ok, i did actually googled myself. lol.
it is funny, because you linking fully anonymous forums where you do not need an account, paid subscription to post.
How it is even relevant to this forum? Two completely different sites.
I think everyone should be comfortable posting their viewpoints on something like forum changes.
Telling them not to seems suppressive.
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Simple it brings out the worst in people when there is no accountability or consequences.
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It is free. That doesnât change the fact that there are many examples where anonymity allows for more trolling and abuse, not less.
However if you only consider forms of communication that require payment, there are plenty of examples when it comes to toxicity and video games in general. When people are less concerned about repercussions for bad behavior, those people tend to act out more.
You seem to be refusing to acknowledge that, and Iâm unsure why.
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And where did you get this idea from?
Wait til you are targeted, and have no recuse to do anything about. Kind of hard to fend off attacks if you donât know who is doing it. If you are being targeted, it doesnât just end on the forums.
Life⌠itâs just human nature. 
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I understand it very well, what i see people trying to link this suggestion to other forums that has literally nothing in common with our forums.
No recuse? I think you mean recourse but that doesnât really work here either.
You can report anyone that âtargetsâ you.
Wrong. Maybe thatâs your experience, but it certainly isnât mine.
All the stuff you want to hide doesnât affect anything though. These people donât know you from Eve. Just go out and live your (WoW) life, youâll never meet these people irl or in the game (chances are low), and even if you did they wouldnât remember you. People really donât care. They can act like trolls today but two weeks from now ask them about a troll post and they wonât have a clue what they said / who said what.
Itâs best to just ignore them, donât feed them, and have fun playing WoW in spite of them. 
Edit: and Iâm posting on this character because for some reason none of my other toons are showing up. Itâs weird.
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Thousands of years of human philosophy and psychology say youâre wrong.
Sorry, itâs the way it is.
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Suppressive? I thought it was intimidation.
People are free to share their opinion, whether you agree or not.
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Overall behavior is going to be the same in any public forum.
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May I direct your attention back up here?
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Intention seems in flux at the moment in terms of meaning behind statements.
Not really, if you actually read my post, do you think it will stop on the forums or ingame?
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- The internet has not been around for thousands of years lol.
- There are just as many articles that say youâre wrong. Thatâs the thing about âhuman philosophyâ, humans are complex and canât be generalized based of pseudo science.
Try again.
Where? Please show me one single article that shows anonymous posting on forums is better and less toxic.
Donât worry, Iâll wait.
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Paying a fee does not mean people wonât be toxic. Have you not heard of Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, and many other games with incredibly toxic communities? Iâm not even including some of the largest offenders like League of Legends because you can go the F2P route on that if you want.
You just keep refusing to acknowledge that there is a large uptick in abuse and trolling when people donât have to worry about consequences. It doesnât matter if itâs free or paid, it happens.
Do you think the WoW forums are somehow going to be immune to that? If so, why? There are plenty of examples of games where people have to purchase and then are toxic even under the threat of punishments and bans.
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Plato has been. And Platoâs Ring of Gyges suggested that when someone had the power of invisibility (applied as the âfull anonymityâ in this case), their nature would draw them towards unjust actions.
Anonymity exists beyond the internet as a concept and every bit of evidence still points towards how it plays a role towards awful behavior, such as in road rage and cyber bullying. It isnât the only factor but it plays a part in it enough that going for more than what you already have has no positive effects.
Edit: In addition, you already have privacy. You can make a throwaway character to be your posting character as a form of anonymity, yet itâs just another alias that people can identify to either ignore or support as they normally would, reputation and credibility are important to honest discussion. What the OP has been asking for is to turn WoW forums into another Reddit subforum that already exists on Reddit without being on Reddit.
I have yet to see a case where full anonymity has positive effects in a discussion (beyond personal privacy which we already have by posting on these video game character aliases), meanwhile every case on the negative effects of full anonymity seem to align to support the same conclusion.
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