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Every week, computer shield expert Jon Eldridge is your Azeroth safety measure Advisor. He will delve into the darkest reaches of computer defense rumor and bring the facts back home even whether they’re wriggling at the end of a pike. His goal is to supply useful data to gamers who don’t think about shield much and flame fodder for those self appointed experts who need to rationalize the cost of their expensive certifications. Like any good protection force he’s a mercenary at heart and is happy to take subject requests from the user community that he serves. So feel free to leave a comment below or just sit back and enjoy the show.

So you’ve made it to the top. You’re in a 1337 raid guild that can sleepwalk through heroic instances. The PvP teams that are lucky ample to have you grace them with your presence are first in your battle group. Your favorite hobbies include disenchanting purples and watching the n00bs pass out when they examine your gear. You’ve been around since beta and everywhere you go folks know your name. Yep is certain is great to be you(r toon). /emote pat self on back.

Then it happens. You login to find that somebody in your guild is the object of much ROFLMAO and that somebody is you. Your stomach drops out and your heart goes into overdrive as you read that chat. Now everybody in your guild knows your real name, home address, social safety measure number, political affiliation, and drivers license number. But wait it gets better! Your arch rival just posted hyperlinks to your online dating profiles, anarchist news group posts you made back in high school, and your criminal history. You’ve been RL PWN3D in the worst possible way.

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Original post by Jon Eldridge