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[Wicked 702]

It's a very good thing I stopped smoking weed (and certain other life enhancers) long before I joined that stupid site. At least being drunk is legal so I have less to worry about. Good to know there aren't other examples of my former behavior out there.

[Inquisitor Recon]

Stupid idea. And being one of those paranoid types I will know Bioware is trying to kill me for sure if they do this.

[Ponce de Leon]

For those that want to know, chances are very high to find me personally.



Slovenia currently has 79 people with my surname, only one with my name and surname (guess who? ah yes, me).

16 of which, live in my region. 6 of which live in my city. And guess what? If I am one of them, my brother is one of them, my parents, my grandmother and aunt are one of them... ahm, chances are that if you meet someone that lives in my city with my surname, you are talking to someone related to me. Furthermore, most of the 79 people in the country (about 40 of them) are ALL related to me by blood. So you get more than 66% chance to talk to someone related to me.



PS : anyone wanna kill me? come here and try. You might come out of it alive... MIGHT...

[Zhijn]

I can see why they need to do something on their boards, its a mess.
But im not sure about them displaying first and last name, that kinda creeps me out.

This idea just scream cyber-bullying, lawsuit, stalking and what not.

Maybe they should just use first or only last name. Like first name or surname+character name ect. But never your full ID.

Modifié par Zhijn, 06 juillet 2010 - 11:31 .

[Alexine]

God, I hope not... I probably have the only one who has my name in NSW, due to the fact that when my father changed his name and the name registry people couldn't read his writing properly (therefore now leaving me with a misspelt last name)

Thank goodness I don't play WoW. Out of the people I've met who play WoW, only a tiny handful are sane. If BW forums does force people to use real names too, I'll flip the loop.

Modifié par Alexine, 06 juillet 2010 - 11:34 .

[Stanley Woo]

I find it a little ironic that people are opposing this idea as a potential invasion of privacy while describing how one easy or difficult it would be to find you if they learn of your real name or surname.

[ObserverStatus]

When is Blizzard implementing these rules?

[Magissia]

Not renewing my world of warcraft gametime



**** blizzard, i'm ******'d off

[Crippledcarny]

bobobo878 wrote...

When is Blizzard implementing these rules?

It's starting with the SC2 board I believe they said. And then the WoW forum will start doing it once the next xpac hits.

[tigrina]

Stanley Woo wrote...
I find it a little ironic that people are opposing this idea as a potential invasion of privacy while describing how one easy or difficult it would be to find you if they learn of your real name or surname.

Which doesn't say anything at all what you think about. I am curious.

Apart from all the 'normal' privacy issues already mentioned, having met a stalker or two in WoW is enough reason for me to think this is an extremely bad idea.

[RinpocheSchnozberry]

Crippledcarny wrote...

bobobo878 wrote...

When is Blizzard implementing these rules?

It's starting with the SC2 board I believe they said. And then the WoW forum will start doing it once the next xpac hits.

The new WoW forums will display your BAttle Net name.  The old and current forums will not.  At this time anyways.

[Massadonious1]

Not saying I condone it per se, but the only reason to ever go to the WoW forums is to bawww that something needs nerfed, bawww that your server is down, or troll people that do both. I spent 4 years doing the latter.

Any actual discussion is better served on places that actually give two craps, like MMO Champion and sites of that nature.

So, for people that actually like to have meaningful conversations, this shouldn't worry you one bit.

Modifié par Massadonious1, 07 juillet 2010 - 06:34 .

[Loerwyn]

Massadonious1 wrote...

Not saying I condone it per se, but the only reason to ever go to the WoW forums is to bawww that something needs nerfed, bawww that your server is down, or troll people that do both. I spent 4 years doing the latter.

Any actual discussion is better served on places that actually give two craps, like MMO Champion and sites of that nature.

So, for people that actually like to have meaningful conversations, this shouldn't worry you one bit.

And what about those of us who use the realm forums to co-ordinate roleplay events, or to advertise our guilds? Oh, yeah.
Anyway, MMO Champion isn't that great. The website's useful, but a lot of the community there suck.

[Massadonious1]

OnlyShallow89 wrote...

Massadonious1 wrote...

