EPTReal life names are basically just random names, they don't mean anything. It's like your screen-name for RL.
It's funny how willing we are to reveal ourselves in real life but try to stay exceptionally secretive on the internet.
Bnet forums to be Real Name Only - Page 69
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TimeToPractice!
United States105 Posts
Real life names are basically just random names, they don't mean anything. It's like your screen-name for RL. It's funny how willing we are to reveal ourselves in real life but try to stay exceptionally secretive on the internet. | ||
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InfiniteIce
United States794 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:35 TimeToPractice! wrote: Real life names are basically just random names, they don't mean anything. It's like your screen-name for RL. uh, no. | ||
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lueiGi2
Canada24 Posts
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Antisocialmunky
United States5913 Posts
BTW - Everyone needs to sign up under the name Robert Kotick. | ||
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TimeToPractice!
United States105 Posts
Okay lets pretend your name is Brian Walker. What does that tell me about you? Nothing, really. | ||
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Whiztard
United States241 Posts
- mod edit: dont do that + Show Spoiler + They're obviously rick rolling us.....they have to be | ||
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InfiniteIce
United States794 Posts
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tissue
Malaysia441 Posts
On July 07 2010 09:47 iCCup.Diamond wrote: [I am giving out my name online and nobody can do anything about it] I'll take you up on this. Someone posted your myspace found by a simple search and I took the liberty of saving (and rehosting) the profile pic. Here it is, since you asked so nicely for a proposal to ruin your day. ![[image loading]](http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1139/mdafd6cff9005424daa790f.jpg) On a less-moderated forum, all I would have to do to annoy you is to look for some threads you have posted long replies in, showing that you care to some extent about having your opinion known. I would then reply with only this image. I believe this would be a low-level but decent attempt at partially discrediting anything you posted previously, since now you can be judged not only by your thoughts expressed by text, but by your real life picture and anything people would like to read into it. It would have a good chance of derailing the thread altogether. If banned I could simply re-register and repeat this. It would be simple to follow your nick and real life name to other forums you frequent and start this as well. Even after multiple bannings you will never know when this picture might pop up as the only reply to any opinion you might state online. Have a nice day. | ||
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JHancho
United States166 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:27 sikyon wrote: There will be no official response because some people (like me) like it. It's Blizzard's house, why do they have to explain themselves? Clearly the decision has been made. If they are feeling generous though, they might say "Give it time." or "If you don't like it don't post." If they do the don't post thing, it will utterly destroy the community that grew up around them. As it is, this thing is already garnering a huge response from the community railing against this. For such a once-great company that made quality games and cared somewhat about it's fans, this is like taking a few steps back to get in a cab to go the rest of the way. I mean, if they do say, just don't post, doesn't that sound... wrong to you? They want interaction, otherwise they wouldn't have had forums to begin with. Anonymity is part of gaming. It's part of the immersion factor. You're not just playing a game. You are your alias playing the game. That's what Blizzard lost sight of. | ||
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ubreakubuy
United States100 Posts
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Shirolol
England504 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:38 InfiniteIce wrote: If this Real ID madness isn't put down quickly, we will all witness the greatest fall of a gaming industry leader since Atari died with arcades. Why do you think people that share your opinion are the majority? I'd love to know where you got your numbers for both sides of the argument from, preferably not just your ass. Their 'fall' of losing a % of their player base? (If that) I don't think so. | ||
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:38 tissue wrote: I'll take you up on this. Someone posted your myspace found by a simple search and I took the liberty of saving (and rehosting) the profile pic. Here it is, since you asked so nicely for a proposal to ruin your day. On a less-moderated forum, all I would have to do to annoy you is to look for some threads you have posted long replies in, showing that you care to some extent about having your opinion known. I would then reply with only this image. I believe this would be a low-level but decent attempt at discrediting anything you posted previously, since now you can be judged not only by your thoughts expressed by text, but by your real life picture and anything people would like to read into it. It would have a good chance of derailing the thread altogether. If banned I could simply re-register and repeat this. It would be simple to follow your nick and real life name to other forums you frequent and start this as well. Even after multiple bannings you will never know when this picture might pop up as the only reply to any opinion you might state online. Have a nice day. Congrats you found a picture of me from 2004. Good work. Now that that picture of me from forever ago is out I will go and cry in a corner. | ||
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jax1492
United States1632 Posts
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Gredran
United States11 Posts
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semantics
10040 Posts
else some blizz employees are seriously lacking in knowing their customers. | ||
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Onlinejaguar
Australia2823 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:35 TimeToPractice! wrote: I don't think it's a big deal... I mean, it's not like people are going to recognize people by their real name more than by their in-game name. Real life names are basically just random names, they don't mean anything. It's like your screen-name for RL. It's funny how willing we are to reveal ourselves in real life but try to stay exceptionally secretive on the internet. If you have a really common name such as Chris Smith then you will be fine but people with more unique names can be tracked down so easily through something such as facebook. It doesn't bother me personally but a lot of people really hate this and i can see why. | ||
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InfiniteIce
United States794 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:37 TimeToPractice! wrote: Okay lets pretend your name is Brian Walker. What does that tell me about you? Nothing, really. There are 2,120 people in the U.S. named Brian Walker. There are 123 people in the U.S. named [my name] There are 1 or fewer people in the U.S. named [my friends name, she plays WoW and uses the forums] Extrapolate. | ||
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Alsn
Sweden995 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:37 TimeToPractice! wrote: From a simple white pages search, I got the phone number and addresses of a bunch of different Brian Walkers, along with whoever they are related to.Okay lets pretend your name is Brian Walker. What does that tell me about you? Nothing, really. If, for example, your name was unique(trust me, this isn't all that uncommon) there would be exactly one result on that search and that would tell me where to find said person, what his phone number was and where his family lives. | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
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Ikkath
United Kingdom54 Posts
On July 07 2010 10:31 Munashiimaru wrote: Many people look down on video game players. Especially, MMORPG players. These people tend to be the older folks... who also tend to be the guys in charge of hiring people. So even if your respectful on the forums when they're deciding between you and another guy with the same credentials and you're one of those people he's convinced spends all his time on a worthless MMO that only losers play guess who gets the job? Nope you ahve it wrong. Older people look down on drop out video game players. You will have no such trouble if your are going for your first job with a masters in hand. Oh and it won't really be the game bit that puts you at a disadvantage - it will be the drop out bit. But hey, I am bordering on trolling here - suffice it to say that your name being on display on an internet forum is *NOT* a big deal. Certainly not worthy of this much energy. This said I do think that Blizzard will climb down from this position and make the forum anon again. | ||
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