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On July 07 2010 06:38 Xeris wrote: What's wrong with using your real name? You scared? Yes. I want to be able to curse people out without them knowing who I am. | ||
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On July 07 2010 06:38 Xeris wrote: What's wrong with using your real name? You scared? See the thing is, this isn't a tightly knit community like Teamliquid is, we're talking about the World of Warcraft community, over 10 million. Among these are many individuals who have bad tempers and when they're repeatedly killed in PvP they will lash out. Attack over Counterstrike game These kinds of things happen, not to menion females or people with original names, they are so easy to find and so frequently harassed. On top of this there are potential employers and current employers, I don't want my boss knowing I was posting on teamliquid forums during work. All posts are timestamped and they will be able to find them easily. | ||
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On July 07 2010 06:58 Barrin wrote: OMG LOL (taken from official bliz thread that this topic is about)" If this doesnt make blizz realize how bad of an idea this is I dont know what will. | ||
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Deleted User 3420
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On July 07 2010 08:43 Plexa wrote: The thing that perplexes me is how organisations like NetSafe and whatnot who have been promoting keeping your real life contact details safe when you are on the internet are reacting to this. Could you please explain for the uninformed how they are reacting to it. | ||
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eXigent.
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or when you sign any document or when you put gifts on layaway or when you play a sport, your name is on your jersey. Now the whole crowd knows who you are! How about in school when everyone introduces themselves on the first day, or puts their last name on their assignment sheets. Lastly, what about the phone book? Your first and last name are entered there, and yet there is no uproar. You need alot more than a first and a last name to be scammed online. Also, for the guy on the blizz forums that is using the stupid excuse that he is in witness protection is just retarded. Why would he give them his original name, and not the name he was given by the police? Seriously, thats the dumbest argument ever!. He uses the police name for EVERYTHING else he does, so whats the difference?. Overall, most people are complaining simply because they can. | ||
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If you piss off someone in game, or on the forums (even if it's just by beating them in the game) - they can then use those details against you. They can spam your email address. They can go on your facebook and fuck with you and your friends. They can spam call your home if you have posted the info online. I mean... think about it.... | ||
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tofucake
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On July 07 2010 09:08 eXigent. wrote: + Show Spoiler + I dont really see what the huge problem is with giving someone your name. What about IRL when you sitting in a medicenter, and the nurse calls you by your first and last name. Now all the other people know your name. or when you sign any document or when you put gifts on layaway or when you play a sport, your name is on your jersey. Now the whole crowd knows who you are! How about in school when everyone introduces themselves on the first day, or puts their last name on their assignment sheets. Lastly, what about the phone book? Your first and last name are entered there, and yet there is no uproar. You need alot more than a first and a last name to be scammed online. Also, for the guy on the blizz forums that is using the stupid excuse that he is in witness protection is just retarded. Why would he give them his original name, and not the name he was given by the police? Seriously, thats the dumbest argument ever!. He uses the police name for EVERYTHING else he does, so whats the difference?. Overall, most people are complaining simply because they can. Because you obviously didn't read the link posted 3? above yours... Recently, we introduced our new Real ID feature http://eu.battle.net/realid/, a new way to stay connected with your friends on the new Battle.net. Today, we wanted to give you a heads up about our plans for Real ID on our official forums, discuss the design philosophy behind the changes we’re making, and give you a first look at some of the new features we’re adding to the forums to help improve the quality of conversations and make the forums an even more enjoyable place for players to visit. The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID -- that is, their real-life first and last name -- with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. Certain classic forums, including the classic Battle.net forums, will remain unchanged. So Blizzard are now making it so instead of showing your character on those forums, it'll instead show your real name with the option of attaching your char name too it (no option of not showing your real name). Now I think it's fairly safe to say that this is perhaps the dumbest idea that anyone has ever had ever. To alleviate people's concerns, Blizzard employee Bashiok decided to say his real name on the forums, his real name is Micah Whipple http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=25712374892&sid=1&pageNo=1 Post #16 So say hi to Micah Whipple Address: 473 Avenue B Lakeport, CA 95453-6032 Phone Number: (707) 263-0190 Age: 28 Family: Kimberly K Whipple, age: 54 Jason Stephen Whipple, age 34 It looks like he's staying in the same house as his mother =[ http://www.whitepages.com/search/FindPerson?firstname=Micah&name=Whipple&where=Lakeport, CA http://www.peoplelookup.com/search-summary-out.php?trackit=&ReportType=1&qf=Micah&qmi=&qn=Whipple&qs=CA&searchform=name&focusfirst=1 Oh btw, here is his facebook too: http://www.facebook.com/micah.whipple Music Honeypie, Closed Heart Surgery, The Sound Of Animals Fighting, White Stripes, Tool Band, Radiohead, Disorient Express, The Mars Volta, The Unhandled Exceptions, As Tall As Lions, The Dear Hunter Movies *Big Trouble in Little China*, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Disney Pixar Television The Daily Show, Samurai Champloo, Tim and Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!, Freaks and Geeks, 30 Rock, Human Giant I think we can all see what a great idea this is going to be. | ||
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Amber[LighT]
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On July 07 2010 09:08 eXigent. wrote: I dont really see what the huge problem is with giving someone your name. What about IRL when you sitting in a medicenter, and the nurse calls you by your first and last name. Now all the other people know your name. or when you sign any document or when you put gifts on layaway or when you play a sport, your name is on your jersey. Now the whole crowd knows who you are! How about in school when everyone introduces themselves on the first day, or puts their last name on their assignment sheets. Lastly, what about the phone book? Your first and last name are entered there, and yet there is no uproar. You need alot more than a first and a last name to be scammed online. Also, for the guy on the blizz forums that is using the stupid excuse that he is in witness protection is just retarded. Why would he give them his original name, and not the name he was given by the police? Seriously, thats the dumbest argument ever!. He uses the police name for EVERYTHING else he does, so whats the difference?. Overall, most people are complaining simply because they can. With a name you could go as far as opening up credit cards on the internet, accessing e-mail accounts, bank accounts online, game characters, forum identities. I've seen what happens when someone gets your real name. It takes a whole 20 minutes for the wrong person to get a hold of it and start learning about your life. On July 07 2010 09:14 travis wrote: Here is the problem with having to post your real name, it's quite simple. If you piss off someone in game, or on the forums (even if it's just by beating them in the game) - they can then use those details against you. They can spam your email address. They can go on your facebook and fuck with you and your friends. They can spam call your home if you have posted the info online. I mean... think about it.... And a lot of people aren't even aware that this info is readily available EVEN if they never posted it. See Micah Whipple on pipl My dead grandfather can be found on pipl.com, and he died in 1993, and NEVER even touched a computer in his lifetime. | ||
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On July 07 2010 09:03 travis wrote: Could you please explain for the uninformed how they are reacting to it. I don't know - I want to know, but they haven't released a statement as of yet. Found this in the massive outcry on battlenet: so appropriate | ||
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Amber[LighT]
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On July 07 2010 09:31 travis wrote: amber, awesome site, i did not know about that. ty It's a good idea to search yourself and go to the reference sites to ask them to remove your personal information. That's how the info is being pulled. Also this is how I (and a lot of employers) do our "google checks." Trust me I've found drinking tickets, arrests, youtube videos (the account information didn't even have the guys name visible), and more. It will find your myspace, facebook, linkedin as well. | ||
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