Well it looks like the World of Warcraft (and StarCraft II) communities have had their say and garnered a response from Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime. Personally I think this is the best news since this whole thing started.
Lot of people voiced some genuine and some what "tinfoil hat" like concerns, but overall, I always thought the heart of the problem was the use of real names and if Blizzard changed that policy, everyone would be happy.
Anyway here's the link to the official forum post and a snippet of the details.
Originally Posted by
Nethaera
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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.
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neonangel 09-02-2010 03:12 PMBack home now - yay! San Antonio was really nice, but I'm looking forward going back to Vegas again next year.