"GIRL" = "Guy In Real Life"?

[quarrel]

Not in China.

From here:

A subsidiary of Chinese MMOG powerhouse Shanda Interactive Entertainment, Aurora froze the accounts of all male players who chose to play as females in the game. The company stated that only female players may play as females, although it did not comment on female players who wish to play as men. To enforce this policy, Aurora now requires any gamer who selects a female character to provide proof of gender via a webcam.

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[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

This is actually liekly to make a lot of female players switch to male characters as well. If people know all female avatars are females RL, they're going to end up getting constantly harrassed.