Would you use forums if they displayed your real name?

If Gamespot started printing your real name instead of your psuedonym would you stop using GameSpot? Why? Why not?

Obviously the main reason for this thread is the recently retracted proposal by Blizzard to do just this and increase accountability for the comments made

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/blizzard-forums-will-soon-display-your-real-name/

This is obviously hypothetical as I doubt any site that wants to keep it's user base would want to try it.

Personally I wouldn't have a problem. I'm not ashamed of my opinions and anyone that looks thru my posts can probably ascertain who I am anyway. I'd prefer not to but I don't really have a problem if they wanted to.

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No i wouldn't and neither would almost anyone else. That's why Blizz scrapped that idiotic idea.

Yes. My gamertag is my real name. I haven't been killed yet.

Maybe...i know someone that has my exact name so if anyone wants to kill me they may kill him instead :P..

No i wouldn't and neither would almost anyone else. That's why Blizz scrapped that idiotic idea.

Pirate700

Yes. My gamertag is my real name. I haven't been killed yet.

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Well, I've mentioned it before in certain threads, so I guess I might...

Sure. As long as the forum is secure.

What's the point? Why would blizzard want to do this? Can't they just cancel someone's account if there's abuse?

No, I wouldn't. "Would you use forums if they displayed your credit card information" I'll say no to this inevitable new thread right now as well.Dylan_11

Are you serious? You place those two on the same level?

You can hardly compare displaying credit card information to displaying a name.

[QUOTE="Dylan_11"]No, I wouldn't. "Would you use forums if they displayed your credit card information" I'll say no to this inevitable new thread right now as well.Chickan_117

Are you serious? You place those two on the same level?

You can hardly compare displaying credit card information to displaying a name.

Yes I would still post in the forums. My name's clean and serene with no criminal records :)

Sure. As long as the forum is secure.

Zerocrossings

I would still post, it would be nice too because it would scare off all those jerks who say things they wouldn't say face to face :) PerfectCircles

You mean if they displayed the fake name that I signed up to most of them with?

I wouldn't have been too bothered if Blizzard had shown "Jason Statham Von Schwarzeneggersson" below my username on their forums, for example.

I have no problems with my name

I wouldn't care one iota; my real name is in my username anyways. :Pjalexbrown

No, mostly because I don't want people I know in the real world to be able to google my name and see that I post on a videogame forum somewhat regularly.

[QUOTE="jalexbrown"]I wouldn't care one iota; my real name is in my username anyways. :Pclayron

I really don't care, as there are many with my name anyway.

No i wouldn't and neither would almost anyone else. That's why Blizz scrapped that idiotic idea.

Pirate700

I agree. Personal info should be protected.

No i wouldn't and neither would almost anyone else. That's why Blizz scrapped that idiotic idea.

Pirate700

Well no, somebody posted info about keyplayers in activision/blizzard and they got all butthurt...man what some people do to not have to hire mods...

It really depends. I share a name with an actor and a baseball player and possible a DJ (:shock: ). I do use my real name at one forum (along with my nick) as it is a way that verifing who you are if you need support for their product. Being that you have to buy their product with a credit/debit card, it is easy to see who paid or pirated said product.

Hmmmmmmm, maybe if game publishers required a game to be registered first before being played, it would cut down on piracy. :idea:

I always use an alias. For everything. No one would know who i am by just one name.

[QUOTE="Zerocrossings"]

Sure. As long as the forum is secure.

cybrcatter

This is the best answer I've read so far. I guess I'm the same. I don't post on facebook during work hours and I always post what I don't mind work colleagues seeing. I wouldn't necessarily want them to see what I post on a video games forum though... of course this would require that half of them learn how to use their computer without picking the mouse up of the desk... :)... yeah stuff like that I wouldn't want them to see :D

Why isn't this a poll.. then I wouldn't have to post. NO.Inconsistancy

I wanted to put a poll up but there was no option for it :( Not sure why

[QUOTE="PerfectCircles"]I would still post, it would be nice too because it would scare off all those jerks who say things they wouldn't say face to face :) Dylan_11