[DanBC]

That's nice for you. But since no-one is trying to stop you from using your real name I'm not sure what your point is.

There are plenty of people that I know on YouTube by their fake names. I have no idea what benefits I get from them using a real name.

One problem that YouTube needs to sort out is "replygirls"; another is the appalling quality of comments.

(A last one is the unfortunate placing of ads. I keep seeing an ad about being a father (and backing up photos?) - there's no way to tell youtube that you never want to see that ad again. I imagine that there are many people who find that ad unbearable because they have recently lost a child. I would be happy to rate ads, and for YouTube to give that data back to advertisers. I tend to watch the ads to pay for the content I'm using. I only skip if it's infuriating.)