OK. Not a big deal. I just thought it would be nicer to be greeted by my name then by my login userid. The side benefit I saw was that it provided a bit of anonymity in the sense that it doesn't matter if I'm in a library or at work, my name (or nickname - fake or real) would be what people (or coworkers see) instead of my username/userid. Hence, if they see just 'Matt' or 'Dave' (assuming there are thousands of Matt or Dave on this site), for example, they can't go track down what all my issues were and see how lamo some of my questions may have been or how much time I spend helping other people instead of doing my work...LOL. Just kidding about the last part but I'm sure there must be people out there who sees the side benefit as well, no? I have no issues with my username though, but thank you for your responses.
-giannicello