Talk:Ian Bates

Would a picture of the guy be considered inappropriate? Wikipedia has rules about non-free images of living people. I'm also not convinced the article needs it but figured I'd ask. Plymouth (talk) 20:30, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think it would be appropriate. 20:52, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, not this crap again
For the love of Mary, people going on with this Wildhammer Fact Checker crap. Let me put it in four simple words: THAT. PIC. IS. FAKE!!!

People have already gone into the beta and HE IS NOT THERE. This is a Photoshopped image. Sarahmoo on Scrolls of Lore has already confirmed it via screenshot, dated yesterday (that's October 30, for those already ahead on the 1st of November). Screenshot here.

I don't care what MMO-Champion says - I have legitimate evidence that says otherwise. Just because others decide to worship the ground Boubouille walks on and agree with everything that comes out of his craw (like the bit about Thrall being Guardian of Tirisfal, for instance?) doesn't mean I'm going to. I don't care that "blues have confirmed it" - they also said we'd never, ever get flight in Azeroth, so I'm a little skeptical about blue posts...and probably will be for some time.

The moment I get reputable screenshot evidence to support this, THEN I will agree with it. Not before.

I HAVE SPOKEN!
 * --[[Image:IconSmall_Deathwing.gif]] Joshmaul, Loremaster of Chaos (Leave a Message) 22:47, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * So when Alex Afrasiabi says, "It's real" that's not good enough for you? -- Dark T Zeratul (talk) 00:32, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Wow dude, take a chill pill. So Falstad and Wildhammer Fact Checker are not in the current beta build...that's fine. How do you know that the image in question is not a leaked screenshot from an internal beta build? I highly doubt Alex Afrasiabi would go to the trouble of trolling the internet by confirming a fake screenshot, especially since he said in a public forum that this was an issue he was going to fix. Either way, we shall see if the screenshot is a hoax soon enough. StarNeptune (talk) 00:38, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Rename
Since we know his real name now, should the article be moved to Ian Bates? - Linneris (talk) 15:31, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes. I also linked his twitter feed and added a picture of him. 03:53, 18 August 2013 (UTC)