[class_vs_object]

"it is about... removing people who spell their names in weird ways, like using upside-down characters"

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. The ones who dare to spell their names with upside down characters.

[MatthewPhillips]

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.

[throwaway32]

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.

[Matt_Cutts]

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

[adolph]

Don't forget the furriners.