Battle.net Update: Upcoming Changes to the Official Forums

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Nearly 30 more pages of posts and yet not a single person has threatened my way of life in any way, shape or form.

Anyone? I'm giving out MORE info than RealID does. Surely you can do some damage.

Maybe nobody cares enough about you right now? But ask that blue poster that got harassed how it felt.

Anyway most stuff will be annoyances by trolls (funny isn't it? If you thought gem insults were bad...) some minor and some major but it is only a matter of time until someone get really hurt. And for what? All to make money......I don't buy the trolling excuse since all you need is some kind of accountname and maybe the main char feature and also ban happy mods.

Look at elitist jerks, look at the wow something awful forums.......they both can do it so why can't blizz?


Also again:
If there wont by any consequences and dangers then why would the trolls be afraid of anything?

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Nearly 30 more pages of posts and yet not a single person has threatened my way of life in any way, shape or form.

Anyone? I'm giving out MORE info than RealID does. Surely you can do some damage.

You're missing the point, most of the people writing here right now are people concerned about this, the really scary guys are just grinding their hands, waiting for the new forums to launch.

Originally Posted by Avantgarde

solution for starcraft II buyers:

1. make a new battle.net account
2. find a cool rl-name like "Robert Kotick"
3. post on starcraft II forum

1. That might be illegal
2. They'll close your account when it doesn't matter the name on your credit card or how you pay

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Originally Posted by fenway

So, what did you do about your problem with Facebook? Did you not make a Facebook profile?

Cool. Don't make a wow-forum profile.

Problem solved.

No. What they are doing is wrong, and they must stop.

How about the celebrities that play wow, or officials? or Other people of notoriety. This is the stupidest thing in the world. And makes no sense from a businees stand point at all.

And to those that say its only your name. Go to google, type in your name, you can find your DL# home address cell # and last place of employment. With that information i could then get a SS card and a Birth Certificate in your name, voila! instant new ID.

The internet has remained anonymous for a reason. That is because the majority of people are inherently evil. This will be abused, and I can't wait to see it on the news. "Blizz refunds billions to consumers after Identity Faux Paux." LUL. GG BLIZZ. I usually always stick up for them, but jesus get your heads outta your asses.

Originally Posted by Tefty

Will 99% of this thread play Cataclysm? Ofcourse they will...

Rant all you want but you'll still play none-the-less.

I canceled my account 1 hour ago. I do not play fast and easy with the livelihoods of my 300 employees. Ever.

If Blizzard thinks they own my information, then they can pick up my payroll and associated taxes, insurance and benefits packages for my people. In no case will I ever trust anything from Actistupid again.

Originally Posted by Saphirox

the really scary guys are just grinding their hands, waiting for the new forums to launch.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound?

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Originally Posted by Astrocanis

I canceled my account 1 hour ago. I do not play fast and easy with the livelihoods of my 300 employees. Ever.

If Blizzard thinks they own my information, then they can pick up my payroll and associated taxes, insurance and benefits packages for my people. In no case will I ever trust anything from Actistupid again.

They've had your info since the day you created a WoW account, why is this any different? You're the one who chooses whether or not to actually share it. God people are dumb.

Originally Posted by Baikalsan

Maybe nobody cares enough about you right now?

we've already expressed this to him.

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound?

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They've had your info since the day you created a WoW account, why is this any different? You're the one who chooses whether or not to actually share it. God people are dumb.

No - they were under non-disclosure and privacy act concerns. Now they are throwing that away. The only "dumb people" on here are the ones that are so naive they are criticizing those others of us that are trying to protect something. If you don't see the difference between "Blizzard had your information" and "Blizzard will now PUBLISH your information", then I'm not sure even additional schooling will help much.

Be naive if you absolutely have to. Sound "jaded" and "cool" as much as you will. I'm ignoring your abject stupidity from this point on.

[edit] One more thing for the challenged: if you believe that Actistupid will ever feel constrained in any way by either ethics or morals, I feel for you. P.T. Barnum tagged you a century ago. This is NOT about forums.

Blizzard Real ID Troll

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound?

---------- Post added 2010-07-08 at 12:13 AM ----------

Fair enough, I buttered that comment a little.
btw, some "light" reading.
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread....sid=1&pageNo=1 (415 pages atm)
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=1 (1531 pages atm)

I'm not exactly unique in thinking this "real name on forum" thing is a bad idea.

