naming policy rules... what are they?

[eqdruid76]

Originally Posted by ooantipostoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But your not a guide just a 12 year old kid thinking he is important.

Back the f**k off people and grow up, just let the guides do there job

Again I repeat stop snitchin


Salute me OR shoot me!

I'm snitching on your possessive pronoun failure.

[ooantipostoo]

Originally Posted by eqdruid76 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm snitching on your possessive pronoun failure.

Their, you're* Just for you!

[Bogart]

The thing with names online is that primarily they are a tool. And now with vent being widespread they need to be a pronounceable comfortable length (short)and unique-enough(not easily confused with other players). Then realize most people have a collection of alts...

It's going to be a personal affront to players when you change their name after they've been around. It disrupts all the reputation they've gained negative or positive. And it'll make them completely unknown to people that they only dealt with in passing or grouped with once or twice.

I just don't think it's worth the trouble

[Cyrius]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually i was trying to show the absurdity of the situation. What really ticked me off though is the vindictiveness of Cyrius's reaction "Just wait till i see you online =)" and how it could be viewed as power tripping when he doesnt tell me my UI and Macros were about to be wiped (something he must have known was gonna happen).

Also Nilbog quoting "If name are offensive we will change them" and "at GMs discretion" is a weak argument to try to justify that "Taxi Driver" was changed. Just ditch the offensive part and just say that GMs can remove your name if you dont respect their authoritay on the forums.

I will not discuss this matter further, have fun flaming and painting me as a buttsore baby.

I am sorry i forgot to inform you to change your 2 character files. I usualy always do it, and if i forget it, i usualy get tells like "OMG my UI!! QQ", and then i explain it again. I will make sure to remember this better for future name changes. Thank you.

[SchadenFreude]

My name was acceptable on Live. Something I did not post, but can probably dig up the screenshots for, was a discussion I had with a Sony GM the very first day I created Schaden Freude on the live servers. At level one, I posted a petition asking for a GM to explicitly approve or deny my name (and intended surname). I sat in Gloomingdeep until I got a response (which, oddly enough, only took about 5 minutes. I was shocked). The GM knew what SchadenFreude meant and stated that he not only felt it was an acceptable name, he stated that it was an excellent name for a shadow knight. I did this because I have been through this before and wanted to avoid a power tripping guide with a name-hammer it if was at all possible.

In all of my travels as SchadenFreude, I have never encountered a single person who thought my name fell into the "stupid", "offensive", nor even the non-RP realm. I have always received a positive response for picking this name. Not only does it meet the naming policy from the live servers, it also meets the naming policy on P99 (as is currently defined in the rules).

Stop your silly crusade.

[frefaln]

... and just as I check on this thread, my toon sits in the EC tunnel staring at someone named "Shitster". About an hour ago I spotted the surname "Butipoopfromthere", and the first name was something along the lines of rear/booty/hiney/whatever. IMO it's getting a little out of hand. Creative names are one thing but it's obvious that 10-year-olds are inspiring each other. I'd like to believe there are at least a few fellow adults out there who understand why an "anything goes" naming policy is not going to contribute to a strong community.

[Bogart]

Originally Posted by frefaln [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

... and just as I check on this thread, my toon sits in the EC tunnel staring at someone named "Shitster". About an hour ago I spotted the surname "Butipoopfromthere", and the first name was something along the lines of rear/booty/hiney/whatever. IMO it's getting a little out of hand. Creative names are one thing but it's obvious that 10-year-olds are inspiring each other. I'd like to believe there are at least a few fellow adults out there who understand why an "anything goes" naming policy is not going to contribute to a strong community.

Nobody is talking about blatantly offensive names at all. Thanks for being adult enough to not cloud the discussion with careless misrepresentation.

[frefaln]

Originally Posted by Bogart [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nobody is talking about blatantly offensive names at all. Thanks for being adult enough to not cloud the discussion with careless misrepresentation.

"Names that need to be changed"... a phrase used by the OP, so yeah, I'd say it falls within the scope of the discussion. Sorry your little sarcastic reply didn't quite work out the way you'd hoped.

[Phatso]

o mg, I'm on the list i feel so popular

[Bogart]

Originally Posted by frefaln [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"Names that need to be changed"... a phrase used by the OP, so yeah, I'd say it falls within the scope of the discussion. Sorry your little sarcastic reply didn't quite work out the way you'd hoped.

This thread is 11 pages. You're on an Emulation server of a game 10 years old ranking you in the top echelon of nerdiness, so I'm assuming you're not new to forums. No one is arguing that people should be able to be named Sir Shitsalot. You're adding absolutely nothing except to make the appearance that some people are actually in favor of allowing shit-equse names. And when you pull shit like talking about your "fellow adults" you deserve shit for it.