Originally Posted by
Slummish
WoW official forum mods have a directive to weed out people that chit chat pointless shit, troll, add nothing of importance, use non-child-friendly language, etc. They want the forums to become a place of friendly, attractive, positive, constructive feedback and community. They tried to make that happen by showing everyone's RealID real name to discourage folks from being douchebags. When that didn't play out as intended thanks to player backlash, they took another position: kick out everyone that can't behave like mature individuals.