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chraej.
51 Posts
to hit a wider market they need to lock everything down so they can sell their product to kids and adults alike. | ||
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baskerville
541 Posts
On July 07 2010 03:03 PeT[uK] wrote: I'm not entirely sure I understand what is sooo wrong with this. Is anyone a Russian spy here? This deters trolls from being trolls. That's it. I am sure no one really cares wtf someones real name is. Hi my name is Amoni Wells. Does anyone care? Didn't think so how bout your future kids giving their real names online? | ||
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baskerville
541 Posts
On July 07 2010 03:27 Kishime wrote: Who cares? My name is Jim O'Hearn. Have at me!!!! IMO, unless you are a complete troll who everyone hates, nobody is going to try to get your personal info or care what your name is. how bout your kid's name available worldwide? | ||
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Deadlift
United States358 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:34 baskerville wrote: how bout your kid's name available worldwide? Jim O'Hearn Jr. Get him! | ||
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Offhand
United States1869 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:29 Auronz wrote: So, what you gonna do now to him? Murder him in cold blood? Take a plane to do that? I bet nobody will. going from that principle, anybody could get annoyed at you in facebook or some other site and then murder you in cold blood because it always says where you live and your name in those social relation sites. Bnet is probably becoming a more honest place, and for the love of god, why the hell would you be ashamed of gaming? You do realize the potential is there. Now I don't have anything against Michael, but if I had some kind of vendetta against the man, yeah I could head over to Utah. Also, what part of "a more honest place" is the new bnet going to be? You think trolling and idiocy will stop just because names are accosiated now? People are still going to be retards, they'll just be retards with their names out in the public. Seeing as how identity theft was such a big deal not to long ago, it's amazing Blizzard would even attempt something this stupid. I don't really feel ashamed because I play video games, but I'm well aware that playing video games comes with a whole bunch of social stigma still, and that's not something I'm going to have effect my professional life. | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:31 starcat wrote: To people who do not think it is a big deal just dont get it. Personally, i have been working at a law firm for a year or so as a lawyer. For those who are not aware, many firms and employers are accountable to the public. Auditors, lawyers, doctors, teachers, law enforcement, etc... are all publically accountable. Anyone in these fields is already aware of the limits and restrictions about online conduct as anything you say or do will not only impact you as an individual, but the employer as well. Our facebook pages are bare, not all pictures can be posted, you need to be careful when making wall posts, etc. For me, i have no problem with this and i understand it. Video games for these people are the only way they can interact with others anonymously. Such as I. I enjoy posting on message boards, and also did so on the beta forums. I find it helps me learn and help others, and i like the community aspect of it. And dont get me wrong, i enjoy the occasional flame or joke just like anyone else here. The problem arises when I cannot even post anonymously anymore. As you can see, having my real name would impact what i can or cannot post since if my name is associated, my firm and profession is as well. If an auditor posts something that isnt the best thing (but very acceptable by our 'e-standards' we will very likely be punished for breach of the rules of professional conduct of the profession, and will likely result in your employer punishing you some way as well, and depending on the severity you may end up having your CA/CPA designation revoked because of it. Especially in the world we live in today where even jokes can get you in a lot of trouble. Lots of people do not seem to understand that making everything we do relate to our real name, we lose a large part of our enjoyment, and at the end of the day will result in the opposite of what blizzard wants to achieve, thus is a bad idea. I will not be posting on the forums any more, and will post here instead. Sure if you are a kid in high school, you really wont care about anything and will post wahtever you want, but if you have a job such as i, or any of the above jobs mentioned above, you will agree that real name association is not a good thing. Only the ignorant do not seem to understand this, and say "Oh i dont see the big deal?". Well, son, the big deal is that you are only hindering your own community, and hindering the overall game experience of the consumers. Thanks. So, here is the big reveal: They Do Not Want People Like You Posting. A couple of posts under your real name on the official Blizzard forums will not hurt your career. I *know* this to be true. But several posts may. Hundreds or thousands will almost certainly have some effect. But you will take your anonymous posting elsewhere. Which is EXACTLY what they want. They do NOT want people like you chattin' it up on their forums: they don't want you to spam, they don't want you to participate in gigantic discussions about how OP paladins are, they don't want you to flame anyone. And so you will limit yourself to 1-5 harmless posts. Which is exactly what they want from you. See?  | ||
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AeonStrife
United States918 Posts
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keV.
