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mickj333
Profile Joined July 2010
6 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 21:41:57
July 06 2010 21:29 GMT
#841
- mod edit: removed - unacceptable
User was warned for this post
kajeus
Profile Joined May 2010
United States679 Posts
July 06 2010 21:30 GMT
#842
On July 07 2010 06:24 Gedrah wrote:
It's my business if I want to be proud of who I am to the extent of telling everyone about it, or if I want to create an internet persona and not attach my gaming habits to my real name. You may not be experiencing this yourself, but a GREAT many people are, in their own lives, connected to a lot of ignorant, selfish, volatile, presumptuous, and WORSE people, who we none the less love and don't want to have to cut ourselves off from.

This being the case, use at least 2% of your imagination and think about just a few of the myriad reasons you might want or even NEED to hide your real name on the public internet to avoid friction with your real life situation. Do you have any family members that google your name on a weekly basis looking for dirt, and then email you about it? Email your mom? Post on your facebook (I've long, long since disabled my facebook due to these behaviors)? Are you related to politically active fundamentalist christians who would be extremely angry about you playing and supporting "the devil's games?" Hey! All of the above are part of my situation. I don't post on the WoW boards, ever, and I certainly won't after this,

This is an extremely bad precedent for the internet as a whole for a vast number of reasons, and I really weep and face-palm at all the people without the imagination to think outside their own tiny little situation and see how this change might affect other people. So you sit around here defending this change with your little presumptions and party lines. Man, if only you could see yourselves as I see you.

Don't you get the feeling that you're being straight up dicked with like a little toy soldier? Like some corporate asshole is sitting in his office trying to solve problems he doesn't understand, from a bird's eye view with no connection to the problems the solution is causing? Are you really so naive as to think THERE'S NO DANGER in using your real name on the internet? Do you think that the countless places it's already being used changes the fact that using it in more places is a BAD IDEA? Don't you get that this a very bad precedent which needs to be vehemently opposed so it doesn't become the norm? When Activision and Blizzard do the same thing with the next game and the next game, and the game after that, and then EA and 2K do it too, will you just keep accepting it? Will you accept the idea that "well, I don't want to post my real name on the public internet, I guess I'm not allowed to post anywhere" one day, maybe less than a decade away?

Here's what I agree with...

I do NOT want the Internet to lose all anonymity. That would be horrible, terrifying, and boring.

What about official forums for a very popular company, the games of which ALREADY have massive, popular fansites devoted to them? Sounds ok to me.

To take another tack on this: Why pay tons of people to moderate your own official forums when the TL moderators will moderate TL for free?
pro-MoMaN, pro-HuK, pro-Millenium
uNiGNoRe
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Germany1115 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 21:33:08
July 06 2010 21:30 GMT
#843
I feel like they don't know what they are doing. I wouldn't want to work for Blizzard and post on those forums.
In the end I don't care that much. I don't post on the Blizzard forums and this just assures that I never ever will in the future.
Edit: And it has a good side, too. It'll teach people to not use their real name in any account/registration/whatever.
BlackMagister
Profile Joined October 2008
United States5834 Posts
July 06 2010 21:31 GMT
#844
On July 07 2010 06:15 Kishime wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


Still waiting for any info about me.

I'm just doing this for fun and only have basic google skills, but these are the guys I could find.

http://www.peoplefinders.com/search/searchpreview.aspx?searchtype=people-name&fn=Jim &ln=O'Hearn&mn=&city=&state=

Granted you can't find any information with just the full name due too many people having the same name, but I entered my real name and it comes up with my relatives and my age. If I knew location or age/birthday that would help.

Someone raised the point of background searches done when you're getting hired for a job, which they do. I've seen articles about people getting fired for facebook pictures. I don't think posting on Blizzard's forums will get you fired, but it may be enough for them to think less of the WoW player or if you post something in a controversial topic on the off topic section.
peppermintschnaps
Profile Joined June 2010
Germany28 Posts
July 06 2010 21:31 GMT
#845
well tbh the stuff that matters happens on TL.net anyways, blizz followed the will of TL.net with the phoenix fix anyways ... maybe they want to TL.net to become even bigger by repelling users
“One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.” - James Thurber
kajeus
Profile Joined May 2010
United States679 Posts
July 06 2010 21:31 GMT
#846
On July 07 2010 06:28 keV. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 06:24 kajeus wrote:
On July 07 2010 06:23 keV. wrote:
On July 07 2010 06:21 kajeus wrote:
On July 07 2010 06:19 Jalex wrote:
Absolutely astonishing idea by Blizzard. I honestly don't think they have thought it through at all.

