Home › Blizzard Requiring Real Names in their Forums - It's about damn time!

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Thu, 07/08/2010 - 1:27pm
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Ken G. (not verified)
Lack of privacy = lack of thoughtlessness?

I understand that this policy may disrupt John Gabriel's Internet theory. But will using real names really force people to be more polite to complete strangers?

I'm a comment moderator on a site where aliases are allowed but email addresses are available to the admin. It hasn't stopped people from staying things that they'd probably prefer not be traced back to them. I'm just not sure it's possible to enforce thinking through one's words and actions.

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