Why Didn't...

[norrahe]

Let the games begin.

I can't wait to see the fallout from this.

[shaunbhoy]

Such an innovation might do irrepairable damage to our considerable "sockie" fraternity though.
Careful what you wish for and all that.

[NickFitz]

No problem, it can be changed to display your real names like <snap bodypart="phalanges">that!</snap>

[Pondlife]

Mr Brand said that one Blizzard employee posted his real name on the forums, saying that there was no risk to users, and the experiment went drastically wrong.

"Within five minutes, users had got hold of his telephone number, home address, photographs of him and a ton of other information," said Mr Brand

The post and topic has since been removed from the Blizzard forum.

WTF were they thinking.

For the 2nd time time tonight I have to say "talk about not knowing your audience" FFS

[Spacecadet]

... our forum changes make it on to the bbc?

BBC News - World of Warcraft maker to end anonymous forum logins

the site will allow others to rate post and interact with other users, creating a "social-networking platform".