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As someone who has been on gaming forums since 10 years old, a Facebook-style social network would never work for the gaming niche since anonymity is crucial.

See the Real ID fiasco with Blizzard: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29347/InDepth_Why_Was_Bli...

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FWIW: users on Dpadd only need to set a username. No real names are used even if people sigh up with twitter/Facebook. Gamers are welcome to use their real name as a username if they choose but it's up to the individual.

This will greatly diminish the attractiveness to the idea to investors.

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