naming policy rules... what are they? - Page 11

a2j2t · #1 06-20-2010, 09:26 PM

I was renamed from a name I had way back in the year 1999 from EQLive. Who cares? Is it really making you sit here, at your computers, gritting your teeth in anger? Yeah, it's a little irritating at first, I admit, but did your Project 1999 character name really have an impact on your life? Really people, grow up. I totally believe the name rechanging stuff is rediculous, but I just bite my tongue, and move on. A life lesson some of these people should learn.

SchadenFreude · #2 06-21-2010, 07:24 AM

A name is an identity. It is the only facet of the character that isn't merely a bunch of pixels, of ones and zeros, hosted on some remote server. Changing a name is akin to assassinating a reputation, of erasing "player to player" faction that has been carefully cultivated over time.

Changing a name, especially under the current circumstances, is also a blatant abuse of power. Yes, it is their sand box. Technically they can do anything they desire. If they wanted to shut the server down today, never to turn it on again, they have that power. Doing so, however, would be a completely jackass move ... Just like the current name nazi crusade is an abuse of power.

It shows a lack of maturity on the part of the people in control of the server. If they are going to do this, then what's next? Do I really want to exert any more effort to play in their sandbox if they are going to abuse their own rules in such an arbitrary manner? No, I prefer to seek more mature and benevolent leadership. The closing in of ranks to support the actions of this guide demonstrates that they would rather piss of hundreds of people to support a bad decision, than to reverse the capricious action and restore the appearance of a benevolent, but fair, server leadership.

Uaellaen · #3 06-21-2010, 08:32 AM

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It shows a lack of maturity on the part of the people in control of the server.

i would say your name shows lack of maturity, name your self fitting to the genre you play and you have nothing to worry about ... quite simple

and you just dont seem to get it ... your first and last name shaped a word together, this was always against the naming policy on live, and someone sayd in this thread that they are trying to enforce classic / live name policies .. so you lost ...

SchadenFreude · #4 06-21-2010, 09:15 AM

SchadenFreude. It is one word that combines two ideas: Harmful and Joy.

My character is a shadow knight. Not only does the first name "Schade" have a direct reflection on my chosen class, the name "Schade" directly translates to "Harm". Shadow knights , as you surely know, are defined by the "Harm Touch" ability.

Shadowknights, being evil, take joy in the harm they cause. Can you really not see the association between a shadow knight and the "schadenfreude" concept? SchadenFreude is not only a highly appropriate name, it is very in line with the type of class I choose to play. It is acceptable on the Live servers as a name. And, if you bothered to check the screen capture I posted a few pages back, you would see evidence that I receive requests from strangers to join groups. My name was not holding me back.

Stop the straw man rhetoric and stick to the facts. The name is valid, it is acceptable on Live, it exceeds the published rules for names on P99, and as such it should not have been nuked by a guide.

SchadenFreude · #5 06-21-2010, 09:18 AM

Uuaellaen, how the heck do you PRONOUNCE this atrocity of vowels you consider a "name"? Seriously. Is it two syllables or six? Or something in between?

Im seriously offended by your inability to pick a name the average person could verbalize without assistance.

Flicka · #6 06-21-2010, 10:44 AM

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Uuaellaen, how the heck do you PRONOUNCE this atrocity of vowels you consider a "name"? Seriously. Is it two syllables or six? Or something in between?

Im seriously offended by your inability to pick a name the average person could verbalize without assistance.

I always figured it was U-Alien [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Uaellaen · #7 06-21-2010, 11:19 AM

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I always figured it was U-Alien [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

wow DING DING DING 100 points, thats how most english speaking people pronounce my name! and its also my favorite [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lub you flicka [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

And schadenfreude, just because you are too simple minded to use any part of your imagination to pronounce that name, does not make it my responsibility to explain it to you, or tell you how its pronounced [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

that you still dont get why your name would be against the naming policy, scares me and makes me think you have the IQ of a loaf of bread ...

Uaellaen · #8 06-21-2010, 09:19 AM

I am sorry that your intelect or imagination can not grasp my name, go look in the dictionary, maybe you find a new name for the next MMO you are trying =)

and oh, you repeat your self

SchadenFreude · #9 06-21-2010, 09:21 AM

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I am sorry that your intelect or imagination can not grasp my name, go look in the dictionary, maybe you find a new name for the next MMO you are trying =)

and oh, you repeat your self

Uuaellaen- no dictionary results
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Uuaellaen

Want to try again?

Uaellaen · #10 06-21-2010, 09:28 AM

of course my name is not out of the dictionary like yours [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] What do i want to try again? I think you missread what i sayd, you are supposed to look for a new name for your self in the dictionary, like you did in the past =)