No. NaNoWriMo has never required community members to interact as their legal identity within the community and the new volunteer certification process will not impact that. Identity verification and background checks are administrative measures being put in place for community safety and compliance purposes. The purpose of these is for the organization to verify your eligibility to participate in our volunteer programs. These will have no bearing on what will display in your public profile. We respect the long list of legitimate reasons why community members may not want to interact under their legal names.