A TFN poll asks whether the forum-goers prefer to refer to Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi as Obi-Wan or as Ben.
I can't really I'm surprised, but I am dismayed to see that most of the respondents simply say "Obi-Wan" without further elaboration or justification.
It shows the way the PT takes precedence in their minds... if more of them had been introduced to SW 1977 first, they might follow Luke in thinking of him as "Ben" first and foremost.
My own preference, for the record, is to distinguish between Obi-Wan Kenobi (the character in the theatrical version of SW 1977) and Ben Kenobi (his actual name as given in the 1975 third draft).
Ben Kenobi, for instance, is a cyborg with a mechanical right hand like Luke's in ROTJ; but Obi-Wan is not.
I might as well ask: What are the feelings of the OT.com community on the question of General Kenobi's name?