As someone with a rare name (google my full name, and I come up as the first hit), there is no way on earth I will ever post on their forums again. This isn't such a big deal as I rarely do so anyway, but I am annoyed at the loss of access to the Tech Support forums which have proved useful in the past.

Do you seriously think that pursuing tech support is going to spell certain doom for you?


I could write "Do you seriously think that" in front of the majority of what you wrote in this thread.

Clearly, you and others do not see eye to eye on this issue. Probably not a great idea to use it as an argument.

Do you use a pseudonym when you go to CompUSA for help with your computer, or...?



Before I post what I want to say, I agree with some of what you are saying: that being, "its the battle.net forums, it was terrible anyway who gives a shit" and you are 100% correct in that regard. I'm just not content to let this go without voicing concerns because it is absolutely a step down a slippery slope for gamer privacy in my opinion.

This seems to like asking, "Do you really thing going to the paladin forum is going to spell certain doom for you" It doesn't matter where it is, people are trying to avoid real life association with WORLD OF WARCRAFT. Not the topic they post in...

You are absolutely right about the paladin thing. But are you aware of how many WoW fansites and forums there are on the Internet?
pro-MoMaN, pro-HuK, pro-Millenium
ghosthunter
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States414 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 21:34:29
July 06 2010 21:32 GMT
#847
On July 07 2010 06:28 mickj333 wrote:
@ghosthunter
Well i am actually trashing and protesting against Blizzard for quite some while now, for a different reason, ghosthunter - this is just a cherry/coincidence. But why not share your name, if you're so comfortable with this? Don't let me call you ghosthunter, please. I wanna know your name so i can find out where you live, then print and mail you this a3 in 6 copies.

GET MY POINT?


Tom Wheeler.

Have fun.

And yeah, as a random note to moderators, since you believe that blizzard should be able to moderate their much larger forums, can you explain to me why its ok to have 3/4ths of your posts in the same thread saying the same troll thing?

Nvm, he got warned. Lolol. I love examples.
xBillehx
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States1289 Posts
July 06 2010 21:33 GMT
#848
I'll be surprised if they ignore the overwhelming negative responses from this move. I for one will not be posting on the Battle.net forums under this new policy if it goes into effect. I think I'll stick only to TL.net.
On that note: Thank you TL.net for allowing us privacy! :D
Taengoo ♥
LordOfDabu
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
United States394 Posts
July 06 2010 21:34 GMT
#849
Girls are going to be harassed to no end with this setup.
Think fast. Click faster.
Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 06 2010 21:34 GMT
#850
Dumb. It's an opt-in system, so it's rather like "Who cares? Don't use it." We don't have to use their forums, and honestly, the old B.net forums are full of crap and trollery. At least in WoW forums, if they ban you, that's it. But the sheer volume of posts makes it hard to moderate. VOLUME. SHEER VOLUME. Keyword. So if this discourages people from posting they've done their job.

Still, I would prefer the realID to be opt-in too. When you write reviews on Amazon they give you the option to show real name or an alias.

...deeper and deeper into the bowels of El Diablo
Spawkuring
Profile Joined July 2008
United States755 Posts
July 06 2010 21:34 GMT
#851
All I can say is that I feel VERY sorry for any women out there who play Blizzard games. Nobody with a feminine name is going to go anywhere near the forums from now on, and that's a very bad thing because in many cases using the forums becomes mandatory if you need to contact Technical Support. Any women who reveals their name in a entertainment form notorious for having plenty of lonely males can expect her name to be googled, her information found out, and her inbox to be flooded by plenty of e-stalkers.

And no, don't give me any crap about "That doesn't happen, lol". Internet stalking is a very real concern and is often a major problem for women on the internet.
InfiniteIce
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States794 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 21:38:10
July 06 2010 21:35 GMT
#852
On July 07 2010 06:29 mickj333 wrote:
Nonetheless, the Duke is now here.

http://www.imagebam.com/image/b55d8f87463893

Join him!


Lol. I was expecting Edmund Duke. That was surprisingly amusing.

On topic...I will definitely not be posting on the Blizzard forums that require displaying your real name.

This just goes back to the various posts I've made "crying" about the EULA, inherent losses of privacy, etc. I am not a successful video game company, but I think that whoever made this decision made a very bad one...Even before reading the contents of the thread, the title had me thinking "well, R.I.P. Blizzard forums"... : /

Also, to the post right above me (was posted while i was typing)
+ Show Spoiler [quote] +
[quote][QUOTE]On July 07 2010 06:34 Spawkuring wrote:
All I can say is that I feel VERY sorry for any women out there who play Blizzard games. Nobody with a feminine name is going to go anywhere near the forums from now on, and that's a very bad thing because in many cases using the forums becomes mandatory if you need to contact Technical Support. Any women who reveals their name in a entertainment form notorious for having plenty of lonely males can expect her name to be googled, her information found out, and her inbox to be flooded by plenty of e-stalkers.

