[taylor192]

I was just reading the Tommii Wong thread (for those that missed it: http://www.revscene.net/forums/661930-itommiiwong.html) and one of the mods commented on having a username that matched their real name.

Let me first say I have no power over any online forum, I'm just interested in what people think. That said:

How would you feel about using your real name and/or having to authenticate who you are so you could be held personally accountable for your posts online?

Many of my favourite news sites allow commenting on articles, and many have had to moderate the comments as they got out of control. Some have now switched to using Facebook or other means to "authenticate" an account to a real person and the comments are much cleaner and on topic.

My member name is my last name, and I use it on every forum so I am used to most knowing who I am and being able to find lots of information about me - how would you feel about that? would it change what/how you post?

[gdoh]

i think it should be your choice whether or not you want to use your name in your user name. mine is just an abbreviation of my first name. i hate the fb account log in sites once i see those i usually stop right there

[Psykopathik]

My legal name is Turbo E.

[BlackZRoadster]

My first name is black and z is my middle initial.
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[unit]

i think its a personal choice and it should stay that way.

[dachinesedude]

accountability? this is the internet

[donjalapeno]

First name is WolfGang last name is bang bang

[Armind]

Obviously i'm Armind.

[taylor192]

accountability? this is the internet

That's exactly why the news sites changed their policy. Less moderation needed when people know they will be held accountable for what they say.

It may not work well for sites like RS, yet I think it'd work well for sites like RedFlagDeals.

[Great68]

How exactly would you stop people from using fake names?

[TheKingdom2000]

My username is the model name of a computer we used to have.

HP MX703 Desktop and Matching monitor from Futureshop!
It was like 1.3Ghz I think?
512mb ram and a 40GB hard drive.

http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/hp_pavilion_mx703_desktop_200_reno_29026643.jpg

[Sky_2000]

An asshole will be an asshole, a jerk will be a jerk. It doesn't matter what name they use.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Id rather know a persons age than real name. It sucks having a debate or arguement with someone about cars and learn that he doesnt even have his licence yet.
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[Gerbs]

Id rather know a persons age than real name. It sucks having a debate or arguement with someone about cars and learn that he doesnt even have his licence yet.
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sadly, i know this guy LOL
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[lowside67]

I don't believe it should be made mandatory, but I also believe if you expect to be taken seriously, you should not be afraid of being identified.

Mark

[hotjoint]

i think its a personal choice and it should stay that way.

THIS

[taylor192]

How exactly would you stop people from using fake names?
There's no 100% perfect way to stop it, trolls will be trolls, yet most people won't go through the effort to create a fake Facebook profile and continually update it just so they can say what they want online with impunity.

As gdoh pointed out, as soon as he saw you had to use a Facebook account to post a comment, he didn't bother.

[taylor192]

An asshole will be an asshole, a jerk will be a jerk. It doesn't matter what name they use.

I don't believe this. I believe that social stigma forces most people into behaving appropriately, and when given a chance to hide behind a username online they sometimes act out.

Even the worst people in private tone it down when in public - with a few exceptions of course.

[BaoTurbo]

RS community is too close to have something like this. One wrong move and it can not only get out of hand on the internet, it's going to get serious in real life. That's what we don't want.

[tiger_handheld]

real names would = less trolls , less e-thugs/keyboard warriors

[HonestTea]

My name is HonestTea.

[Energy]

Its a good idea in theory and if you have nothing to hide than why not? But I don't think people will go for it.

[TypeRNammer]

I'm a nammer who doesn't actually drive a Type R :okay:

[Gh0stRider]

My name is HonestTea.

no its not, kevin

[HonestTea]

no its not, kevin

FUCK U SAM

:troll:

[TypeRNammer]

Problem Sam? :troll:

[Gh0stRider]

Problem Sam? :troll:

No Problem Jason

[iam_dan]

my name is dan.
you may have noticed from my username... iam_dan

i think its just fine. ive been apart of forums that require full first and last names to register. i thought that it helped make the community's connections more personal and people would go on meets and cruises like they all have known each other for quite awhile now

[punkwax]

brandoN

[Drow]

My names actually Traxex. Drow is more of a title
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[iTommiiWong]

My legal name isnt tommii Wong tbh. I do not know what kind of crap this is.
And really I like people calling out my nickname rather than some weird ass username like asscrack1846
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[Gumby]

My names actually Traxex. Drow is more of a title
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I'd be honoured if your first name was Drizzt. :D

[spideyv2]

My real name is Myron Gaines but i use jayare to cover up my celebrity status
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[drunkrussian]

wouldn't change how i post because i post how i talk how i am. however, it's bad enough that i get google searches on my full name finding shit i did on fb 4 yeras ago, i wouldn't want my posts from revscene also popping up.

in short - i have nothing to hide and post the way i talk. However i do not post or talk this way in a professional setting and wouldn't want to risk future employers finding something i can't control them finding. for that reason alone i would prefer member name

[Hehe]

But if we make RS conversation more serious... when can we use the fail click?

