LOL - and I though that dropping IE6 support was a can of worms.

I find it really amusing to read of the paranoia associated with giving your name out on a public forum, as that's all it really amounts to - paranoia. Identity theft is far more easily achieved by other means, trawling forums for names is not going to earn you any money as a cyber criminal. Most online thefts occur as a result of phishing scams, these in turn are targeted at those who are naive in web usage and do not have adequate see more antiviral / malware protection. It is not going to happen as a result of your name being published on Boonex.

What is most amusing to me is that it seems to be very clearly stated that giving your name is completely optional, and that not giving your name is a valid choice. It's also pretty clearly stated that no real name means no verification can be carried out which will simply effect how you are perceived. It even gives an example to clarify the difference in perception between a vendor who is verified and one that isn't.

What it doesn't say is that, not giving your real name means that you will have your toys taken away from you and you will be sent to bed early, that you will be somehow inferior and site usage will be limited to the kindergarten area.

It is literally scary how so many of you feel chastised by the thought of having to give your name, (even though it is optional), and that some even consider Andrew as some kind of evil dictator. Additionally the suggestion that Boonex should not be allowed to do what they please with their own site is ridiculous.

All in all, this stuff is waaaaaaay more scary than the thought of someone filtering some cash out of my bank account, these kind of view border on psychotic, some of you really do need to turn off the PC and go and integrate in the real world a little more.

Andrew - I feel your pain mate.

Keep up the good work.

DM.