Bnet forums to be Real Name Only - Page 77

On July 07 2010 10:18 InfiniteIce wrote:
http://howmanyofme.com/search/

To ppl talking about common names.

On July 07 2010 13:16 789 wrote:


I shit you not, I used that and came up with 3. 2 of them being my dad and myself.

On July 07 2010 13:11 TheAngelofDeath wrote:



And what exactly would your name have to be for it to be a big deal? Its just your name. People should be proud of who they are.

Btw, you're one of those 40 year old guys aren't you?

On July 07 2010 13:18 vesicular wrote:


Well I'm pushing 40, but I'm not posing as any 12 yo's that's for sure.

You have a very non-unique name, anything you say online is not going to get back to you. Anyone with a very unique name can easily be tracked by a simple Google search. Whether it be employers, ex's, lawyers, etc. People who work in public jobs (teachers, police, etc) really can't have their full names thrown out there in the same way you can. That's just how it is.

You can say "then don't post on the battle.net forms", but that's more of a cop out than anything. We shouldn't have to be forced to use our real names to post there, especially if we have a tech or support issue we want to use the forums for. IE, using your real name adds no value to users, it only adds value to Blizzard (and this is being generous).

WOW FORUM USER #1: I am a school teacher. In our district there is an out right ban on Teachers using Facebook and other social networking sites due to pass issues. I am not willing to jeopardize my career for these forums and I would like to say this is the last time I will be posting on them for whatever reason, which upsets me greatly.

WOW FORUM USER #1: This honestly scares me, I don't need this kind of thing happening in one of my few escapes from a real life where I face constant harassment.

On July 07 2010 13:24 superman. wrote:
Do you guys really think, even if you have an unusual name, that if an employer googled your name, and saw someone that may or may not be you posting on a game forum, could possibly effect your employment chances?

How would they even know if it is you...?

On July 07 2010 13:24 superman. wrote:
Do you guys really think, even if you have an unusual name, that if an employer googled your name, and saw someone that may or may not be you posting on a game forum, could possibly effect your employment chances?

How would they even know if it is you...?

On July 07 2010 13:17 Myles wrote:


Yea, as I proclaimed earlier, I am the only person in the US with my name. Hell, there are less than 600 with my last name.

I always knew I should have put a false name for the battle net account...

On July 07 2010 13:01 Chairman Ray wrote:
I don't think this is an effective measure to combat trolling. It is giving trolls an additional avenue. Instead of 'elitepwner666' trolling the forums, it will be 'Mike Litoris' trolling the forums.

On July 07 2010 13:42 CharlieMurphy wrote:
I used a partial name on my bnet account, my email I used is not my facebook one, and I don't give a shit about bnet forums.
HOWEVER, this is an outright ridiculous notion that Activision/Blizzard is trying to do.
Are they trying to turn the greatest gaming company on earth into the worst overnight or what?

-No Lan
-No Chatrooms
-No Cross Server play
-Facebook Integration
-Personal information

What the fuck is next? Seriously? Do you people even think things through?
Hey mr big time shotcaller/CEO you should step down before you run your company into the ground and lose your job you fucking retard

On July 07 2010 08:38 iCCup.Diamond wrote:I challenge you. Get my phone number based off nothing more than my name.

On July 07 2010 13:45 Wintermute wrote:


For what it's worth, the person who's specifically in charge of Bnet 2.0 development is named Greg Canessa. He also played a big role in developing Xbox live. I don't know that all of the bad ideas are his ideas, but he's certainly not quashing them, so if you want to blame some one, blame him.