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Nearly 30 more pages of posts and yet not a single person has threatened my way of life in any way, shape or form.

Anyone? I'm giving out MORE info than RealID does. Surely you can do some damage.

I will tell Levi on msn to give you a smack if I catch him. Amazing, I think I have not talked to him in years.

Name: Derek Reball
Contact #: (07)3392-1569 (between 6:00pm-Midnight weekdays)
E-mail: superstitious_reality@hotmail.com

I admit, it took me about 3 minutes …

Originally Posted by VeeVee

Nearly 30 more pages of posts and yet not a single person has threatened my way of life in any way, shape or form.

Anyone? I'm giving out MORE info than RealID does. Surely you can do some damage.

Maybe you have not pissed off the right (or wrong) person just yet. I'm sure this guy didn't think anything about it till it was a little too late.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...character.html

Sad and yet still true. I wonder if it all started with just his first and last name for the guys little man hunt?

Originally Posted by Thallidomaniac

Enjoy getting raped by a bunch of anti-gamer feminists.

Hey.

If you're so dense all you see is "lol anti-gamer feminists!" because minorities are complaining about how they're being treated and they are terrified for their privacy and safety, well, you're pretty much proving our point.

Luckily I wasn't serious when I first made my account, so it's registered under Chuck Norris.

Originally Posted by VeeVee

I have no idea who Levi is, and unfortunately the information you provided is over a decade old. I'm still failing to see why RealID is harming me? All you're proving is that you can search my name. Now what happens?

You piss off the right person and wait for the knock on the door.

Originally Posted by VeeVee

I have no idea who Levi is, and unfortunately the information you provided is over a decade old. I'm still failing to see why RealID is harming me? All you're proving is that you can search my name. Now what happens?

This isn't funny anymore, please stop.
It would be extremely sad to see "World of warcraft player killed after giving out his real name on message board" on the frontpage..

Originally Posted by Astrocanis

I canceled my account 1 hour ago. I do not play fast and easy with the livelihoods of my 300 employees. Ever.

If Blizzard thinks they own my information, then they can pick up my payroll and associated taxes, insurance and benefits packages for my people. In no case will I ever trust anything from Actistupid again.

LOL,dude why would you do that? If you dont like it,post on mmo fourms. Ur pretty much being like a spoiled brat,NO I DONT WANNA IMA LEAVE!

Check this out--can't post links yet, so do an Internet search on article keywords to find them yourself.

I was bannedBanned from WoW forums for exposing Real ID agenda is the same as Communist China Model

Feb 05 2007

First Blog Requiring True User Identity Formally Opens in China

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently adopted a new system for Internet users requiring individuals to use their true identity when registering on-line. The new system was designed to allow increased CCP surveillance of Internet use in China.

China's website clampdown
Sunday 6 September 2009

"News websites in China have begun requiring new users to register their true identities before allowing them to post comments – a move rejected by internet companies and users in the past.

The world's largest internet population – with about 340 million users – is heavily policed but tends to resist new curbs. A 2006 proposal to introduce real-name registration on blog hosting sites was beaten back, but few appear to have noticed the introduction of the policy on leading Chinese portals including Sina, Netease and Sohu.

The New York Times reported that the shift in policy resulted from secret government orders issued in July, citing unnamed senior editors at two of the leading sites affected. They told the newspaper that one of the bodies overseeing the internet had deemed it a state secret, preventing media from publishing reports on it. One editor said the change was introduced under the radar because "the influence of public opinion on the net is still too big".

Earlier this year officials retreated from attempts to install the "Green Dam" filtering system on every new computer after an online outcry and heavy lobbying by manufacturers."

Originally Posted by VeeVee

They're not throwing anything away. It's YOUR CHOICE to share that information. Blizzard isn't publishing it. You are, by logging into their forums with YOUR name and submitting a post. This is almost as bad as people who falsely enter their account information into phishing sites and then complain about "hackers."



I'm not trying to "sound jaded or cool", i'm simply offering myself up as a guinea pig for people to demonstrate exactly how much damage can be done. Am I at risk? Maybe! That's exactly what I'm trying to determine.

