Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-11165765-20130921220629/@comment-10727129-20130924215202

216.136.68.242 wrote:

there is no difference between wikia contributor, your username, or an actual name. They all identify who you are. Even if you used your real name, none of us would know if that was your actual name or not.

Purely devil's advocate here, since I have zero skin in this game... But... Actually there is a big difference. While it may not be a "real name", it is your identifier. You use it on the boards here, in chat, and in game. You begin to associate ideas and attitudes with them, you form an opinion whether it be positive or negative. That in turn, usually not always, leads to some sense of responsibility and basic courtesy (unless you are on Xbox live). Leaving everyone anonymous tends to unfortunately lead to the lowest common denominator, since there are no penalties. And unfortunately, that's what a lot of the "wikia contributors" have become of late. It's a shame because that used to be a moniker for new people, who will now have to dig out of a hole they never dug.