> And if Google+ challenges you on a name violation, you can "clear your name" with purely online-evidence, if you like. Their help page states that you may ap

> And if Google+ challenges you on a name violation, you can "clear your name" with purely online-evidence, if you like. Their help page states that you may appeal with "Proof of an established identity online with a significant following" That's more of a celebrity clause than an actual solution for real users. Yes, if you're Lady Gaga or 50 Cent, or if you're just an internet personality with enough followers to raise a stink about being blocked, then you'll get your pseudonymous account. The rest of us will be named what Google tells us to be named, or stay out.