My rant, commented that over at G+ as well. Not sure if that counts as cross-posting, I'd love to hear some opinions here though:
People complaining about pseudonyms, with weird statements like 'Don't turn this into MySpace' or 'Leave those on Twitter': Are you serious? You are asking for a global policy, because you like to see full names? Chances are, your circles/contacts are already on the same page. No issues here, with or without the naming rule. IF some of your best friends would like to be 'PinkUnicorn' from today on, would you just cease reading his/her news? Do you really want to forcefully (go by your real name or leave the service) make them change? That's about the most egocentric thing I've ever heard or read. This is a social network - or tries to become one. You can choose with whom you are in contact, you can ignore people. But you cannot make people behave according to your own preferences.
You sound like someone that complains from his front lawn that everyone should wear ties, to look more professional. If you would rule, ties would be a requirement to leave the house. No more unprofessional Jeans & T-Shirts on the street, right?
Stay over at LinkedIn please and stop debating about other peoples wishes and needs for their own frikkin' account. If you don't get the reasons: Fine, nobody's perfect. But in that case here's a newsflash: It's not about you. You want yourself to go by your real name: Works as intended and no one wants to take that right away from you. You have not the slightest right to ask Google to force your personal believe down everyone's throat, however.
People complaining about pseudonyms, with weird statements like 'Don't turn this into MySpace' or 'Leave those on Twitter': Are you serious? You are asking for a global policy, because you like to see full names? Chances are, your circles/contacts are already on the same page. No issues here, with or without the naming rule. IF some of your best friends would like to be 'PinkUnicorn' from today on, would you just cease reading his/her news? Do you really want to forcefully (go by your real name or leave the service) make them change? That's about the most egocentric thing I've ever heard or read. This is a social network - or tries to become one. You can choose with whom you are in contact, you can ignore people. But you cannot make people behave according to your own preferences.
You sound like someone that complains from his front lawn that everyone should wear ties, to look more professional. If you would rule, ties would be a requirement to leave the house. No more unprofessional Jeans & T-Shirts on the street, right?
Stay over at LinkedIn please and stop debating about other peoples wishes and needs for their own frikkin' account. If you don't get the reasons: Fine, nobody's perfect. But in that case here's a newsflash: It's not about you. You want yourself to go by your real name: Works as intended and no one wants to take that right away from you. You have not the slightest right to ask Google to force your personal believe down everyone's throat, however.