United States3214 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:31 starcat wrote: To people who do not think it is a big deal just dont get it. Personally, i have been working at a law firm for a year or so as a lawyer. For those who are not aware, many firms and employers are accountable to the public. Auditors, lawyers, doctors, teachers, law enforcement, etc... are all publically accountable. Anyone in these fields is already aware of the limits and restrictions about online conduct as anything you say or do will not only impact you as an individual, but the employer as well. Our facebook pages are bare, not all pictures can be posted, you need to be careful when making wall posts, etc. For me, i have no problem with this and i understand it. Video games for these people are the only way they can interact with others anonymously. Such as I. I enjoy posting on message boards, and also did so on the beta forums. I find it helps me learn and help others, and i like the community aspect of it. And dont get me wrong, i enjoy the occasional flame or joke just like anyone else here. The problem arises when I cannot even post anonymously anymore. As you can see, having my real name would impact what i can or cannot post since if my name is associated, my firm and profession is as well. If an auditor posts something that isnt the best thing (but very acceptable by our 'e-standards' we will very likely be punished for breach of the rules of professional conduct of the profession, and will likely result in your employer punishing you some way as well, and depending on the severity you may end up having your CA/CPA designation revoked because of it. Especially in the world we live in today where even jokes can get you in a lot of trouble. Lots of people do not seem to understand that making everything we do relate to our real name, we lose a large part of our enjoyment, and at the end of the day will result in the opposite of what blizzard wants to achieve, thus is a bad idea. I will not be posting on the forums any more, and will post here instead. Sure if you are a kid in high school, you really wont care about anything and will post wahtever you want, but if you have a job such as i, or any of the above jobs mentioned above, you will agree that real name association is not a good thing. Only the ignorant do not seem to understand this, and say "Oh i dont see the big deal?". Well, son, the big deal is that you are only hindering your own community, and hindering the overall game experience of the consumers. Thanks. Thanks for posting starcat, maybe now the denialists will actually acknowledge the existence of people like you. There is just no reason for this change... the impacts were clearly not thought all the way through. | ||
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Makh
Canada143 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:29 Auronz wrote: So, what you gonna do now to him? Murder him in cold blood? Take a plane to do that? I bet nobody will. going from that principle, anybody could get annoyed at you in facebook or some other site and then murder you in cold blood because it always says where you live and your name in those social relation sites. Bnet is probably becoming a more honest place, and for the love of god, why the hell would you be ashamed of gaming? No, but I am his very catty WoW guild leader, and I am going to encourage my members to prank call him at all hours in the night for leaving the guild. I am also a forum troll on the Blizzard forums that are abysmally moderated. I am going to derail his thread and tell him that I took little Stephanie to the Zoo today, and she enjoyed looking at the cougars. And I'll be taking her on another outing next week while he's at work. I have learned never to underestimate the depths to which people will sink -- which is why I am careful to insulate my online personality from my actual self. | ||
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chraej.
