I think the intent with the "named user" forum would be to only expose their real names in that area and NOT link it to their regular, probably anonymous nick. The previous system admin, who died a few months ago, was enthusiastic about privacy. It doesn't always lend itself to serious...
We have vBulletin 4.x with a number of add ons. How to find consultants who can help with the migration to Xenforo? A key issue is retaining functionality such as Shout Box, Classifieds, Calendar, etc. There is some desire to have basic CMS features related to historical information that runs...