I will tell you why , some people have developed a bad reputation on the game. Then people like you come in and ask silly questions to them ; If you know a shades a shade , let him be , he's a shade for a good reason. If someone wants to completely start all over and try better then next time whats wrong with that? You all talk about shades like its a bad thing. Leave them alone , I happend to know 4 shades , do I go around telling everyone ??? Of coarse not , that is ridiculously inconsiderate. Everyone does something for a reason and that means they have a reason. You shouldnt ruin there fun in the game with these kind of posts.And until you understand that , I have no respect for you.
That's a fair point, and one that I've used too. Very few people know who I was "primarily" in AW, mainly because when I started there I was a 14 year old jerk and wanted to start fresh and more mature here, without spending half my time saying "sorry 'bout back then"...
Still, it's worth noting that it's not very hard for people to recognize familiar styles & attitudes. If nothing changes, the same people who were the shades friends in past times will be their friends now, and the same people that didn't like them still won't.
It's also worth considering that there's a few well-respected members of this community who started off despised, and vice versa, without ever needing to change identities.