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Oedipial
PostPosted: 07/13/2010 7:41 am    Post subject:
Wrenzzo
PostPosted: 07/12/2010 23:06 pm    Post subject:
Friggin hilarious... http://www.wow.com/2010/07/12/esrb-unintentionally-exposes-email-addresses-of-people-who-filed/#continued

Basically, a bunch of people bitched to the ESRB about Blizzard's real name plan because of privacy concerns, and they responding via reply-all, thereby ignoring all privacy for those who complained.
Oedipial
PostPosted: 07/08/2010 9:46 am    Post subject:
Interesting read about this RealID thing:

http://seewhatyoudidthere.com/2010/07/07/realid-changes-the-very-real-ease-of-stalking-in-the-internet-age/
Halok
PostPosted: 07/07/2010 9:31 am    Post subject:
Honestly putting people's actual names on their posts is a little too extreme. For security reasons, I guess.
Archivas
PostPosted: 07/06/2010 12:45 pm    Post subject:
best change evar! but I don't think it's going to catch all trolls.
Wrenzzo
PostPosted: 07/06/2010 12:14 pm    Post subject: Bye bye trolls
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The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID -- that is, their real-life first and last name -- with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. Certain classic forums, including the classic Battle.net forums, will remain unchanged.

The official forums have always been a great place to discuss the latest info on our games, offer ideas and suggestions, and share experiences with other players -- however, the forums have also earned a reputation as a place where flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness run wild. Removing the veil of anonymity typical to online dialogue will contribute to a more positive forum environment, promote constructive conversations, and connect the Blizzard community in ways they haven't been connected before. With this change, you'll see blue posters (i.e. Blizzard employees) posting by their real first and last names on our forums as well.