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Babbens 
Wordsmith
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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Points: 165 |
 Topic: Forum name ≠ Account name
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 09:16 |
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It is already a couple of times now that I have noticed that having two different nicks, one for the forum and one for the game, is somehow frowned upon. I would like to know why, exactly.
From the very start I thought it a good idea to keep the two things separated and I will continue to do so; but I find it disappointing that my posts could be ignored or
ridiculed - regardless of content - only for this reason. Still, if it has to be that way, so be it.
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nightfury
Greenhorn
Joined: 23 Jun 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 86 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 09:26 |
If you do not have courage to post using your real gamename then why do you get surprised when your comments are
ignored or
ridiculed.
Everybody has a stake when they post something, Some posts can have a hidden motive. When you hide your identity your stake/hidden motives can not be clear.
As far as my knowledge nobody so far has got attacked in this game for posting in forum with real names.
Trolls are exceptions, anything can happen to them and not only forum, just there presence on GC attracts attacks.
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Babbens
Wordsmith
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 165 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 09:43 |
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I don't feel I'm hiding or lacking anything. If those are are seen as reasons, ok.
I guess I'll only read the forum from now on.
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Dew
Greenhorn
Joined: 21 Nov 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 55 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 09:47 |
 nightfury wrote:
As far as my knowledge nobody so far has got attacked in this game for posting in forum with real names.
Trolls are exceptions, anything can happen to them and not only forum, just there presence on GC attracts attacks.
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Yeah my guess would be to keep from feeding the Trolls. knowing a players background in the community can help with forming a response. for instance a player like Rill, Honered mule, or The_Duke, would get responses which assumed they had a large understanding of the game, a player like myself would get responses which (hopefully) assumed mediocre understanding of game mechanics. also simply knowing that a forum post is from a player makes it more valid as it is understood that they have a stake in the community.
Lastly i would like to point out that i searched the forum for post(s) where you (babbens) were ridiculed or ignored, to no avail, let alone to find an instance where your having 2 nicknames was "frowned upon".
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Babbens
Wordsmith
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
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Points: 165 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:02 |
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They were not infact, I'm not writing this because I feel offended in any way, I wrote "my posts
could be ignored or
ridiculed". If I did not get much of a response, I chalk it up to content only, but it is nothing personal, I assure you. I just would like to understand the general feeling on this,
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Southern Dwarf
Forum Warrior
Joined: 28 Sep 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 281 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:07 |
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Get a signature with your ingame name like me ;)
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Also known as Afaslizo ingame.
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Babbens
Wordsmith
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 165 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:29 |
Now, why didn't I think of it?
Done, why doesn't show it?
Edited by Babbens - 12 May 2012 at 10:31
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Babbens
Wordsmith
Joined: 26 Aug 2010
Status: Offline
Points: 165 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:32 |
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Ah ok! :)
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nightfury
Greenhorn
Joined: 23 Jun 2011
Status: Offline
Points: 86 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:57 |
Babbens wrote:
Now, why didn't I think of it?
Done, why doesn't show it?
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As far as people know your identity, your forum name does not matter, putting name in post or signature does the job.
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SunStorm
Postmaster
Joined: 01 Apr 2011
Location: "Look Up"
Status: Offline
Points: 979 |
Posted: 12 May 2012 at 18:04 |
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I am wondering if this would really work or if there would be a lot more accounts created just to go post. If there were a family with several computers in the house, then it wouldn't prevent anything really. But I still agree 100%
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