Updates: Blizzard Reconsider, Cavs owner’s other faux pas
Blizzard have reconsidered, unsurprisingly. Though they are still sticking with, and don’t address, the in-game concerns discussed here previously.
I’d like to take some time to speak with all of you regarding our desire to make the Blizzard forums a better place for players to discuss our games. We’ve been constantly monitoring the feedback you’ve given us, as well as internally discussing your concerns about the use of real names on our forums. As a result of those discussions, we’ve decided at this time that real names will not be required for posting on official Blizzard forums.
via World of Warcraft (en) Forums -> Open Letter: Real Names on Blizzard Forums
Oh, and the Cleveland Cavs owner committed one other faux pas I didn’t pick up on last night; via CNN:
Dear computer users: If you’re ever going to write a fuming letter, think twice before setting the font to the oh-so-mockable Comic Sans.
Take it from Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA team that lost its star basketball player, LeBron James, on Thursday night.
After Gilbert posted a rant — in the cutesy Comic Sans typeface — about James’ departure on NBA.com, bloggers, newspaper writers and Twitter pundits lashed back with a collective message that essentially said this:
Unless you’re a fourth-grader, or being ironic, or the author of a comic book, or on vacation from the 1990s, never use that typeface.
via Cavs owner’s letter mocked for Comic Sans font – CNN.com.
