You're right.  The box I check-marked when editing my profile ensures only that my actual name will appear in the profile itself.  What confused me was that many people use log-in names very similar to their actual names, so I was assuming that the feature was implemented as an option in forums.

I would definitely like to see actual names in forum postings.  A person's actual name instead of (not in addition to) the login name would be much more useful and friendly.

Hi Jack,

Making the posting "unpublished" after 30 days, with the option to repost, would be fine with me. 

P.S.  Has the feature of being able to post your actual name instead of your usual name in forums been withdrawn?  Or is it not working for this forum?

It would be great if the Marketplace had a way for people to post their availability as contractors.  If we limited the length of such postings, they could be a good resource for scanning locally available talent in the high-tech community. A contractor could post a short blurb, with a link to his or her web site.  If postings were automatically deleted after a month, we could prevent clutter, such as information about contractors who are no longer available.  See my own profile for an example of the kind of information that a contractor could post in 50 words or less.