diff --git a/WHATSNEW.md b/WHATSNEW.md
index 107bd533..3216f83d 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW.md
+++ b/WHATSNEW.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This document attempts to track **major** changes and additions in ENiGMA½. For
     * Finally, the system will search for `index.html` and `index.htm` in that order, if another suitable route cannot be established.
 * CombatNet has shut down, so the module (`combatnet.js`) has been removed.
 * The Menu Flag `popParent` has been removed and `noHistory` has been updated to work as expected. In general things should "Just Work", but check your `menu.hjson` entries if you see menu stack issues.
+* Various New User Application (NUA) properties are now optional. If you would like to reduce the information users are required, remove optional fields from NUA artwork and collect less. These properties will be stored as "" (empty). Optional properties are as follows: Real name, Birth date, Sex, Location, Affiliations (Affils), Email, and Web address.
 * Art handling has been changed to respect the art width contained in SAUCE when present in the case where the terminal width is greater than the art width. This fixes art files that assume wrapping at 80 columns on wide (mostly new utf8) terminals.
 
 ## 0.0.13-beta
diff --git a/core/achievement.js b/core/achievement.js
index d73372ca..582468a3 100644
--- a/core/achievement.js
+++ b/core/achievement.js
@@ -505,9 +505,9 @@ class Achievements {
     getFormatObject(info) {
         return {
             userName: info.user.username,
-            userRealName: info.user.properties[UserProps.RealName],
-            userLocation: info.user.properties[UserProps.Location],
-            userAffils: info.user.properties[UserProps.Affiliations],
+            userRealName: info.user.realName(false) || 'N/A',
+            userLocation: info.user.properties[UserProps.Location] || 'N/A',
+            userAffils: info.user.properties[UserProps.Affiliations] || 'N/A',
             nodeId: info.client.node,
             title: info.details.title,
             //text            : info.global ? info.details.globalText : info.details.text,
diff --git a/core/client_connections.js b/core/client_connections.js
index 3dbf0e45..447669c2 100644
--- a/core/client_connections.js
+++ b/core/client_connections.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function getActiveConnectionList(
         //
         entry.text = ac.user?.username || 'N/A';
         entry.userName = ac.user?.username || 'N/A';
-        entry.realName = ac.user?.getProperty(UserProps.RealName) || 'N/A';
+        entry.realName = ac.user?.realName(false) || 'N/A';
         entry.location = ac.user?.getProperty(UserProps.Location) || 'N/A';
         entry.affils = entry.affiliation =
             ac.user?.getProperty(UserProps.Affiliations) || 'N/A';
diff --git a/core/fse.js b/core/fse.js
index c5413989..6d883ba8 100644
--- a/core/fse.js
+++ b/core/fse.js
@@ -982,11 +982,7 @@ exports.FullScreenEditorModule =
                                     const area = getMessageAreaByTag(self.messageAreaTag);
                                     if (fromView !== undefined) {
                                         if (area && area.realNames) {
-                                            fromView.setText(
-                                                self.client.user.properties[
-                                                    UserProps.RealName
-                                                ] || self.client.user.username
-                                            );
+                                            fromView.setText(self.client.user.realName());
                                         } else {
                                             fromView.setText(self.client.user.username);
                                         }
diff --git a/core/my_messages.js b/core/my_messages.js
index 0f1fe620..2d5d0c32 100644
--- a/core/my_messages.js
+++ b/core/my_messages.js
@@ -21,10 +21,7 @@ exports.getModule = class MyMessagesModule extends MenuModule {
 
     initSequence() {
         const filter = {
-            toUserName: [
-                this.client.user.username,
-                this.client.user.getProperty(UserProps.RealName),
-            ],
+            toUserName: [this.client.user.username, this.client.user.realName()],
             sort: 'modTimestamp',
             resultType: 'messageList',
             limit: 1024 * 16, //  we want some sort of limit...
diff --git a/core/nua.js b/core/nua.js
index 4f6f355d..9eabc232 100644
--- a/core/nua.js
+++ b/core/nua.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const UserProps = require('./user_property.js');
 
 //  deps
 const _ = require('lodash');
+const moment = require('moment');
 
 exports.moduleInfo = {
     name: 'NUA',
@@ -95,15 +96,15 @@ exports.getModule = class NewUserAppModule extends MenuModule {
                 areaTag = areaTag || '';
 
                 newUser.properties = {
-                    [UserProps.RealName]: formData.value.realName,
+                    [UserProps.RealName]: formData.value.realName || '',
                     [UserProps.Birthdate]: getISOTimestampString(
-                        formData.value.birthdate
+                        formData.value.birthdate || moment()
                     ),
-                    [UserProps.Sex]: formData.value.sex,
-                    [UserProps.Location]: formData.value.location,
-                    [UserProps.Affiliations]: formData.value.affils,
-                    [UserProps.EmailAddress]: formData.value.email,
-                    [UserProps.WebAddress]: formData.value.web,
+                    [UserProps.Sex]: formData.value.sex || '',
+                    [UserProps.Location]: formData.value.location || '',
+                    [UserProps.Affiliations]: formData.value.affils || '',
+                    [UserProps.EmailAddress]: formData.value.email || '',
+                    [UserProps.WebAddress]: formData.value.web || '',
                     [UserProps.AccountCreated]: getISOTimestampString(),
 
