Oh hell to the fucking no

[jdotmi]

WoW's official forums are going to start showing your REAL NAME in your posts when Cataclysm launches.

Predictably, the internet is not having any of this fucking shit.

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[badbob.livejournal.com]

The whole thing sounds like so much good intentions, not so much thought out on the consequences side. Giving one of the worst forums in existence my actual name sounds like such a monumentally stupid idea, I have trouble coming up with any person who would think that is a Good Idea™, it's immediately obvious what will happen given the internet and how people behave behind the veil of anonymity.

This isn't even mentioning the apparent disregard for their customers privacy Blizzard is showing. I'm not at all comfortable with the ease they feel they should be able to release my personal information to the general public.

[jdotmi.livejournal.com]

From the sounds of it, this is just a lawsuit waiting to happen. People are already sending letters to the ESRB, amongst other places.