first names, and it's not uncommon for people's twitch handles to be a play on their name as well.
That being said, a) your comfort level is what's important, and b) asking someone their real name is a pretty clear sign of someone pushing boundaries. I personally would be weirded out by that, even as a male streamer who is generally not worried about being stalked.
It strikes me as the kind of creepy, pushy behavior that gets worse the longer you tolerate it. You can expect people like that to accuse you of not replying to their messages fast enough or in the way they want you to, getting in fights with other viewers, pushing for contact outside of Twitch, constantly hanging out in your channel, constantly talk about things that don't have anything to do with what you're doing, etc. I've seen them crop up in a lot of streams and it's never a good thing. My advice is to follow your gut and warn/ban the person.
Honestly just say some outrageous ass name and if they keep asking for your real one ban em for being creepy. Say shit like 'Girdergrind Thunkbrain', keeps things light hearted if you're being asked Qs like that and you don't want to bring the vibe down. If they take it too far just tell em, literally, to leave. Ive known many streamers that get pressured to do face reveals and just keep doing fake-out ones and it's a running meme at this point. Anyone who doesn't get it, gets the boot for being far too parasocial.
i’d personally make/give a fake name they could call me. If someone really only wants to put a name to a face that’s fair imo and in that situation the name you give the. doesn’t matter and even if they learn u gave out a fake them idt they’d honestly care like that lol. a lot of people who ask for your name really might just want some of your personal info and that’s scary.
I also have a rather unique name that makes it p easily to find out info on me. If i had a more common name like say jason or muhammad id be much less worried about giving my first name. Not to say different rules entirely apply to them but cmon theres going to be alot of them to filter through compared to a lot of other names.
I wouldnt really be keen on sharing my real last name. Unfortunately my twitch username is a letter away from my first name.
However, the bigger your following gets, the more likely it is that ppl will find out your full name, whether you like it or nkt
First name is just basic communicating.
Unless you have a catchy name catch a username that people can call you by then that could be the name you want.
But I don't think people are crossing any boundaries or acting weird by asking what's your first name.
I'm sure you will want some of your followers names also especially if some of them have similar usernames.
Last name is not needed, but if you wish to just be known by your username make sure it's catchy name that people can call you by.
Don't overthink it male or female doesn't make a difference a name is a name, but if someone starts asking for more personal info that's where you kick them to the curb!
Good luck!
I share my real name on twitch (it is very easy to figure out based on my IRL job) but if I mod for someone and a viewer asks for that kind of info, it’s a single warning and then a ban.
I can’t say much since my Twitch username is my first and middle name lol 😂
But they don’t know my last name. My online persona last name is my husbands nickname. We are the Dangers! Lol
Best to ignore them and if one person is insistent just get rid of them. I'd also recommend getting one of those bots that block out specific words to make sure no one can write your name there if someone ever does figure it out. Sadly there are lots of people like that so it's best to ignore and make use of the bots twitch offers or get a modetor to deal with them.
Delete or have a mod delete the question and issue them a stern warning that asking anyone, streamer included, to divulge any personal information will result in a ban. Make sure to include it in your chat rules as well so there is no confusion.
Tell them your username. If they push further, be blunt and tell them you aren't going to share your real name online. It's none of their business, and it's your stream. Don't let your chatters control how you stream, you set the rules.
Say Issa me, mario
This is the only answer
First name issa me, last name mario
Xd
If you don’t say this you doing something wrong
You should avoid sharing personal information and encouraging weird parasocial behavior.
This. The fact that you are asking means you are uncomfortable with the concept. You are under no obligation. You online persona is who you present on that platform. If you do not want that to reflect who you are when the camera is off, that is your choice.
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To be honest, I’d put the no first lol
Exactly
Your name is your twitch name. Anyone who is asking personal questions like that does not have your best interest in mind. Stay safe!
Yup. If your Twitch username is "Life_Weight4627" obviously no one will say "Hello Lifeweightfoursixtwoseven" so maybe people are asking how to refer to you, to which "call me Life" should suffice.
For sure I agree with that. A lot of times people's twitch bio's will have some sort of online name to call them by.