Not saying I condone it per se, but the only reason to ever go to the WoW forums is to bawww that something needs nerfed, bawww that your server is down, or troll people that do both. I spent 4 years doing the latter.

Any actual discussion is better served on places that actually give two craps, like MMO Champion and sites of that nature.

So, for people that actually like to have meaningful conversations, this shouldn't worry you one bit.

And what about those of us who use the realm forums to co-ordinate roleplay events, or to advertise our guilds? Oh, yeah.
Anyway, MMO Champion isn't that great. The website's useful, but a lot of the community there suck.

Well, like I said, I never said I approved, and in cases like that, yeah, it's going to suck.

And I never said MMO Champ was perfect, just that most real discussion takes place outside of WoW General.

[BellaStrega]

Syncrosonix wrote...
as long as you don't post anything stupid, you shouldn't have anything to worry about. people have facebook, myspace, and other social networking accounts, and i'm sure employers search those accounts on a regular basis. blizzard has been needing something like that for some time now. their forums are very unpleasant.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

NVM, you're one of those people who actually think this makes sense. I can tell from your experiences hiring and firing one person you've identified as a WoW player that you're clearly an expert on everyone who plays WoW.

Seriously, guy, you need to chill out.

Also, I suggest some light reading.

Modifié par BellaStrega, 07 juillet 2010 - 08:27 .

[BellaStrega]

Tooneyman wrote...
Then why you on here?

How could he procrastinate in completely unproductive way while crying about WoW players if he wasn't?

[BellaStrega]

Stanley Woo wrote...

I find it a little ironic that people are opposing this idea as a potential invasion of privacy while describing how one easy or difficult it would be to find you if they learn of your real name or surname.

'

I oppose this as an invasion of privacy that will have a disproportionate impact on people who have good reasons to maintain anonymity, whether it has to do with avoiding employers who are prejudiced against WoW players or avoiding stalkers. Having been stalked online myself, I'm not exactly fond of advertising my real name, you know? Especially not in an environment that can become as adversarial as the WoW forum.

I already know from Facebook and usenet that people are more than willing to troll under their real name. This isn't a deterrent.

[Mordaedil]

Anonymity is highly overrated as it is though.



Everywhere you post, you leave IP-traces, which people can track, and find out where you live, most of the time down to 85% accuracy. On forums like these and on the WoW forums, IP's are invisible to anyone but possibly moderators or possibly administrators. This is the norm, leaves the actual vital information only with people who aren't bothered with abusing it. (And if you don't trust them, I do suggest you maybe rethink why you post there)



That said, real names being replaced seems like a really bad idea unless it is optional or the information can be changed retroactively for people who wish they had given a fake name. I decided to change that here after seeing it plastered my name all over my profile.



Not because actually finding my real name is difficult mind you, but because it became one step easier than otherwise. Afterall, I post my portfolio online and reference several community made supplements I've created online and they all kinda filter through my online user-name, so I've opted to not use this as much as an anonymity filter as I have used it as a handle that is actually more friendly for other people to read, spell and pronounce. My real name is much harder for most foreigners to pronounce, I think. Also, living in Norway, I don't really fear a stalker finding me. This isn't true for everyone living somewhere more densely populated.



It is a pretty bold move by Blizzard, because this could alienate almost their entire female userbase. And it was for a very long time one of the more progressive games in that field.

[Khayness]

For Great Justice

[DM Veil]

To me this seems like a really bad idea. While my personal information is already out there on the net to find by people who know where to look, when my personal name is attached to everything I post it just makes it even easier for an offender to find me (really not a hard thing to do once you know my name since my last name is fairly uncommon). It's like leaving your house unlocked while living in the middle of the city; you're just asking for trouble.



I don't understand the NEED for them to use real names in place of an alias/username other than for money due to some deal with Facebook (I don't know much about it, I just skimmed over it). It really makes me feel more like a commodity and less like a person.



In years past Bioware and Blizzard have been my favorite gaming companies, and now it looks like Bioware may stand alone on the top of that list soon. Something like this just has too many possibilities for someone getting hurt and I know I couldn't personally sleep at night knowing I was in any way a part of such a tragedy by supplying personal information to the wrong person.