China wants real names on Web

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 7/13/10

[starczar66]

China's leading Internet regulator called for rules requiring people to use their real names online...

[digger48]

didn’t one of the Kenyans commie czars already suggest this?

[BenLurkin]

This is my real name.

Well, not really..but here's a picture of me...

Sorry...that's not really me....

[Frank_2001]

You can find me the old-fashioned way, you friggin’ Red Chicom punk!

[married21]

So all of their leaders will be using their real names, too?

[Berlin_Freeper]

There was a plan to use real names on the WoW forums. A person who posted his real name to show how it is OK to do so and in a couple of hours people dug up all kinds of personal stuff about him and posted it to the forum. It was really kind of funny.

Blizzard Backs Off: WoW Gamers Will Stay Anonymous
Dozens of WoW players demonstrated the Internet’s capability in finding someone immediately when Bashiok, a Blizzard employee, shared his full, real name possibly in an attempt to set an example for those who were against the entire ‘solution’. Revealing himself to be “Micah Whipple”, Mr. Whipple faced tremendous outcry that spanned quite a few pages in one of the forum threads. Many users showed Micah his own personal information including his photos, address, telephone number and other such things by providing links to his Facebook and websites that offered to show Mr. Whipple’s full address for “just $2.95″.

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World of Warcraft Creator Blizzard Caves on Real-Name Plan

[BenLurkin]

Works out just fine for a police state. Everybody would clam up, and the Chicoms (or any imitators) would have undisputed control of all political discussions on the Internet.

[seowulf]

My name is Phuk Hu Kami, or maybe it’s Spartacus.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Not that I play WoW. Not for like the last year. I was totally imba and it got boring pwning all the nOObs.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Does it seem like what happens with China has to do with WoW?

LoL!

[UCANSEE2]

What could possibly go wrong with that?

[rfp1234]

Whoopdee doo. So will there be 100,000 Wong Li’s on the net?

[BenLurkin]

Not sure what you mean, but did you see this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2552842/posts

[UCANSEE2]

My name is Phuk Hu Kami, or maybe it’s Spartacus.

Well, pick one, because you can only listen to this if you are Spartacus.

SPARTACUS

[Beowulf9]

Sort of like the Union Card check.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Was only joking anyway. But I do think while China wanted to do this, they saw it happening with WoW (or not as it turns out) and decided now was the time to do it.

[VanShuyten]

You lie. MY name is Sparticus,

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I’m the ruptured Chinaman, One Hung Low.

I’m the Chinese pedofile: Sum Young Boy.

Confuscious say: Never mind. More than R-rated,

Hey comrades, BITE ME!

[max americana]

>>Whoopdee doo. So will there be 100,000 Wong Li’s on the net?
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That’s just wrong..BTW, my real name is Wang Lo.

[VeniVidiVici]

No problem. My Chinese name is Chun King.