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Its probably come to a point that some users on here want to post their online IDs to find people to game with (xbox, steam, playstation).

Im wondering if permissions will be changed so that users can post their IDs onto here? I mean user communication can always be blocked if a user does another users head in.

Thoughts??

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  • Hi,

    It's certainly something we're considering alongside all kinds of personal communication. Gamertags themselves are treated as the same as emails, phone numbers or any other personal data.

    There's a number of reasons why that blanket ban is in place - mainly related to the vulnerability of certain people at different times. Specifically there are issues about how people may have problems around boundaries when helping each other and how vulnerable parents can be to offers of 'cures' or miracle treatments for autism.

    Keeping everything contained here mitigates those risks but we'd be the first to recognise how limiting that can be. People can't chat in private, can't get a good game of MW3 going, can't arrange to visit a support group together...

    So as always we'd love to hear other views and how helpful people might find private contact and the sharing of contact details. But if it was to change it'll be something that'll take time and will have to be done carefully.

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  • Hi,

    It's certainly something we're considering alongside all kinds of personal communication. Gamertags themselves are treated as the same as emails, phone numbers or any other personal data.

    There's a number of reasons why that blanket ban is in place - mainly related to the vulnerability of certain people at different times. Specifically there are issues about how people may have problems around boundaries when helping each other and how vulnerable parents can be to offers of 'cures' or miracle treatments for autism.

    Keeping everything contained here mitigates those risks but we'd be the first to recognise how limiting that can be. People can't chat in private, can't get a good game of MW3 going, can't arrange to visit a support group together...

    So as always we'd love to hear other views and how helpful people might find private contact and the sharing of contact details. But if it was to change it'll be something that'll take time and will have to be done carefully.

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