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SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21552 Posts
July 07 2010 00:22 GMT
#1221
On July 07 2010 09:15 Clamev wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 09:14 iCCup.Diamond wrote:
On July 07 2010 09:06 ScienceRob wrote:
Quick Rebuttal to Diamond.

Given your outdated Myspace information, I can make the correct calls and inquires to trace your movements. You have old landlords, old bills, and old contacts. Once you relocate your trail does not disappear.


Trust me I was off the grid for almost a year. There is a dead end based off that info.

But anyways yeah my current city is listed in the TL Community thread and my real name is here. The world has gotten too paranoid. In fact you can gain more info from me by walking into my work and spending 5 minutes talking to me. I give out my full name, city & main crossroads where i live, and if asked will tell you the make of my car.

You can spend your whole life in fear or spend your life living life. I prefer the second.

I think you would act differently of you were a women

Haha yeah, he'd [insert sexist joke here]!!!
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Skullflower
Profile Joined July 2010
United States3779 Posts
July 07 2010 00:23 GMT
#1222
On July 07 2010 09:14 JHancho wrote:
Saw the front page of reddit, immediately came running here, and wow. 59 pages before I could even post.

34 on the blizz forums. Hornet's nest stirred much?

But seriously. Faceboook was nearly forgivable. This... this is not.

Though it's not like anyone here uses the blizz forums for much other than laughter, but this is just... wrong.


There's a 520 page thread on the WoW forums. It's actually quite impressive.
The ruminations are mine, let the world be yours.
Shiladie
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada1631 Posts
July 07 2010 00:23 GMT
#1223
On July 07 2010 09:03 InfiniteIce wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 09:00 Clamev wrote:
On July 07 2010 08:59 gospelwut wrote:
So, real names aren't a big deal?

http://wowriot.gameriot.com/blogs/Americans-are-bad-at-games/Real-Names-on-the-Official-Forums-New-REAL-ID-function?gr_i_ni


He deleted his facebook page


Point in case.


I met the guy, he's cool and doesn't deserve this, but I FULLY support the fact it is happening... blizzard needs to realise how retarded this is, even if the only way this can happen is if employees of theirs get doxed. When I get home I can post the chan img of how to get every piece of info about somebody from just their name through various public info sites.
Lightshows
Profile Joined June 2010
United States58 Posts
July 07 2010 00:23 GMT
#1224
There is no way anyone would make it into my neighborhood, break into my house and make it out without getting jumped. Not everyone lives in suburbia, and not all of us are friends with normal, mentally stable people.

ScienceRob, stop threatening to find where people live. Have you ever broke into a stash house before? How well did that go?

"The phenomenalogical consciousness is an emergent property of the physical architecture of the human brain." - Trevor Novak
CheezDip
Profile Joined June 2010
126 Posts
July 07 2010 00:24 GMT
#1225
On July 07 2010 09:18 FuriousJodo wrote:
Benefits in theory are less trolls, less spam/etc because you are more accountable for what you say. People tend to be a lot more real if they aren't hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.


Anybody can register a battle.net account with a false name, i.e. John Doe. Anybody who is a troll is going to do this. They do not have to worry about accountability, their anonymity is secure. It's the legitimate posting that will suffer.
Chizambers
Profile Joined June 2010
United States126 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-07 00:24:43
July 07 2010 00:24 GMT
#1226
On July 07 2010 09:14 JHancho wrote:
Saw the front page of reddit, immediately came running here, and wow. 59 pages before I could even post.

34 on the blizz forums. Hornet's nest stirred much?

But seriously. Faceboook was nearly forgivable. This... this is not.

Though it's not like anyone here uses the blizz forums for much other than laughter, but this is just... wrong.


Crazy stuff.

62 Pages here

35 Pages on the SC2 Forums

and....

521 pages on the WoW forums.

I seriously hope they are reconsidering this. There are a lot of pissed off gamers right now.
yup, I'm a nub.
ScienceRob
Profile Joined April 2010
United States382 Posts
July 07 2010 00:25 GMT
#1227
Take a step back Diamond and think. This is not paranoia in the slightest.

Do you lock the door to your house when you leave?
Carpe Diem
JHancho
Profile Joined May 2010
United States166 Posts
July 07 2010 00:25 GMT
#1228
On July 07 2010 09:23 coaL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 09:14 JHancho wrote:
Saw the front page of reddit, immediately came running here, and wow. 59 pages before I could even post.

34 on the blizz forums. Hornet's nest stirred much?

But seriously. Faceboook was nearly forgivable. This... this is not.

Though it's not like anyone here uses the blizz forums for much other than laughter, but this is just... wrong.


There's a 520 page thread on the WoW forums. It's actually quite impressive.



I read the first few posts, and by the time i went to the last one to see what was going on... there were 3 more pages.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
Take it easy. And if it is easy, it must be cheese
Lightshows
Profile Joined June 2010
United States58 Posts
July 07 2010 00:26 GMT
#1229
On July 07 2010 09:25 ScienceRob wrote:
Take a step back Diamond and think. This is not paranoia in the slightest.

Do you lock the door to your house when you leave?