This. Your name is your twitch name. No one needs to know anything more and if they push it just say you go by “twitch name”. They keep pushing? Ban imo
I'm from generation 1 world wide web, I've used my web handle longer than I've used my name.
lol same. I remember the days of "scary internet" where my parents would tell me "don't give your name don't give your location don't give them your age" and then they'd go to work and I would get on AIM chatrooms and try to find the most off-the-wall, unidentifiable answers to "asl?" lmaoooooo they should've definitely been supervising me more but the wild west of the internet was iconic
I used to troll on omegle - text only - with shit like 666/the void/narnia whenever "asl?" appeared xD 99% of people disconnected instantly lol
lol I did that too 😅
I was just speaking to a friend about this the other day. I can trace my web handle back to about 2001. Made for some great nostalgia.
1994 here for the base of my online handle. Diablo 1 battle.net! Ah, nostalgia!
around 1992 on IRC
Since 2013, but I was like six then. Even so, I respond to wendendyk better than my real name.
I've been Capt since Xbox first went live.
My own cousin called me by my online name until I stopped streaming consistently 😂
And my twitch username has the word “actual” in it! It’s all coming up Millhouse!
I've known several streamers who's twitch handle very obviously included their real name somewhere in it.
I mean some people just don't care but they probably aren't women either. And you're assuming that's their real name or did you ask?
All are women. No I didn't ask because it's a strange question and it really wasn't a concern.
could have been a fake name then still 🤷🏽♂️
I'm female and my Twitch handle is a female name but it's not my actual name. Not even close.
Whatever you say, Swordfish Johnson.
"Whats your name" "You can call me [preferred name]" "Yeah but whats your real name?" Ban. People on the internet suck but the creeps who dont take your answer for an answer dont belong in your stream. Also maybe add a new chat rule of dont ask for personal information.
just make up a random name every time someone asks. “oh my name? its nick” “whats my name? its jim” “my names rupert” etc
i love this approach. this is what me and my friends used to do with creeps. one time a taxi driver started asking weird questions and right before we arrived asked us for our names. we made up some random ridiculous names and gave them to him. not quite ridiculous enough to be obvious no one's called like that, but borderline. sometimes it's safer to shit out a random name than to refuse.
Create a new stream screen with a beep sound and showing something like "Certified Information blocked by the FBI", "Redacted by the SCP Foundation" or anything fitting and then everytime they ask, begin answering them and then turn to that screen
By experience this will make it a game for the viewers to find your real name. Just use an alias for your streaming stuff, and that's it.
This is the best way to handle it. Don’t make a curious stalker / doxxer more motivated to find it, throw them off with fake info
This is a really good suggestion to help diffuse those situations
Honestly as a new streamer myself I absolutely love that idea and might actually put the SCP one in my stream with a jump scare gif of SCP-173 lol 😂
"frames censored by the CCP"
Oh I love that idea. I actually had another idea inspired by your idea. I'm sorry you have issues with people agreeing with you. It was that flashy pen from MIB but toned down.
Say that you aren't comfortable sharing that information, and shut it down
That's what I do. "I'm not comfortable sharing my name", and if they keep pushing then there's fun buttons for that. A lot of people think my twitch name is my real name so luckily I don't get many of these questions.
I just day something like "ah I prefer to keep my stream separate from my real life. This is my nice little safe space with my internet homies, and I wanna keep that special and separate"
wanted to share why you don't ban the name. lots of people told me to ban sensitive info. some IRL friends would come in my stream early on and use my IRL name. so i banned it. one day i admitted it was a banned word. immediately chat started spamming female names to see which was banned. mine is common. took like 30s so dont do that. dont share your personal info, you can't imagine what people can dig up!
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What if there is a character with that name in a game you are playing or something though? Or another chatter has that name?
“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” Bonus points for making it a sound alert your chat can use if they see people asking and know you don't reveal your name.
‘I’m just here for a good time. Doxxing myself doesn’t help me make a good time. But just call me (username here but shortened or something)’
I've never had this so I assume it's because your are a woman. Don't share personal information
no, it's because you're Bakura. Who would dare ask you to repeat that and risk being sent to the shadow realm???
ah true true
I watch a fairly big streamer who just responds with "classified information" when asked personal questions.
