First, the most common use of a &quot;chosen name&quot; policy would be to let you find someone by the name they actually use - stage name, pen name, drag name, or unofficially changed name.<p>Second, the less common but equally important use of a chosen name policy would be to <i>make it hard</i> to find someone who doesn&#x27;t want to be found eg: by an abusive, dangerous ex.