user295: Some of the users have "Unregistered" next to their name. What does not mean.

user749: I noticed the same here:


If you want to answer a question, it is not necessary to login with your Stackexchange account. This option becomes visible when you log out and is show as below:

It means you can fill in whatever name you want to display (tested). This does not work for Meta as an registered account is mandatory. 

295: <p>Some of the users have "Unregistered" next to their name. What does not mean.</p>
 749: <p>I noticed the same <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/users/902/anonymous-coward">here</a>:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uJHae.png" alt="Anonymous image"></p>

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<p>If you want to answer a question, it is not necessary to login with your Stackexchange account. This option becomes visible when you log out and is show as below:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/lMe6P.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>It means you can fill in whatever name you want to display (tested). This does <strong>not</strong> work for Meta as an registered account is mandatory. </p>