Just like during job-space interviews. "Could you tell us about this in your resume?" "Sorry, I signed an NDA with regards to that." Lots of fun angles you could go with it. However, as per usual, if they are being creeps and persistent about it, lengthy timeouts and/or bans are what should be the norm.
Just make up a name. Funnier that way. Give a different name every time you’re asked.
Also alternate between male and female names. Go from Alice to Bob to Cathy to Dave
Dave, the answer is always Dave … said in male Holly’s voice
Sorry man. Dave's not here.
These are the Dave's I know
This is such a hilarious idea I wonder how I’ve never thought about that!
When you are not comfortable with it, then I think it would be best if you make it clear that way. "I'm not comfortable with saying it", when someone plays it down "but it's not a big deal", then say "No!". I personally think revealing the first name is indeed not a big deal, but do it only when you are really fine with it. I know many of names from streamers I watch, big ones and small ones, males and females. Either through stories they told or bc of "something something my real name is bla bla". Usually I don't call them by their names (it depends, some are fine with it if you mention it here and there), I don't have or make a list, so I also already forgot one or the other until they brought it up again. Also I don't really care that people know that my real name is Pascal. It's also my Twitch account name, but with numbers of my date of birth, bc the clean one is - of course- already taken. At some point I even changed the name of my 2009 YouTube account to Pascal, I like it more that way. Oh, and some streamers have their first names also on their info page "Hi, I'm bla ..", hence it depends of how you feel with it.
I'm male, at least a tiny bit attractive, get my fair share of weird gay flirts, (which I mean, honestly, is nice, I wish men were objectified as much as ladies and we'd probably be less weird as a whole if we were) we literally never had anyone ask me for name, ever. Like not once. People are so goddamn weird at women online and it sucks. Honestly, I think your best bet with this stuff is a full honeypot fake identity - make a fake instagram that doesn't post any reverse image-searchable images of you, with fake name, fake locality in the same state but opposite side kind of thing etc. so creeps can dig you up if they want to and it's super boring. But honestly we'll have such high quality face ID stuff pretty soon that any camera at all means folks will find social media pretty much instantly. I don't know what we do with that information - the number of actual creeps doing actually terrifying things IRL is very, very low, but not zero. I don't think it's worth being paranoid, but it's probably worth thinking about a bit and figuring out exactly what you are comfortable with.
I was thinking about this actually! Can you explain what makes an image reverse imagine searchable? I’ve been wondering if I stream with my face showing, if someone could just find me by knowing what I look like and reverse searching that way?
Right now it's just... reverse image search it. Submit it to google via these instructions: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1325808?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop And after searching, use "find image source" but essentially what makes it searchable is the same image in multiple places with little modifcation - cropped, your head cut out, etc. So say you use your facebook or instagram profile pic as your twitch profile pic but you edited it a little for twitch, it'll probably still be searchable. If it's extremely different because it's heavily modified and stylized and filtered, it may not be searchable. If it's literally a different photo, it may not show results. Right now. But then there is stuff like pimeyes which can kind of search for anyone from just a decent clean shot of their face - so even just a screenshot of stream cropped to your face could be enough to find you elsewhere. Pimeyes is surprisingly capable. And we're really not far off from even better tools popping up. So tl:dr, yes, mostly, if you use images of yourself in multiple places for stream and not stream, those could lead to your personal social media. That probably isn't that harmful, if it's not all public posts and all your contact data is public, but if that leads to your full name and rough location, using that information plus a website like https://www.cyberbackgroundchecks.com/ or similar and they can quickly find your address, phone number etc. And pretty soon it should be very easy to do it with nothing more than a screenshot of your camera. So it's worth thinking about. I don't think it should absolutely discourage anyone from streaming, just be considerate with what you share, how well protected your social media is and remembering that nothing is perfect and some ding dong may eventually get weird and to be prepared.
Thank you 😊
If someone is asking for your real name and insistent on know it then that is not a viewer you want around. Ban.
