Anti-Troll system

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I don't have an issue with it due to the fact that I am who I am. On here, in the game, in real life...

You're a catgirl in real life?

Any attempt to destroy internet anonymity has my thumbs up to be honest. It has been commonplace for too long now that forum trolls, board bashers, and every other variation of an e-thug get to hide behind their avatar.

While I do agree with John Gabriel's Greater Internet F(Online Disinhibition)wad Theory and think removing anonymity would cut down on trolls, I disagree for reasons I consider slightly more important.

The internet isn't what it was 15 years ago (yeah bet that made you feel old didn't it? ), if it was down to me, anyone connecting to the internet would have their name and location live on screen all the time, you would have no option to change your avatar, and you would be locked out of anything that would allow you to hide yourself in any way.

My system would require the world to be run by some kind of cyber government, with a representative stationed outside every house and apartment, confirming that they are not trying to hide themselves from the world.

Again, this worries me.

I am also a supporter of the device we have been trying to invent that allows you to perform a physical punch in the face through the internet. We are still working on the part of the device that allows your screen to magically turn into a hand, form a fist and then knock your teeth out. So far we have only managed to make it display this:

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll...i6tmo1_400.gif

The research continues...

Or perhaps vandalizing their house and car, killing their cat, and making continued death threats against them?

I'm not sure where you're from, how old you are, or what your sense of history is.

I'm assuming you've never lived in a police state.

Anonymity is important. I'm sick of trolls too and I think Anonymous has overstepped its bounds, but if that's the only problem you see with the world then you're living in an ivory tower.

Take away anonymity and you take away the ability for people to disagree with you. If your only way to cope with people who disagree with you is to punch them in the face or set up secret police to monitor everyone in their homes, there are words for that....

Good thing I can just link a mule to the forums.