51 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:29 Auronz wrote: So, what you gonna do now to him? Murder him in cold blood? Take a plane to do that? I bet nobody will. going from that principle, anybody could get annoyed at you in facebook or some other site and then murder you in cold blood because it always says where you live and your name in those social relation sites. Bnet is probably becoming a more honest place, and for the love of god, why the hell would you be ashamed of gaming? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/05/27/2010-05-27_video_gamer_hunts_down_stabs_man_who_killed_his_online_counterstrike_character.html ...oops? +you probably only hang out with people who enjoy gaming with you and mostly interact with that kind of people - however with social networking on the rise and job research looking into your networks you should know that at the moment gaming is not seen as a normal hobby by those that are 20+ | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:34 baskerville wrote: how bout your kid's name available worldwide? Man, I don't know if you're aware of the laws on things like this. Your kids can't just have their names revealed willy-nilly. | ||
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Tray
United States122 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:35 kajeus wrote: + Show Spoiler + On July 07 2010 05:31 starcat wrote: To people who do not think it is a big deal just dont get it. Personally, i have been working at a law firm for a year or so as a lawyer. For those who are not aware, many firms and employers are accountable to the public. Auditors, lawyers, doctors, teachers, law enforcement, etc... are all publically accountable. Anyone in these fields is already aware of the limits and restrictions about online conduct as anything you say or do will not only impact you as an individual, but the employer as well. Our facebook pages are bare, not all pictures can be posted, you need to be careful when making wall posts, etc. For me, i have no problem with this and i understand it. Video games for these people are the only way they can interact with others anonymously. Such as I. I enjoy posting on message boards, and also did so on the beta forums. I find it helps me learn and help others, and i like the community aspect of it. And dont get me wrong, i enjoy the occasional flame or joke just like anyone else here. The problem arises when I cannot even post anonymously anymore. As you can see, having my real name would impact what i can or cannot post since if my name is associated, my firm and profession is as well. If an auditor posts something that isnt the best thing (but very acceptable by our 'e-standards' we will very likely be punished for breach of the rules of professional conduct of the profession, and will likely result in your employer punishing you some way as well, and depending on the severity you may end up having your CA/CPA designation revoked because of it. Especially in the world we live in today where even jokes can get you in a lot of trouble. Lots of people do not seem to understand that making everything we do relate to our real name, we lose a large part of our enjoyment, and at the end of the day will result in the opposite of what blizzard wants to achieve, thus is a bad idea. I will not be posting on the forums any more, and will post here instead. Sure if you are a kid in high school, you really wont care about anything and will post wahtever you want, but if you have a job such as i, or any of the above jobs mentioned above, you will agree that real name association is not a good thing. Only the ignorant do not seem to understand this, and say "Oh i dont see the big deal?". Well, son, the big deal is that you are only hindering your own community, and hindering the overall game experience of the consumers. Thanks. So, here is the big reveal: They Do Not Want People Like You Posting. A couple of posts under your real name on the official Blizzard forums will not hurt your career. I *know* this to be true. But several posts may. Hundreds or thousands will almost certainly have some effect. But you will take your anonymous posting elsewhere. Which is EXACTLY what they want. They do NOT want people like you chattin' it up on their forums: they don't want you to spam, they don't want you to participate in gigantic discussions about how OP paladins are, they don't want you to flame anyone. And so you will limit yourself to 1-5 harmless posts. Which is exactly what they want from you. See? DING DING DING DING. We have a winnar!! | ||
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:18 Pandain wrote: That's funny considering you're registered on a starcraft fansite. :p Why? I got in on the SC2 beta in April, and immediately looked around for promising community sites as soon as I realized just how great the game was. TL came to the front of Google, and there you are.  | ||
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kajeus
United States679 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:36 chraej. wrote: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/05/27/2010-05-27_video_gamer_hunts_down_stabs_man_who_killed_his_online_counterstrike_character.html ...oops? Charles Manson was inspired by the Beatles!! Rock music must be stopped because it inspired KILLERS!!! | ||
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ikkyixo
United States49 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:31 starcat wrote: To people who do not think it is a big deal just dont get it. Personally, i have been working at a law firm for a year or so as a lawyer. For those who are not aware, many firms and employers are accountable to the public. Auditors, lawyers, doctors, teachers, law enforcement, etc... are all publically accountable. Anyone in these fields is already aware of the limits and restrictions about online conduct as anything you say or do will not only impact you as an individual, but the employer as well. Our facebook pages are bare, not all pictures can be posted, you need to be careful when making wall posts, etc. For me, i have no problem with this and i understand it. Video games for these people are the only way they can interact with others anonymously. Such as I. I enjoy posting on message boards, and also did so on the beta forums. I find it helps me learn and help others, and i like the community aspect of it. And dont get me wrong, i enjoy the occasional flame or joke just like anyone else here. The problem arises when I cannot even post anonymously anymore. As you can