Character name can't be hidden.

[Atomic_Skull]

There's about 2/10 who genuinely care about the "privacy" aspect of it, and actually contribute to the community.

You go on and on about how forcing people to show their characters will make people behave but at the same time you certainly are free with the personal insults. You two are proof of why your own argument is invalid.

[Runespider]

There's about 2/10 who genuinely care about the "privacy" aspect of it, and actually contribute to the community.

This place is considered on every other forum that exists to be completely moronic anyway, mule poster or not.

Read the topics on the first few pages and say with a straight face a lot of them aren't retarded (and made by genuine char posters).

If people could point at something genuine as a reason for the hatred for mule posters then fine but the truth is, there aren't any. Many seem to think it means a damn that your name is there but in reality it adds no value to your posts at all, it's not a seal of quality or intelligence and it doesn't mean you have any more manners than anyone else. You can't even say having a 90 job means you have knowledge of it to comment, many level jobs 1>90 that they have honestly never actually even played anyway (key whoring etc).

Post the names of the mule posters that are such a horrible moronic influence on these forums, lets see if it's worse than the norm.


You can't because you possibly can't understand how anyone but you thinks maybe? ie. You like chocolate ice cream so how could anyone else in the world not like it right?

The way someone sees their ingame time maybe different from the way you view it, or hell maybe they just don't want to be forced to do something they don't want to for no valid reason. Why should people be forced to combine their forum persona to their ingame one if they really don't want to and feel uncomfortable doing so.

[Runespider]

You go on and on about how forcing people to show their characters will make people behave but at the same time you certainly are free with the personal insults. You two are proof of why your own argument is invalid.

I read his post and was about to do the same thing you did lol

[Byrth]

There are something like 3 people who play FFXI and know my RL name. Privacy is a fairly big deal to me, as I don't really want my RL name associated with an MMO if someone goes to google me. That said, I don't see how keeping your in-game name secret is particularly important.

I wouldn't even click on this thread anymore if I wasn't quasi-fascinated by how much you guys seem to care about something so entirely and unarguably unimportant.

[Zaknafein]

Feel free to point out how I've invalidated my argument.

[Atomic_Skull]

Feel free to point out how I've invalidated my argument.

An admin had to edit your previous post because you were calling people names. And the other post by Scuro was so inflammatory that the admins completely deleted it.

[Runespider]

There are something like 3 people who play FFXI and know my RL name. Privacy is a fairly big deal to me, as I don't really want my RL name associated with an MMO if someone goes to google me. That said, I don't see how keeping your in-game name secret is particularly important.

Lets put it this way, there are people that don't care if others know their RL name ingame and use it in parties etc. To those people your post makes no sense, what do you have to hide they may ask...or what does it hurt for people to know your name? The point isnt really to have to justify it, it's that it would bother you (just as this issue bothers some of us).

Different people have different levels of what they consider privacy, some would laugh and be totally unable to grasp what you just posted as many here seem to be towards those that have a problem with this.

Feel free to point out how I've invalidated my argument.

In my eyes, you argue that people who post their character name are of a higher calibre, are worth more, are more trustworthy and generally more worthwhile to this forum. You go on to say that people that post using mules are trolls, flamers, moronic..etc.

Then you get someone like mr Scuro post what he just did totally invalidating everything you are trying to say. His post was so stupid it was deleted by an admin, notice his name blazed onto his sidebar there..it didn't stop him did it? I don't see any mule posters being anything like what you say, I see a heck of a lot of main character posters fitting right into that description you keep using though.

lol I just saw your own post has been edited for flaming, breaking the rules of the forum..

[Zaknafein]

Wow ... my post was in need of moderation..seriously? My statement was on topic, and about as PG-13 as possible. I most certainly did not target anyone by name either. As far as what someone else posted after me I have no control over other peoples comments.

[Atomic_Skull]

My statement was on topic, and about as PG-13 as possible.

Your post was edited for "inflammatory comments" so the admins disagree with you.

I most certainly did not target anyone by name either.

It was plain to everyone that your comment was directed at anyone who doesn't want their character name shown. Just because you didn't name anyone specifically doesn't mean that your flaming wasn't directed at specific people.

[Karbuncle]

Wow ... my post was in need of moderation..seriously? My statement was on topic, and about as PG-13 as possible. I most certainly did not target anyone by name either. As far as what someone else posted after me I have no control over other peoples comments.

Your post could have said "Sir, I disagree with you for these reasons, Your idea is illogical" and it can be removed if enough people report it enough times .