[CRS]

My name is CRS...

ChRiS

And if you try to pronounce CRS, it is still pronounced as my real name.

:lol

[Nightwalker]

My username here used to be my real name. Changed it because I'm paranoid angry people I deal with at work might stalk me. We've had death threats before :\

[taylor192]

We've had death threats before :\

I get death threats all the time :) silly trolls.

[s300ae]

I'm a nammer who doesn't actually drive a Type R :okay:
and i used to drive an is300 :okay:

-aleks

[GabAlmighty]

My name's Gab, and I am god.

[MeowMeow]

Im the chick that doesnt tell people what my user name is at the meets

teehee
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[Meowjin]

My name is gwai lo

[shenmecar]

MattZhang
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[EmperorIS]

World Peace

[Vansterdam]

johnny tran


swat came into my house disrespected my whole family

[Okami]

Too much NSWF :okay:
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[bloodmack]

real names would = less trolls , less e-thugs/keyboard warriors

Could careless who knows my name I'll still troll. You can't force someone to use their real names on a forum. Unless you force them to show an official ID of some sort which I would never do.

[SkinnyPupp]

This poll isn't really necessary, just look at what happened when Blizzard tried to force people to use their real names on their forums. Blizzard, the biggest video game company in the world, almost fucked themselves over

[Stormspirit]

At my work place my co-workers call me Doctor Repulsor .
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[jeedee]

johnny tran


swat came into my house disrespected my whole family

:lawl: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[UnName]

I am UnName(d).
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[xilley]

my real name
shun izaki :troll:

[Great68]

There's no 100% perfect way to stop it, trolls will be trolls, yet most people won't go through the effort to create a fake Facebook profile and continually update it just so they can say what they want online with impunity.

As gdoh pointed out, as soon as he saw you had to use a Facebook account to post a comment, he didn't bother.

If that happened, I'd just stop using the forums altogether. I don't have a facebook account, nor do I care to ever create one.

[The_AK]

An asshole will be an asshole, a jerk will be a jerk. It doesn't matter what name they use.

thanks for remembering me

[dinosaur]

Normally I wouldn't care if people knew my real name, but because I discuss work stuff in some of the threads, it could jeopardize a few things...

[freakshow]

It works in some forums that are small niche communities and intend to stay that way. Usually people in those settings are also more mature and respect each other and their privacy. I wouldn't recommend it for RS.

[1exotic]

Jay Young Kim

[taylor192]

This poll isn't really necessary, just look at what happened when Blizzard tried to force people to use their real names on their forums. Blizzard, the biggest video game company in the world, almost fucked themselves over

Reallly?? Fuck the whole point of WoW is to lose your real self in an online persona.

Regardless it was just for fun, otherwise there's 38 Tommii Wongs. :)

[Rich Sandor]

using my real name keeps me honest.

[cctw]

you can't 100% confirm that people are using their real names either..

how many of you would believe a guy if he told you his name was Meta World Peace? :lawl:

[twitchyzero]

do you really want your future boss to see what you post in fucked up shit that makes you laugh thread?

didn't think so

[s300ae]

do you really want your future boss to see what you post in fucked up shit that makes you laugh thread?

didn't think so

If your future boss visits that thread you got a sweet job :troll:
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[AzNightmare]

I don't see the point of this. And why would anyone want to use their real name?
Even then, there's probably a million people with the same first and last name.

This isn't like credit card with ebay and stuff, and even eBay uses nicknames anyway.

[MelonBoy]

Real names = no more trolling :(

(PPL who get really worked out over the interweb might rage hunt down/stalk...)

[Nightwalker]

Normally I wouldn't care if people knew my real name, but because I discuss work stuff in some of the threads, it could jeopardize a few things...

Oh yeah, I'm also online and posting during work hours 90% of the time. Forgot about that lol.

[taylor192]

I don't see the point of this. And why would anyone want to use their real name?
Even then, there's probably a million people with the same first and last name.

This isn't like credit card with ebay and stuff, and even eBay uses nicknames anyway.
Did you read before replying?

Many news sites are using Facebook accounts for commenting, which means I can click on any commenter and be taken to their Facebook page. Sure they could setup a fake FB account just to troll comments, yet most don't.

So even with the same name, you could still find exactly who that person is.

