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photon · 07-08-2010, 03:30 PM

It's not that some person x has their information available somewhere out there that's the problem (well it is, but that's a different thing), it's that I can identify an exact person and then find their information.

If someone posts to CP, I don't know who they are. They may have a facebook account and a linkedin account and such, but if I have no way to correlate a particular user with a particular facebook account, it's meaningless.

But once I can associate one with the other, that's what people don't like.

Having a real name for an account is fine, but I think it should be optional for those who want to keep their gaming separate.

07-08-2010, 03:30 PM	#60
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	It's not that some person x has their information available somewhere out there that's the problem (well it is, but that's a different thing), it's that I can identify an exact person and then find their information. If someone posts to CP, I don't know who they are. They may have a facebook account and a linkedin account and such, but if I have no way to correlate a particular user with a particular facebook account, it's meaningless. But once I can associate one with the other, that's what people don't like. Having a real name for an account is fine, but I think it should be optional for those who want to keep their gaming separate. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.