see, having my real name would impact what i can or cannot post since if my name is associated, my firm and profession is as well. If an auditor posts something that isnt the best thing (but very acceptable by our 'e-standards' we will very likely be punished for breach of the rules of professional conduct of the profession, and will likely result in your employer punishing you some way as well, and depending on the severity you may end up having your CA/CPA designation revoked because of it. Especially in the world we live in today where even jokes can get you in a lot of trouble. Lots of people do not seem to understand that making everything we do relate to our real name, we lose a large part of our enjoyment, and at the end of the day will result in the opposite of what blizzard wants to achieve, thus is a bad idea. I will not be posting on the forums any more, and will post here instead. Sure if you are a kid in high school, you really wont care about anything and will post wahtever you want, but if you have a job such as i, or any of the above jobs mentioned above, you will agree that real name association is not a good thing. Only the ignorant do not seem to understand this, and say "Oh i dont see the big deal?". Well, son, the big deal is that you are only hindering your own community, and hindering the overall game experience of the consumers. Thanks. When you're in a job position as the one you described, you just don't use their forums. If making a post on a gaming forum is going to jeapordize your job, then you don't post in that said forum. You are a minority. Or maybe I'm the minority in regards to being employed at an established and well known company, who doesn't give a care about what you do in your own off the clock time as long as it does not damage the company's name. | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:35 kajeus wrote: + Show Spoiler + On July 07 2010 05:31 starcat wrote: To people who do not think it is a big deal just dont get it. Personally, i have been working at a law firm for a year or so as a lawyer. For those who are not aware, many firms and employers are accountable to the public. Auditors, lawyers, doctors, teachers, law enforcement, etc... are all publically accountable. Anyone in these fields is already aware of the limits and restrictions about online conduct as anything you say or do will not only impact you as an individual, but the employer as well. Our facebook pages are bare, not all pictures can be posted, you need to be careful when making wall posts, etc. For me, i have no problem with this and i understand it. Video games for these people are the only way they can interact with others anonymously. Such as I. I enjoy posting on message boards, and also did so on the beta forums. I find it helps me learn and help others, and i like the community aspect of it. And dont get me wrong, i enjoy the occasional flame or joke just like anyone else here. The problem arises when I cannot even post anonymously anymore. As you can see, having my real name would impact what i can or cannot post since if my name is associated, my firm and profession is as well. If an auditor posts something that isnt the best thing (but very acceptable by our 'e-standards' we will very likely be punished for breach of the rules of professional conduct of the profession, and will likely result in your employer punishing you some way as well, and depending on the severity you may end up having your CA/CPA designation revoked because of it. Especially in the world we live in today where even jokes can get you in a lot of trouble. Lots of people do not seem to understand that making everything we do relate to our real name, we lose a large part of our enjoyment, and at the end of the day will result in the opposite of what blizzard wants to achieve, thus is a bad idea. I will not be posting on the forums any more, and will post here instead. Sure if you are a kid in high school, you really wont care about anything and will post wahtever you want, but if you have a job such as i, or any of the above jobs mentioned above, you will agree that real name association is not a good thing. Only the ignorant do not seem to understand this, and say "Oh i dont see the big deal?". Well, son, the big deal is that you are only hindering your own community, and hindering the overall game experience of the consumers. Thanks. So, here is the big reveal: They Do Not Want People Like You Posting. A couple of posts under your real name on the official Blizzard forums will not hurt your career. I *know* this to be true. But several posts may. Hundreds or thousands will almost certainly have some effect. But you will take your anonymous posting elsewhere. Which is EXACTLY what they want. They do NOT want people like you chattin' it up on their forums: they don't want you to spam, they don't want you to participate in gigantic discussions about how OP paladins are, they don't want you to flame anyone. And so you will limit yourself to 1-5 harmless posts. Which is exactly what they want from you. See? ... No, I don't see - they don't want articulate and intelligent posters? | ||
{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:38 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Also some are saying this breaks EU privacy laws, true? I wouldn't think so. Posting on the forums is optional, and I still don't think that your name will be shown to everyone ingame. (Yet.) | ||
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T0fuuu
Australia2275 Posts
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Serpico
4285 Posts
On July 07 2010 05:29 Auronz wrote: So, what you gonna do now to him? Murder him in cold blood? Take a plane to do that? I bet nobody will. going from that principle, anybody could get annoyed at you in facebook or some other site and then murder you in cold blood because it always says where you live and your name in those social relation sites. Bnet is probably becoming a more honest place, and for the love of god, why the hell would you be ashamed of gaming? People have tracked others down online and murdered/assaulted them before. Your point is moot and its terrifying that announcing private info is so casual and ok with you. I just cant understand how people care SO MUCH about a garbage blizzard forum and trolling that giving out your name and possible other details is perfectly fine. Who cares if the forum is garbage? Their are alternatives that are better that DONT have to go to such measures to maintain quality. | ||
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