[Gridlock]

Did you read before replying?

Many news sites are using Facebook accounts for commenting, which means I can click on any commenter and be taken to their Facebook page. Sure they could setup a fake FB account just to troll comments, yet most don't.

So even with the same name, you could still find exactly who that person is.

And then what are you going to do? Post on their facebook wall that they were being mean to you on CNN or revscene?

I don't think linking the comments to fb had as much to do with moderation as it did with integrating their sites to social media. Also makes it easier to log in to leave comments which brings more users blah blah web 2.0 talking points blah.

[iEatClams]

I dont take much stock into usernames.

I think when I created a username for RS way back I just chose anything really. azndude was already taken so I'm thinking I was probably looking at porn at the time, and so 69 it was.

I could be 12345678 for all I care.

[Gridlock]

And I'm sorry to bring this up, but a guy that calls people an "uneducated cunt" is actually starting a thread about more accountability on a forum by using your real names?

[taylor192]

And I'm sorry to bring this up, but a guy that calls people an "uneducated cunt" is actually starting a thread about more accountability on a forum by using your real names?
Still hung up on that I see. Go back and read the thread, it was a sarcastic response to dino's "opinioned dick" comment which she hasn't harped on nearly as much as you.

Interesting to see who wears the pants, and who gets their panties in a bunch in your relationship.

That said, I'm easy to find since I use a version of my real name, use the same handle everywhere, and drive a car very easy to spot. I have no problems being accountable for the words I use - I bet you wouldn't be, and I bet you wouldn't say half the shit you write in real life.

[taylor192]

And then what are you going to do?
Its not for me, its for the next person who might google them and follow the trail of terrible comments from their bookface profile. Imagine getting access to you new partner's profile, only to find a series of racist, sexist, bigoted, or just plain "not so smart" comments.

Public perception and social stigma keeps a lot of people inline. As I said above, I bet you wouldn't say half what you do online in real life.

I don't think linking the comments to fb had as much to do with moderation as it did with integrating their sites to social media. Also makes it easier to log in to leave comments which brings more users blah blah web 2.0 talking points blah.
The reason to integrate it to social media is to have the comment not only on a news site, users will proliferate it via their social profiles to even more readers.

Which brings me back to my point above - dinosaur clearly says she does not want some comments on here being made available to people she does business with, thus she wouldn't want them linked to her social profile - which summed up means: "I don't want to be accountable for what I say".

[dinosaur]

Which brings me back to my point above - dinosaur clearly says she does not want some comments on here being made available to people she does business with, thus she wouldn't want them linked to her social profile - which summed up means: "I don't want to be accountable for what I say".

Thats actually not what I mean.

I have no problem with people reading my thoughts and opinions. I am the same person IRL that I am on RS....opinionated, sarcastic, and a little bitchy sometimes (shocking, I know). I always stand behind what I say.

If Grid had not started the "Rental Horror Stories" thread, I would have no problem sharing my name and what ever else people wanted to know. Wanna see my facebook? sure. Pictures? sure. I don't really care, but it is a little different when Grid has been discussing specific people/tenants. It should be noted that he doesn't use their real names either.

I must reiterate, I do not care if my clients, owners, tenants, friends, family, strangers, etc. read my thought and opinions. I stand behind all of it.... drugs, drinking, racism, current events, politics, religion, future clients, employers, music I listen to, TV shows that I watch, etc...I have the same opinions on RS as I do IRL.

The only reason I don't share my name is to protect the privacy of my tenants.

[Graeme S]

using my real name keeps me honest.

Yep.


Actually, way back when I had my Talon BCDSM used to use real names so that people would be less douchey and so that people who knew each other would actually know each other. I used to have another username, but I figured there'd be no reason not to use my real name.

Sure, it's entirely possible that there's some disgustingly horrible skeletons in my closet...but if they were really that big, I'd probably have people hunting me down whether I used my real name on RS or not.

[Geoc]

My name is gwai lo

Shouldn't it be lao wai? :troll:

[DanHibiki]

Mine isn't dan

[AzNightmare]

Did you read before replying?

Many news sites are using Facebook accounts for commenting, which means I can click on any commenter and be taken to their Facebook page. Sure they could setup a fake FB account just to troll comments, yet most don't.

So even with the same name, you could still find exactly who that person is.

I'm unaware, but I haven't encountered any of these new sites yet.

:suspicious:

[monkeywrench]

John Doe

[PiuYi]

mine is just an abbreviation of my first name.

hahah i always thought it was cantonese for "i know"

[Grandmaster TSE]

if i'm afraid of people finding out stuff about me i wouldn't be posting anything in the first place.

and most ppl here already know my name :)