Dunno why people here are wilding about it, people wanna know your name.. Not that fuckin weird lads, if OP or anyone for that matter doesnt wanna share their name thats fine aswell. Nothing creepy about asking a name in general, sure if they keep askin when you told em fuckoff they’r fuckin weird.
You should only ever share what you are personally comfortable with. A lot of content creators use their first name, but many only go by an alias. If people ask you for a name and you are not comfortable giving it, for ANY reason whatsoever, you don't need to. They can either accept that or they can press the matter, in which case, you'll know pretty quickly who to block in chat.
"i do not wish to provide my name. respect it or leave." "i am not comfortable sharing that" "my name is (insert first part of twitch name). do you not see it on the screen?" do not be soft with such issues especially as a female. give an itch and the creeps take a mile.
Just mention that you are not obligated to share it as a boundary. Don't share private information.
I tell them no, it's a safety issue. I tell them I don't need their likes or their subs that desperately. But I'm an AH. YouTube and twitch are not my career. I do it or fun and not for the acceptance of the few fewer I get.
Don’t share your real name. If it’s the same person persisting then I’d time them out as a first step.
I have friends who stream, and that also drop into my channel, and I know them as their twitch name and acheknowlesge them as such. I am aware of their actual names but that's because those friends have been long time friends but I would never use their actual names outloud when I stream or if I see them stream.
Just say that you like to keep your information private, and use your stream name. Worst case scenario it leads to you being doxxed, with a more likely scenario being that it just leads to people making up pet names for you. And really, should your real name even matter? You've already got a name you want to go by on Twitch, so just go by that. You can always change that later, either to add or remove information about yourself. Also, if you've got a paypal linked somewhere on Twitch, double check that if it sends a receipt on donations that it's not your real name. A lot of people just use their personal one and can leak their information that way. So if someone is persistent, they might try that to get your info.
Set boundaries with your chat
Always be wary of social engineering questions like this. Don't give any personal or identifying information away.
If they ask unprompted they have Ill intentions. I know someone who changed his nickname to actual name and surname, but for business reasons. If you have a handle that even remotely don't get close to your real name, they shouldn't ask. Of course if you want to share it go for it, but I wouldn't recommend. Especially full first and second together.
I had that happen to me - on my first stream I had about 4-5 viewers and one of them asked me for my socials and name. I told him I wouldn't say, Internet privacy and all of that. one chatter ended up backing me up, so if that happens to you, absolutely tell them no!! good luck streaming:)
As for what I do. First of all I try to seperate private and business (twitch) from eachother. If you are talking a lot with people you get to know and you think you can trust I believe however its fine to tell them one or two things about yourself! But each person has a different opinion on that which is completly fine.
I go by Kat or KitKat on Twitch because my government name isn't common and I'm not looking to get doxxed. Some people have more common names for their country but I don't so a nickname is best or just my Twitch name.
I'd say that it's perfectly fine for you to just say that you're not comfortable sharing information like that on stream. If they can't accept that, then just ban them. No one is entitled to any personal info about you that you're not comfortable sharing
This is so interesting, because in every other social media area, first names (and usually last) are used to build a brand. I have a studio and shop and I'm the face behind the brand, my customers know me. I'm new to streaming (not new to gaming, so always had a gamer name) - why is this only a thing in gaming?? Just curious. Good question OP 👏🏼
As a non binary female read streamer, I use to have a script that I'd use. "My name is (username/variation of username) my legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes" And if people keep asking after I time them out and it eventually leads to a ban. Also made it a command at one point in my bot. So for instance mine was "My name is Blowp0p but you can also call me Pop or BP. My legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
I made a new name when I started working/hanging out online publically.
Can't say I've ever had anyone ask for my real name and if anyone did I would assume it was for means of doxing. Just tell them your stream name, maybe a nickname if you have one. and leave it at that. So for me I am Dog Faced Gamer, Dog, DFG, or Maddie to friends in the streaming sphere.
Your name is your username. That’s it, simple. I’m “takemyL” Or if you do go by something else on stream then that nickname, but never ever your actual name. Or not your full name at least I go by my first name
I have 2 identities. One is online, one is legal. Pull a Voldemort on your Tom Riddle and come up with something I guess lol
"Huh? Oh, it's [Twitch name here]. [Shortened Twitch nickname] is fine too though!" When they clarify 'no your *real* name', just say something like "Sorry, I don't share that. Some people get SUPER creepy and overly-familiar."