                     [UserProps.MessageConfTag]: confTag,
diff --git a/core/user.js b/core/user.js
index 58cf69d9..125850bf 100644
--- a/core/user.js
+++ b/core/user.js
@@ -124,12 +124,29 @@ module.exports = class User {
         return isMember;
     }
 
+    realName(withUsernameFallback = true) {
+        const realName = this.getProperty(UserProps.RealName);
+        if (realName) {
+            return realName;
+        }
+        if (withUsernameFallback) {
+            return this.username;
+        }
+    }
+
     getSanitizedName(type = 'username') {
-        const name =
-            'real' === type ? this.getProperty(UserProps.RealName) : this.username;
+        const name = 'real' === type ? this.realName(true) : this.username;
         return sanatizeFilename(name) || `user${this.userId.toString()}`;
     }
 
+    emailAddress() {
+        const email = this.getProperty(UserProps.EmailAddress);
+        if (email) {
+            const realName = this.realName(false);
+            return realName ? `${realName} <${email}>` : email;
+        }
+    }
+
     isAvailable() {
         return (this.statusFlags & User.StatusFlags.NotAvailable) == 0;
     }
diff --git a/core/user_2fa_otp_web_register.js b/core/user_2fa_otp_web_register.js
index edae1d5b..2d04280c 100644
--- a/core/user_2fa_otp_web_register.js
+++ b/core/user_2fa_otp_web_register.js
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ module.exports = class User2FA_OTPWebRegister {
                     }
 
                     const message = {
-                        to: `${
-                            user.getProperty(UserProps.RealName) || user.username
-                        } <${user.getProperty(UserProps.EmailAddress)}>`,
+                        to: user.emailAddress(),
                         //  from will be filled in
                         subject: '2-Factor Authentication Registration',
                         text: textTemplate,
diff --git a/core/user_config.js b/core/user_config.js
index a612e95c..b597ac4d 100644
--- a/core/user_config.js
+++ b/core/user_config.js
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@ exports.getModule = class UserConfigModule extends MenuModule {
                 formData = _.clone(formData);
 
                 const newProperties = {
-                    [UserProps.RealName]: formData.value.realName,
+                    [UserProps.RealName]: formData.value.realName || '',
                     [UserProps.Birthdate]: getISOTimestampString(
-                        formData.value.birthdate
+                        formData.value.birthdate || moment()
                     ),
-                    [UserProps.Sex]: formData.value.sex,
-                    [UserProps.Location]: formData.value.location,
-                    [UserProps.Affiliations]: formData.value.affils,
-                    [UserProps.EmailAddress]: formData.value.email,
-                    [UserProps.WebAddress]: formData.value.web,
+                    [UserProps.Sex]: formData.value.sex || '',
+                    [UserProps.Location]: formData.value.location || '',
+                    [UserProps.Affiliations]: formData.value.affils || '',
+                    [UserProps.EmailAddress]: formData.value.email || '',
+                    [UserProps.WebAddress]: formData.value.web || '',
                     [UserProps.TermHeight]: formData.value.termHeight.toString(),
                     [UserProps.ThemeId]:
                         self.availThemeInfo[formData.value.theme].themeId,
@@ -233,11 +233,7 @@ exports.getModule = class UserConfigModule extends MenuModule {
                     function populateViews(callback) {
                         const user = self.client.user;
 
-                        self.setViewText(
-                            'menu',
-                            MciCodeIds.RealName,
-                            user.properties[UserProps.RealName]
-                        );
+                        self.setViewText('menu', MciCodeIds.RealName, user.realName(false) || '');
                         self.setViewText(
                             'menu',
                             MciCodeIds.BirthDate,
diff --git a/core/web_password_reset.js b/core/web_password_reset.js
index dbc4f88d..f5cf73c7 100644
--- a/core/web_password_reset.js
+++ b/core/web_password_reset.js
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ class WebPasswordReset {
                     }
 
                     const message = {
-                        to: `${user.properties[UserProps.RealName] || user.username} <${
-                            user.properties[UserProps.EmailAddress]
-                        }>`,
+                        to: user.emailAddress(),
                         //  from will be filled in
                         subject: 'Forgot Password',
                         text: textTemplate,
diff --git a/core/wfc.js b/core/wfc.js
index 749593ab..41a258b2 100644
--- a/core/wfc.js
+++ b/core/wfc.js
@@ -506,9 +506,7 @@ exports.getModule = class WaitingForCallerModule extends MenuModule {
 
             //  Current
             currentUserName: this.client.user.username,
-            currentUserRealName:
-                this.client.user.getProperty(UserProps.RealName) ||
-                this.client.user.username,
+            currentUserRealName: this.client.user.realName(false) || 'N/A',
             availIndicator: availIndicator,
             visIndicator: visIndicator,
             lastLoginUserName: lastLoginStats.userName,