And no, don't give me any crap about "That doesn't happen, lol". Internet stalking is a very real concern and is often a major problem for women on the internet.[/QUOTE]


I agree. It's either going to be..
a) A lot of people (maybe more females than males?) use fake names
b) A lot of females get harassed for posting, because they are Jane Doe, and not John Doe...
c) A lot of people (again, maybe more females?) simply don't post.

It seems that I hadn't thought of the implications as deep as you had, and this is a very good point. Has this company ever even been on the internet before? : |
i keep going back to my response to chill's fake PM and laughing, then immediately getting a feeling that i assume i'd get if i had an orgasm and the girl said "hahaha guess what i have a dick" -FakeSteve
Infiltrator
Profile Joined February 2010
Montenegro80 Posts
July 06 2010 21:35 GMT
#853
Hell no.
Infiltrator out.
mickj333
Profile Joined July 2010
6 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-06 21:42:18
July 06 2010 21:35 GMT
#854

User was banned for this post.
ghosthunter
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States414 Posts
July 06 2010 21:36 GMT
#855
As a random question, women make up 50% of the population, both in real life and online. I'm pretty sure the girl gamer stigma went away a long time ago, unless you'd care to keep perpetuating it.

Stalkers are going to stalk, whether online or offline. I somehow doubt that all men are interested in stalking all the women out there.
deepfield1
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States373 Posts
July 06 2010 21:36 GMT
#856
This is awesome.

If you have doubts, go read through some of the WoW forums currently.

mickj333
Profile Joined July 2010
6 Posts
July 06 2010 21:36 GMT
#857
@ InfiniteIce

No, man. Duke Nukem. For crying out loud....
Fen
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
Australia1848 Posts
July 06 2010 21:36 GMT
#858
On July 07 2010 06:04 kajeus wrote:
Show nested quote +
This system means that the following groups of people cannot reasonably post:

- Famous people
- Women
- People in public or similiarly high profile employment

The first two will simply be completely swamped by idiots, the last one will risk getting in trouble.

Do you really think women will have that big a problem? It's non-anonymous! Who's going to be a creeper, and who is going to post so much that it'll be significant anyway?


YES!

Women are going to have a HUGE problem. The second "Jessica Roberts" posts, her facebook page is gonna get a massive spike in hits. Then she will be bombarded with "hey you're hot" messages or friend requests from complete strangers. Or on the flip side, she might get a whole bunch of "Lose some weight you fat whore" etc messages.

Why?

Because while it's getting better over time, the average gamer is still a loser. Communities such as Teamliquid are shining becons of hope among a sea of 14 year old misfits who think they are Uber hackers and pimps.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
July 06 2010 21:38 GMT
#859
On July 07 2010 06:36 Fen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 06:04 kajeus wrote:
This system means that the following groups of people cannot reasonably post:

- Famous people
- Women
- People in public or similiarly high profile employment

The first two will simply be completely swamped by idiots, the last one will risk getting in trouble.

Do you really think women will have that big a problem? It's non-anonymous! Who's going to be a creeper, and who is going to post so much that it'll be significant anyway?


YES!

Women are going to have a HUGE problem. The second "Jessica Roberts" posts, her facebook page is gonna get a massive spike in hits. Then she will be bombarded with "hey you're hot" messages or friend requests from complete strangers. Or on the flip side, she might get a whole bunch of "Lose some weight you fat whore" etc messages.

Why?

Because while it's getting better over time, the average gamer is still a loser. Communities such as Teamliquid are shining becons of hope among a sea of 14 year old misfits who think they are Uber hackers and pimps.

And it's not like TL is the best example of maturity in this regard either...
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
Deadlift
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States358 Posts
July 06 2010 21:38 GMT
#860
On July 07 2010 06:36 Fen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 06:04 kajeus wrote:
This system means that the following groups of people cannot reasonably post:

- Famous people
- Women
- People in public or similiarly high profile employment

The first two will simply be completely swamped by idiots, the last one will risk getting in trouble.

Do you really think women will have that big a problem? It's non-anonymous! Who's going to be a creeper, and who is going to post so much that it'll be significant anyway?



Because while it's getting better over time, the average gamer is still a loser. Communities such as Teamliquid are shining becons of hope among a sea of 14 year old misfits who think they are Uber hackers and pimps.


Let's be honest. The majority of TL posters are also losers.
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