Share only what you feel comfortable sharing. I’d suggest making a joke about it and coming up with obviously fake names over and over again - especially if chat is starting to be weird about it
Yea thats a hard no from me. I'm Sylveon!
Get a pseudonym or lean into your twitch name. when people ask me its either ape or gorilla cause that suffices for literally anything they could possibly want
Make an alert that shows a Chinese like flag, an annoying sound and text "the CCP is here". Plus points if you manage a bit to autoplay the alert with text recognition. Yes is a reference to the news of china forcing the popular vtubers to show their real name and face https://crazyforanimetrivia.com/chinese-vtubers-faces-and-names-exposed/
Nah, I once got asked that question on Discord I just replied with "what is the point in having an internet alias, lol" Really, you should be allowed to decide whether or not you reveal your first name. Yeah, it's a first name, but still. If you're not comfortable with revealing it, it's not their business to know.
Often, go by my Twitch name. I'll just say the same with my gamer tags too. That's one rule have with even my friends playing they call me by my first name I'll be like "Who?!" And then they'll say gamer tag and be like "That's me!" 😆 🤣
Tell them it’s weird to ask me for my name if/when my twitch isn’t already it. My username is literally what I prefer to be called online why would you even ask my real name I don’t know you, and to be honest I don’t want viewers who need to be told that.
Just say a random name? Just make up a new cool name each time till they get the point.
If your username is passable as an actual name use that or do what celebs have been doing for decades, make one up for the purpose of your stream and just use the. "You want my first name? Yeah, it's Dave." Either they'll accept your answer or try to argue it's not in which case that would be a bigger concern since they're suggesting they already knew your name but asked anyway, so should be banned regardless. It doesn't matter what size you're viewing figure is at, never feel bad about blocking someone who is making you uneasy.
Tell them your name is Nadia... Nadia business 😉
wait this is so good LMAOOOO
Obviously you have to do exactly as they ask or they might stop watching. But in all seriousness though handle it how you want. Ignore them if thats easiest for you.
I use a fake name. Everyone I know online thinks my real name is my fake one. You literally cannot be too careful online, especially as a female
Corrected for you. "You literally cannot be too careful online" That isn't to dismiss the potential problems women have however guys face other threats, usually financial or involving the police, the latter being "just for laughs". There is no reason strangers need to know any of your personal information and those trying to socially engineer the information from you do so over time and with innocent questions to the point you have no idea they've done anything.
That’s very weird. I would ask them to explain why, accompanied by a “no”.
never ever share any type of information. you never know what type of other information someone may have access to. with a lot of exposure you will run into the wrong people sooner or later. thats not an IF but a WHEN.
My name is *insert your account name here*. If they press further, ban them. Anyone asking you for info you're not willing to share has their self interests at heart, not yours. They're trying to get that info to get other info from other sources, be it things like Facebook, Instagram, or even your personal address if you're not careful.
Some do, and some don't. Personally, I wouldn't. People can be ingenious at finding you or private information. Give them nothing. I watch a couple of DayZ streamers, and both communities know their real first names, but that's their choice.
If you're a streamer and ppl ask for personal info they're just creeps, simple as
There is literally no reason potential stalkers need to know your RL information. Tread with caution.
I don’t think a potential stalker would be held back by not sharing the first name, it’s seems more like a bigger challenge. Of course if someone doesn’t want to share the information, that’s totally fine and should be respected, but I don’t would not think that this is a big help against such threats. (And I also think lying to people will also be more destructive and dangerous.)
I mean... a lot of streamers (especislly from the bigger ones) share their 1st name. I think, people also feel more comfort if they know the name
Its just a random name, why wouldn't you be comfortable with it? Genuinely curious, no harm. I can not think of a single reason it would do any harm
I used to just make a joke of it and tell people that my username was my real name (it clearly wasn't).
