Consistency of personality/identity is more important to some of us than what the name they're using looks like ;D
Yes it is. I think there are pros and cons to this, if people get attached to a changing form of themselves - but if there in continuity and flow, as well as reasoning, it is pretty solid.
Cheating in games annoys me, especially with the "tech excuse" - if you are using a hack made by another person, you aren't interested in the tech. The people who go into FPS servers with aimbots and wallhacks etc, bought on subscription from a service aren't interested in the tech -they are just cheats.
Not sure if dragging them helps that much. What I think does help though is to reward those who exhibit higher standards and make acting well, valuable. Greedy people can maximize still they just have to do the right thing to do so.