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Re:Why Google cares if you use your real name by MatthewPhillips on Monday July 25, 2011 @12:43PM (#2803365)
The ones whose parents didn't give them enough attention so they have to spend their days testing the boundaries of internet communities and then throwing a fit because their wingding character isn't supported.
Re:Why Google cares if you use your real name by throwaway32 on Monday July 25, 2011 @05:02PM (#2804608)
That's a pretty flippant attitude, considering people are losing access to critical stuff like all their emails for making the mistake of violating some rule buried in a 20 page TOS.
Re:Why Google cares if you use your real name by Matt_Cutts on Monday July 25, 2011 @06:07PM (#2804936)
People don't lose access to Gmail just because of the common/real name policy. I posted this earlier in the thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2803334