My understanding was that the "real names" policy was replaced a while back with a policy that your account only had to correspond with an "established online identity" and look vaguely name-like. (e.g. no throwaway accounts, no single-word "handles")
Accounts with odd names might still get flagged by the "does this look like a real name?" filter, but at least according to policy you should be able to submit an appeal if you can show other cases where the name is used online.
Also, I'm not sure what's happening in your case, but I personally have a G+ account and Wallet account under two very different names. If you're still experiencing this, Shish2k, please send me an email with some screenshots. This would seem to go against the "established online identity" policy, and I'd like to ask the G+ team about it.
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My understanding was that the "real names" policy was replaced a while back with a policy that your account only had to correspond with an "established online identity" and look vaguely name-like. (e.g. no throwaway accounts, no single-word "handles")
Accounts with odd names might still get flagged by the "does this look like a real name?" filter, but at least according to policy you should be able to submit an appeal if you can show other cases where the name is used online.
Also, I'm not sure what's happening in your case, but I personally have a G+ account and Wallet account under two very different names. If you're still experiencing this, Shish2k, please send me an email with some screenshots. This would seem to go against the "established online identity" policy, and I'd like to ask the G+ team about it.