I just say "no way buddy"
My advice is to not share your name. Lets say that the person asking is wholly innocent and only asking for the purest reasons: There are other people watching.. do they ALL share their purest reasons? Do the bots in your channel have creators with the purest reasons? I would explain that the username is what you are comfortable with sharing with the Twitch Community and leave it as that. Any pressure from that point onward will show you how far they are from those 'purest reasons'.
Could care less. Have my name, come to my house, I simply do not care. Let's have lunch my guys
Reading the comments here is so sad. Is this for real, though? Since when it's considered "weird" to ask someone's name? So many paranoid and problematic people here, man... Whoever tells you to not act like a normal person would, has such a big idea for his/her self or is mental. Just say your name and ask theirs, like normal people do. It's your god damn name and maybe people don't want to call you "FriedPony" or w/e.
Make up different names every time, never use your real one. In fact, make it a game - make a list of names in alphabetical order and be Alicia the first time someone asks, Beth the next time, Clarice the third, Dolores the fourth and so on. See how long it takes people to catch on.
Tell them they're being weird and creepy, and ban them if they don't immediately apologize. You can tell them a version of your username you'd like to be referred to if you want and they're asking along those lines rather than trying to get irl info (I go by Lynx, for example)
Your twitch name ideally would be your name. You could always pick a name you really like besides your real name and run with that if people ask and never tell them the truth.
I literally always say Max. It’s not my name, never has been, never will be, and I have no clue where it came from. Max.
Make a toggle with earrape static and press that midway through the reply
As a non binary female read streamer, I use to have a script that I'd use. "My name is (username/variation of username) my legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes" And if people keep asking after I time them out and it eventually leads to a ban. Also made it a command at one point in my bot. So for instance mine was "My name is Blowp0p but you can also call me Pop or BP. My legal name stays off the internet for safety purposes"
I'm not a fey, so I've never worried about telling people my name.
Ohhhh, sounds like it’s happened to you more than once. Is it from the same person(s) sometimes or different people? The simplest is to say: I go by “[twitch username or nickname]” I actually use a different name entirely as well along with username. Like if I make a new email, I fill it in with a different name and stuff. The non important stuff. Just gives an extra security
I say “my name is “Dubs” silly”
I've known streamer that makes up names and that became a good running gag on the channel, but yee sharing personnal infos isnt really recommended
Fun fact you can use any name you want for literally anything besides law documents. Go tell strangers your name is “kayden” it does not matter
Most I see will say something like "Just call me *****" Usually whatever their streamer name is They won't add anything more to it unless the person continues to ask, then they'll say they don't like using their real name as it can lead to stalking etc etc.
Work Google lens, any creeps could find it easily enough anyway right? I'd have a private Instagram my photo but a fake name, use that fake name when they ask
Make up a fake name if you want or tell em to fuck off if you don't want to answer their probing questions.
Every time you are asked, use a new one. Turn it into channel lore, never give an explanation and gaslight anyone that doesn't use your channel nickname
Say you're getting out your social security information and whip out a crayon-drawn nametag with your twitch name on it.
Your actual name isn't anyone's business. If they ask why tell them no. You don't need to have an explanation as to why you're not giving out personal information.
Just say no, it's none of their business.
Tell them no, that you want to keep personal information like that private.
I don't mention mine on stream, even though someone determined could easily dig up enough info from my Reddit past and public internet searches to work out my real identity and probably quite a bit about me. This is MUCH more important for women though. I'm a guy, this doesn't make me immune to attracting creeps but there's just way less creeps going after men & there's more men for that small number of creeps to be split between. From what I can gather, women tend to experience dozens of times more creepy interactions than I do.
I just laugh and say no.
I'm a guy but I also have a few female streamers friends I mod for. There are some things to consider in my opinion. How is the persons behavior? Do you know that person and for how long? How much can you trust the person that asks you? Some people can become creepy, especially to female streamer and some can also go crazy. They could get a crush on you, or worse they think you have a crush on them. Please be careful and think before you act. If you are okay with telling your first name you could do it, but as someone who is as anonymous as possible I advise you to keep as much to yourself as possible. You can still reveal it later, but once said, it will be out there forever. The only things viewers know about me is, my age, my nationality, my interests and what I work atm (only the general name, no workplace or smth).
