Worrying post from official forums

Tetsuo_Shima

Tetsuo_Shima

In Cryo Sleep
thatbloke said:
That particular page is blocked from all bots
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That's great! But right now I have access to 1500 (or whatever) names, and also their clans, which gives me the opportunity to look up their message boards and glean more information. I don't even have to log in to access the seat picker.
 
thatbloke

thatbloke

Junior Administrator
If you'd like to be removed then contact MPUK and they will remove you.

With Blizzard's proposed system you will not have this option were you to want to use their forums.
 
Ashya

Ashya

Active Member
Well, it's official. The whole "real name on forum" thing is canceled. For now. Blizzard listening to public outcry. Win. Just will have to wait and see how long "for now" takes.
 
Xylak

Xylak

New Member
Ashya said:
Well, it's official. The whole "real name on forum" thing is canceled. For now. Blizzard listening to public outcry. Win. Just will have to wait and see how long "for now" takes.
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"Hello everyone,

I'd like to take some time to speak with all of you regarding our desire to make the Blizzard forums a better place for players to discuss our games. We've been constantly monitoring the feedback you've given us, as well as internally discussing your concerns about the use of real names on our forums. As a result of those discussions, we've decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.

It's important to note that we still remain committed to improving our forums. Our efforts are driven 100% by the desire to find ways to make our community areas more welcoming for players and encourage more constructive conversations about our games. We will still move forward with new forum features such as the ability to rate posts up or down, post highlighting based on rating, improved search functionality, and more. However, when we launch the new StarCraft II forums that include these new features, you will be posting by your StarCraft II Battle.net character name + character code, not your real name. The upgraded World of Warcraft forums with these new features will launch close to the release of Cataclysm, and also will not require your real name.

I want to make sure it's clear that our plans for the forums are completely separate from our plans for the optional in-game Real ID system now live with World of Warcraft and launching soon with StarCraft II. We believe that the powerful communications functionality enabled by Real ID, such as cross-game and cross-realm chat, make Battle.net a great place for players to stay connected to real-life friends and family while playing Blizzard games. And of course, you'll still be able to keep your relationships at the anonymous, character level if you so choose when you communicate with other players in game. Over time, we will continue to evolve Real ID on Battle.net to add new and exciting functionality within our games for players who decide to use the feature.

In closing, I want to point out that our connection with our community has always been and will always be extremely important to us. We strongly believe that Every Voice Matters, ( http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/mission.html ) and we feel fortunate to have a community that cares so passionately about our games. We will always appreciate the feedback and support of our players, which has been a key to Blizzard's success from the beginning.

Mike Morhaime
CEO & Cofounder
Blizzard Entertainment "
 
Windzarko

Windzarko

Well-Known Member
Quote Jayne in the first episode of Firefly (complete with posing nearby with a cuppa):

Saw that comin'.
 
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