naming policy rules... what are they?

[Toony]

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

The point is that name changing is not something that should be done lightly.
Like schadenfeude said (however his name is spelled) you erase the entire history of a toon's character. You have to have put 45 levels into a character and then have a GM pick your name out of a hat to understand how bad that is.

But my problem is not the name changing, my problem is the appearance of favoritism with GMs taking pics with top guilds like "cheeeese" and half of them have names that break the rules. You either spend a day changing the rules for everyone, or else you dont change names at all, you put it on hiatus until you think things through. Thats like removing the global chat only for certain people while others retain the right to use it. Its not that bad, but i think the metaphore is not too far off.

To pick an example from my experience, me and this player Nalatai have this inside jokes of ninja bears. One time i ported and there was a bear in a tree behind Nalatai and i said something like "Ninja bear! behind you!". Ever since that bear when i see Nalatai its "Bear, 3 oclock!" or whatever. Shes not on my friend list and theres tons of people like this where you have this little history and ill never go to the trouble of msging them all like hey.... remember me? My name got changed to blablabla.

Some people will have themselves allowed to have their player's history follow them through 50, and some of them, at random or to the GMs whims will be erased from existence, whenever they feel like it. Thats not how it should go, yes its your server, yes you can do what you want but it doesnt mean allowing this to continue will not piss off a bunch of people. This should be implemented fully or not at all.

I said i would not discuss this matter further, and i went back cause i think people who say "Whatever crybabies, its just a name" dont grasp the problem.

Taxi, do you feel someone who types BigBlackDong into the box that says "Character Name" deserves the right to "have their player's history follow them through 50"?

It's a serious question even if the example might not be.