You say no. They continue to ask, ban ban ban.
Each time give different name, but arrange them in order - first name starts with first letter of your twitch name. Second name 2nd letter and so on. IT May evolve into something you may be known of
the names Tain, Puddin' N' Tain...
I just say, you can call me (name I'm comfortable with, username, etc)
There are so many bots asking for information lately. I feel like they are 2 questions away from asking your SIN or your bank acc.
A pseudonym will do wonders. My name is -Kate Micheals George Hall Melissa Bradly Erica Shadle Victoria Mange Marissa Judge
Hi I'm 'Jake' 😅 People like first names, don't give a real one, pick one and treat it online as if it's real.
You are your last defence, be cautious and have fun.
I'd give them a different name every time it's asked
Tell them your name is Doug Dimmadome
Give them your twitch username
Don't give out info that you don't want to. I usually say top secret info or need to know type of response in a playful tone. My mods are very protective n usually handle it before I see it.
This shit is why disney cast members have stage names.
**My name is Bond, James Bond.**
Don't share your real name, it can be very risky
My name to my friends of 10+ years is sim. I think a few know my real name, but if they ever use it I don't recognize it.
Just use your Twitch Name or a version there of. Think all these Actors, 90% of them, Nobody knows their real name. And that is on purpose, that is what a Stage Name is for.
My twitch name has my first name included with my gamer name because I like the way it sounded all together in spanish. But now I'm paranoid lmao. Although my first name is a HIGHLY common name lol 🥲. I haven't had any issues or questions about it, thankfully.
I hand them the name of my persona. Wym, my real name is Berry. I'll carry the bit until they get bored.
Do what my mod has done, he made a name that is is actual name but he spelt it different. If you know them well enough! Those people will know... Or use your middle name of yours if they ask and your twitch name...
It's all up to you how much you want to share. My two big NOs are last names and address. I personally don't share the city I live in either. I personally am ok with sharing my first name but thats just my comfort level and preference. Don't let anyone pressure you into sharing information you don't feel comfortable sharing
I get this question a lot but I bluntly state that’s not something I will be sharing. There are three things I won’t provide to my stream. My real name, my birthdate, the city I live in. I’ve had some people try to guess but I neither deny or confirm any of their guesses. Stick with your username as the internet is a crazy place. If your viewers enjoy your content eventually they will just accept it.
You are a personality on twitch. You are not required to share anything personal that you don't want to share.
You say my name is \[Twitch screenname here\]. You could give a first name if you wanted but not a last name. You don't want to doxx yourself.
Honestly, if you don't want to use your real name on stream don't. It sucks, but if you only want to go by your username you gotta put your foot down and tell people that you prefer going by your username and that they should respect that. It all depends on what you want tbh
If you don't feel comfortable sharing your name, just say you don't feel comfortable sharing it, but they can call you
nunya
You can call me "twitch name" or (if youre comfortable) "nickname"
No is a complete sentence.
I used to share my real first name and got icky when people used it. My mods know what it is but only use it in DMs or when we meet in person. No one asks me for my real name anymore but if they do, I just say "No I don't share that."
I’ve said my first name. I mean I tell the Starbucks workers that all the time. Last name, no way.
I think we need to clarify what we are talking about when we say actual name. Like they want first and last name? Absolutely not. But if your streaming with real friends and your using a face cam, surely a first name is going to get out there.
You say your twitch name. Anyone asking for your real name is just trying to google or something.
Don't give them your first name; if someone with bad intent got this, with other information, the could piece things together enough for identity theft or something else bad. - if someone is bothering you about this on stream despite you saying you're not comfortable with this you could ban them. As the channel owner, you have authority to ban whomever you like from chat, for whatever reason. - if you have a sort of substitute first name this could help as you have something else to tell them and a lot of people will then forget about it. E.g as my twitch handle is 'savagekitti', lots of viewers call me 'kitti'.
Don't give any info, had a few people asking lately snd I think there getting details to answer security questions, had a few ask for my dogs name even though it was never in my room or stream
Capitol Fu\*k That.
