naming policy rules... what are they?

[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.

[frefaln]

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

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.

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[Phatso]

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

[Daywolf]

hmmm… heh removing sig name, this thread only confuses. It’s not “offensive” but kind of a word (class related actually) and seems someone is always “offended” about something. Used the word-name on early live (not Firiona Vie), never had a prob, but who knows… emu’s someone is always crying about something, and I'm sure I'll offend someone in forums (thin-skins) that could snitch-complain in-game. Hope to see this rule list someday before I name my next.

[ir0nfist]

Personally, I could care less what anyone's name is. The only names I can logically conclude as an issue would be those with meanings that parents wouldn't want their children seeing. Anything beyond that is oppressive in my opinion. If names are being enforced due to a specific vision of a fantasy world, then everything that steps outside of that vision should be enforced. Chat conversations, using letters instead of spelling out what you are trying to say (eg WTS), anything and everything that falls outside of the bounds that are equally set for names. All or none would be the fairest and most logical way to handle it.

[Nocte]

The more you tighten your grip, Lord Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

If a rule percieved to be mostly unimportant is over-enforced, we may see an influx of rebellious names because players know they outnumber the devs by a wide margin. P

[Toony]

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

The more you tighten your grip, Lord Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

If a rule percieved to be mostly unimportant is over-enforced, we may see an influx of rebellious names because players know they outnumber the devs by a wide margin. P

Yet those players don't have the right to pick and choose how the servers run.

[Nocte]

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

Yet those players don't have the right to pick and choose how the servers run.

I'm only suggesting that over-enforcement of a naming policy will probably lead to people intentionally making offensive/inappropriate names just to get away with it and try to prove some point. Clearly, there isn't much of an automated filter for character names, so it all falls on the volunteer staff to police player names. That said, the potential exists that over-enforcement (player-perceived or otherwise) might indirectly spawn more inappropriate names than there were to begin with.

[Olorin]

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

The more you tighten your grip, Lord Vader, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

If a rule percieved to be mostly unimportant is over-enforced, we may see an influx of rebellious names because players know they outnumber the devs by a wide margin. P

Im in full support of naming policies in general -- i see enough irl stuff in my real life, I like to not think about it so much in my gaming. I would prefer to SoD like enforcement honestly.

Problem is most of the people that feel this way dont hang on the forums.

[Gorgetrapper]

Lol I saw Buglyfitch last night, I chuckled a little and that was the end of that, and then just got annoyed by the name.