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In the Future, All Posts on the Official Forums Will Show RealID
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Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Well I don't like it at all.No one needs to know my real name, first or last. All that is going to do is give spamers and phishers more ammo. Also I pay for my kids accounts so what ever they say will have my name on it, so in that it self makes that system worthless.
You not supervising your kids is Blizzard's fault?
Post by
Ashkir
Honestly, I don't see the harm. Google my real name. Hell google this alias name. You have my entire life. My entire life has been public for as long as I could remember from the days I started experimental surgery for medical research (I have a terminal illness).
Google my alias or my real name, you'll find out about me, and how I am an amazing person. Then you'd probably have to filter out those sports guys, etc. But, I'm still in the top results.
Oh yeah. Did I mention a movie production studio now uses my name? :O
Post by
Farmington
Then, since I obviously don't play this game, perhaps you could enumerate the steps Blizz takes to ensure minors aren't registering to play WoW?
See for yourself.
So, the answer is "absolutely nothing"?
Post by
crsh1976
Terrible idea imo, and this is exactly why I despise Facebook; in-game Real ID is fine, not outside of it.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Then, since I obviously don't play this game, perhaps you could enumerate the steps Blizz takes to ensure minors aren't registering to play WoW?
See for yourself.
So, the answer is "absolutely nothing"?
Can you read?
Post by
Kaaosa
Honestly, I don't see the harm. Google my real name. Hell google this alias name. You have my entire life. My entire life has been public for as long as I could remember from the days I started experimental surgery for medical research (I have a terminal illness).
Google my alias or my real name, you'll find out about me, and how I am an amazing person. Then you'd probably have to filter out those sports guys, etc. But, I'm still in the top results.
Oh yeah. Did I mention a movie production studio now uses my name? :OSo because you don't see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a good idea? I hope you don't vote.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
So because you don't see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a good idea? I hope you don't vote.
So because you see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a bad idea? I hope you don't vote.
Post by
Sallara
Hahaha, no.
I won't post on forums anymore.
I play this game and have -character- names for a reason. I want to HIDE my identity.
I used to post on forums every few hours, now I will never.
Gj Blizz.
Post by
Kaaosa
So because you don't see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a good idea? I hope you don't vote.
So because you see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a bad idea? I hope you don't vote.I don't see it negatively affecting me personally. Had you read my previous post, you would have seen that. But it's a lot easier to troll and argue when we ignore the things we don't have a witty response to, eh?
Post by
Farmington
Then, since I obviously don't play this game, perhaps you could enumerate the steps Blizz takes to ensure minors aren't registering to play WoW?
See for yourself.
So, the answer is "absolutely nothing"?
Can you read?
My skills aren't up to par, apparently. I just created and confirmed a battlenet account with absolutely no information beyond that which I pulled out of my head. So, back to my question: what does Blizzard do to ensure minors aren't entering into a contract that isn't legally binding on them?
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
So because you don't see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a good idea? I hope you don't vote.
So because you see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a bad idea? I hope you don't vote.I don't see it negatively affecting me personally. Had you read my previous post, you would have seen that. But it's a lot easier to troll and argue when we ignore the things we don't have a witty response to, eh?
You apparently fail at simple reasoning. What I did was take what you said and apply it to exactly the opposite of what you were saying, thus nullifying any logical weight it had.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
My skills aren't up to par, apparently. I just created and confirmed a battlenet account without absolutely no information beyond that which I pulled out of my head. So, back to my question: what does Blizzard do to ensure minors aren't entering into a contract that isn't legally binding on them?
So, in other words you lied when signing the contract (assuming you were a minor or course), thus nullifying it. Thus no contract was entered into, and Blizzard owes nothing to them, and them nothing to Blizzard.
Post by
TheReal
I have registered Blizzbook.com. I'm squatting. If Blizzard wants it, it's going to cost them a whole pie.
Post by
Kaaosa
So because you don't see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a good idea? I hope you don't vote.
So because you see it negatively affecting you personally, it's a bad idea? I hope you don't vote.I don't see it negatively affecting me personally. Had you read my previous post, you would have seen that. But it's a lot easier to troll and argue when we ignore the things we don't have a witty response to, eh?
You apparently fail at simple reasoning. What I did was take what you said and apply it to exactly the opposite of what you were saying, thus nullifying any logical weight it had.Except that you didn't. My entire point was that you should examine the wider effect of something, and not just how it affects you. You reversing what I said only proves the exact same point.
Post by
Farmington
My skills aren't up to par, apparently. I just created and confirmed a battlenet account without absolutely no information beyond that which I pulled out of my head. So, back to my question: what does Blizzard do to ensure minors aren't entering into a contract that isn't legally binding on them?
So, in other words you lied when signing the contract (assuming you were a minor or course), thus nullifying it.
Oh, no. I used valid information... there was simply no seeming effort by blizzard to confirm any of it... which leaves my question unanswered.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
My skills aren't up to par, apparently. I just created and confirmed a battlenet account without absolutely no information beyond that which I pulled out of my head. So, back to my question: what does Blizzard do to ensure minors aren't entering into a contract that isn't legally binding on them?
So, in other words you lied when signing the contract (assuming you were a minor or course), thus nullifying it.
Oh, no. I used valid information... there was simply no seeming effort by blizzard to confirm any of it... which leaves my question unanswered.
They don't need to. The minor is the one invalidating the contract, not Blizzard.
Post by
seebs
Honestly, I don't see the harm.
It may not harm you. It might harm other people. Of course, if any of the people it would harm are your friends or help you out in the game or on the forums, then it harms you if they have to leave.
Sure, my addons are nothing special, but they're pretty much going to be dead now. Maybe other people will quit. Maybe some of them will be people whose addons you used, or who used to post really helpful comments on quests on wowhead, and who won't anymore.
As to the direct harm, try asking people who are female, or who have stalkers already, or who are transgendered, or whose employers think video games are a waste of time and will cut gamers first if there are layoffs.
Post by
Farmington
My skills aren't up to par, apparently. I just created and confirmed a battlenet account without absolutely no information beyond that which I pulled out of my head. So, back to my question: what does Blizzard do to ensure minors aren't entering into a contract that isn't legally binding on them?
So, in other words you lied when signing the contract (assuming you were a minor or course), thus nullifying it.
Oh, no. I used valid information... there was simply no seeming effort by blizzard to confirm any of it... which leaves my question unanswered.
They don't need to. The minor is the one invalidating the contract, not Blizzard.
Oddly enough, you seem to be answering a question I'm not asking.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Except that you didn't. My entire point was that you should examine the wider effect of something, and not just how it affects you. You reversing what I said only proves the exact same point.
Your "entire point" was directed at one person and his one view point.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Oddly enough, you seem to be answering a question I'm not asking.
Maybe your question is meaningless.
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