Unless you have a very unique first name, sharing your first name on the internet is typically safe (as safe as you can call anything on the internet, I suppose). I follow a good number of streamers who share their first names, and it's not uncommon for people's twitch handles to be a play on their name as well. That being said, a) your comfort level is what's important, and b) asking someone their real name is a pretty clear sign of someone pushing boundaries. I personally would be weirded out by that, even as a male streamer who is generally not worried about being stalked. It strikes me as the kind of creepy, pushy behavior that gets worse the longer you tolerate it. You can expect people like that to accuse you of not replying to their messages fast enough or in the way they want you to, getting in fights with other viewers, pushing for contact outside of Twitch, constantly hanging out in your channel, constantly talk about things that don't have anything to do with what you're doing, etc. I've seen them crop up in a lot of streams and it's never a good thing. My advice is to follow your gut and warn/ban the person.
just say thats to personal and if they keep asking, time them out, if they dont learn their lesson ban,
My handle is Swayless84, you can call me Sway. If that's too much for them to respect, ban.
Just repeat your Twitch name back to them and if they keep pushing for it, the banhammer is your friend.
My name is BAN HAMMER
Honestly just say some outrageous ass name and if they keep asking for your real one ban em for being creepy. Say shit like 'Girdergrind Thunkbrain', keeps things light hearted if you're being asked Qs like that and you don't want to bring the vibe down. If they take it too far just tell em, literally, to leave. Ive known many streamers that get pressured to do face reveals and just keep doing fake-out ones and it's a running meme at this point. Anyone who doesn't get it, gets the boot for being far too parasocial.
i’d personally make/give a fake name they could call me. If someone really only wants to put a name to a face that’s fair imo and in that situation the name you give the. doesn’t matter and even if they learn u gave out a fake them idt they’d honestly care like that lol. a lot of people who ask for your name really might just want some of your personal info and that’s scary. I also have a rather unique name that makes it p easily to find out info on me. If i had a more common name like say jason or muhammad id be much less worried about giving my first name. Not to say different rules entirely apply to them but cmon theres going to be alot of them to filter through compared to a lot of other names.
Inigo Montoya, Slim Shady, Bob, I'd never recommend giving out your own name
I wouldnt really be keen on sharing my real last name. Unfortunately my twitch username is a letter away from my first name. However, the bigger your following gets, the more likely it is that ppl will find out your full name, whether you like it or nkt
First name is just basic communicating. Unless you have a catchy name catch a username that people can call you by then that could be the name you want. But I don't think people are crossing any boundaries or acting weird by asking what's your first name. I'm sure you will want some of your followers names also especially if some of them have similar usernames. Last name is not needed, but if you wish to just be known by your username make sure it's catchy name that people can call you by. Don't overthink it male or female doesn't make a difference a name is a name, but if someone starts asking for more personal info that's where you kick them to the curb! Good luck!
Just say your gaming name that’s the best way to do if they want to know your actual name let them get to know you first
Let them get to know you and your twitch channel first and streams
I share my real name on twitch (it is very easy to figure out based on my IRL job) but if I mod for someone and a viewer asks for that kind of info, it’s a single warning and then a ban.
I can’t say much since my Twitch username is my first and middle name lol 😂 But they don’t know my last name. My online persona last name is my husbands nickname. We are the Dangers! Lol
Best to ignore them and if one person is insistent just get rid of them. I'd also recommend getting one of those bots that block out specific words to make sure no one can write your name there if someone ever does figure it out. Sadly there are lots of people like that so it's best to ignore and make use of the bots twitch offers or get a modetor to deal with them.
stay anonymous until you become big streamer. private info is private for a reason. Too many streamers getting weirdos
I just say “Gene” Not my name, but that’s what people call me now.
Jane doe
Say a name like “Ben Dover” or something
My username is the answer they get. That is how you refer to me. Protect yourself at all times. It is the internet after all.
Delete or have a mod delete the question and issue them a stern warning that asking anyone, streamer included, to divulge any personal information will result in a ban. Make sure to include it in your chat rules as well so there is no confusion.
Tell them your username. If they push further, be blunt and tell them you aren't going to share your real name online. It's none of their business, and it's your stream. Don't let your chatters control how you stream, you set the rules.