It's all well and good for people to post "no-one cares about you enough to bother", and that's entirely acceptable. I never claimed people would! But what makes every other guy think people are gonna care about him? We're all in the same boat here, so why do some people feel more threatened than others? If my job, personal security or finances are at risk because I posted my name here, I'm certainly not feeling threatened yet.

I'm merely providing an opportunity for people to reinforce their concerns. Be my guest!
I'm your RealID beta test.

Don't be naive. This is not about forum posting. The forums are merely Actishitheads putting a toe in the water to find out whether it will be stripped to the bone before they add this into the game/s.

I don't need you to "reinforce" my concerns. The fact that you are, in my opinion, quite stupidly challenging a group of people who are opposed to this invasion of privacy makes you merely someone who talks tough but doesn't walk that way. Because you know damned well most of us will not take that challenge. We don't WANT to hurt you. We'll leave that to someone who does.

Have you ever done anything important or controversial? And no, running over the neighbor's cat doesn't count. The fact that you glibly dismiss the rest of our concerns paints you into a rather silly looking corner. You and the rest of the cool kids. I think I speak for most of us when I say I hope your corner doesn't turn out to be crimson.

Ever been shot? Stabbed? Beaten? I have - and no amount of glib sarcasm is going to turn that clock backwards to keep me safe in your nice glib little world.

Want to impress us? Go to 4chan and post your information.

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Originally Posted by Ðelinqient

LOL,dude why would you do that? If you dont like it,post on mmo fourms. Ur pretty much being like a spoiled brat,NO I DONT WANNA IMA LEAVE!

Because I don't believe the forums are all they are after. And no, I'm not being spoiled. I'm being responsible. There is a difference. When you're all grown up maybe you'll understand. Dude.

Originally Posted by VeeVee

They're not throwing anything away. It's YOUR CHOICE to share that information. Blizzard isn't publishing it. You are, by logging into their forums with YOUR name and submitting a post. This is almost as bad as people who falsely enter their account information into phishing sites and then complain about "hackers."



I'm not trying to "sound jaded or cool", i'm simply offering myself up as a guinea pig for people to demonstrate exactly how much damage can be done. Am I at risk? Maybe! That's exactly what I'm trying to determine.

It's all well and good for people to post "no-one cares about you enough to bother", and that's entirely acceptable. I never claimed people would! But what makes every other guy think people are gonna care about him? We're all in the same boat here, so why do some people feel more threatened than others? If my job, personal security or finances are at risk because I posted my name here, I'm certainly not feeling threatened yet.

I'm merely providing an opportunity for people to reinforce their concerns. Be my guest!
I'm your RealID beta test.

Wait till you piss off that one person that puts a personal venddeta on you. You wont know when or how he found you. Just they he did. He'll get a head start cause you asked some technical question on the WOW forums and your name is now there for all to see. We'll be reading a story very similar about someone in the future. Some random WOW player who won a EPIC item over someone else and BOOM. Now its a crime scene. Similar to the way this happened if you didnt read it.

Watch out who you kill in the virtual world, it may inspire someone to attack you in the real one. That's what happened to one Frenchman, who was stabbed and nearly killed by a fellow "Counter-Strike" player, according to London's Telegraph. Julien Barreaux reportedly spent six months looking for the person who killed his online character in a virtual knife fight, and eventually found the foe living only a few miles away in Cambrai, a town about 2 hours north of Paris. The 20-year-old, armed with a real-life kitchen knife, went to the man's house and brutally stabbed him in the chest. The victim, identified only as Mikhael, survived the assault after the blade missed his heart by less than an inch. "Barreaux was arrested within the hour and told us he had wanted to see his rival wiped out for killing off his character," a police officer testified at the trial, the Telegraph reported. The overzealous video gamer will spend two years behind bars, and receive anger management therapy. "You are a menace to society," Judge Alexiane Potel said. "I am frankly terrified of the disproportionate reaction you could have if someone looked at you the wrong way in the street." Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/05/27/2010-05-27_video_gamer_hunts_down_stabs_man_who_killed_his_online_counterstrike_character.html#ixz z0t2zosJa6

This realID thing is not a good idea. While it is optional to post on the forums or not. blizzard sends everyone there cause they know emails and phone support suck.