Answer me brotha, have you ever broke into a stash house before? How badass do you think you are?
"The phenomenalogical consciousness is an emergent property of the physical architecture of the human brain." - Trevor Novak
FuriousJodo
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States212 Posts
July 07 2010 00:26 GMT
#1230
I've never broken a bone so my medical history isn't as fun as Diamond's.
http://www.youtube.com/FuriousJodo - SC2/Misc Gaming Commentary/etc
sk`
Profile Joined November 2008
Japan442 Posts
July 07 2010 00:26 GMT
#1231
Just logged in at work to see Bliz went more insane... I can't fathom what they are thinking. I guess the big question... will they do to themselves what they do to their users? i.e. post under their real names? A little of that followed by the real life problems that are sure to follow and I think they will have a dramatic change of heart.
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eldiablo
Profile Joined December 2006
United States10 Posts
July 07 2010 00:26 GMT
#1232
On July 07 2010 09:12 Tdelamay wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 09:03 SichuanPanda wrote:
What don't people get? Most people do NOT WANT to be FORCED to disclose their real name. I should have the option of AT LEAST blocking out my name so it says SXXXXXCXXXXX s and c being my initials, and the rest of my name is blocked out. Not doing so is invasion of privacy - simple. Not giving users the choice one way or the other is wrong. Those of you who can't understand that I think are beyond hope.


You're not forced. You willingly post on the forums knowing that your name will be revealed. Forum is a privilege, not a right.

costumer service forums? tech support? sometimes you have to post.
Kratisto
Profile Joined June 2008
United States199 Posts
July 07 2010 00:27 GMT
#1233
As if I needed yet another reason to avoid the battle.net forums.
fyyer
Profile Joined February 2010
United States145 Posts
July 07 2010 00:27 GMT
#1234
On July 07 2010 09:24 CheezDip wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 07 2010 09:18 FuriousJodo wrote:
Benefits in theory are less trolls, less spam/etc because you are more accountable for what you say. People tend to be a lot more real if they aren't hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.


Anybody can register a battle.net account with a false name, i.e. John Doe. Anybody who is a troll is going to do this. They do not have to worry about accountability, their anonymity is secure. It's the legitimate posting that will suffer.


Yeah i'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. If they didn't implement this then trolls would be tied to their account, and if their account got nuked they'd have to buy another cd key and make a new account.

So now, if this gets implemented they.. troll just on a fake name, get banned, and have to buy another cd key and make a new account with a fake name..

What's the difference really? Not seeing it. Maybe it's intended for the general atmosphere of the WoW / SC2 forums to deter part-time wouldbe trolls and such. Seems more plausible. But still not practical.
Diamond
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States10796 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-07 00:28:29
July 07 2010 00:27 GMT
#1235
On July 07 2010 09:25 ScienceRob wrote:
Take a step back Diamond and think. This is not paranoia in the slightest.

Do you lock the door to your house when you leave?


Please don't try and tell me the odds of a burglar breaking in your house to rob it are as low as the scenario you are all laying out. Cause I GUARANTEE you have a MUCH better chance of getting your shit broke into than a b.net forum rage nerd flying several states if not multiple countries to hunt you down based off of material they found online.

You realize based off the info you guys got off my name you would be looking for me int he wrong city right?

quote]How about your medical and legal information? Maybe you wouldn't even care about those, but a lot of others might. It's not hard to think of a scenario where you can completely fuck someone over by releasing that information. And believe it or not, there are gamers who can get that info. And don't think all of those people are going to be mature or responsible (although they should be).[/QUOTE]

What do you want to know. I suffered from a ruptured spleen in second grade and had it removed. I than had a Slipped capital femoral epiphysis when I was 19 and had 3 surgeries to correct it. One was the cutting of my femur in half to reposition my leg. I suffer from chronic arthritis from having my leg cut in half and all so I am a medicinal marijuana user. Other than that I only have had minor bumps and bruises over my life and that's my cliffnotes medical history.

What more you want?
Ballistix Gaming Global Gaming/Esports Marketing Manager - twitter.com/esvdiamond
Vimsey
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom2235 Posts
July 07 2010 00:27 GMT
#1236
On July 07 2010 08:59 iCCup.Diamond wrote:
[

O where to start.

First the last time I updated my Myspace was in like 2007-2008. Info is all outdated including current city.

And how did I lose? My phone still isn't ringing and there is no pizza at my house. I still win. You know nothing other than shit I could care less if you know. Btw my Teamliquid profile actually is going to be your best source of knowledge. I still win.



To those people I say "learn how to adjust your privacy setings."


You are pretty savvy with internet privacy there are thousands that arent also ignoring the massive facebook privacy fuckups recently.

Having said that though I wouldnt go getting involved in too many fights or that love for "violent games" and MMA may be useful information for someone. I could find your Twitter account, your MMA blog and your TL account which would then lead onto your ustream accounts and casts. I also appear to have found a picture of your parents house. That was found pretty quickly and you know what you are doing though I would advise not using the same identifier everywhere.


Renaissance
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada273 Posts
July 07 2010 00:28 GMT
#1237
This must be hard for the girls!
Live forever or die trying.
Clamev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany498 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-07 01:00:18
July 07 2010 00:28 GMT
#1238
6Pool or die trying
opticalza
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand188 Posts
July 07 2010 00:29 GMT
#1239
I cant say i care too much about it, the quality of posts on the blizzard forums is absolutely shocking. This may help to reduce trolling and generally stupid behaviour, but in doing so it exposes decent posters real names to potentially malicious users. Too much spill over from online to real life in my opinion.
Husky
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States3362 Posts
July 07 2010 00:29 GMT
#1240
I'm sorry to say, but it is laughable for anyone to think its ok for everyone who posts on a forum to have to share their full name.

You're OK with sharing your name, that's great! Not everyone is though. This is going to be a big hit to the community that they're trying to build. They are going to lose far more people than they will gain with this recent change.
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