naming policy rules... what are they?

[JaVeDK]

For the record my rogue alt's name Teatime is pronounced "Teh-ah-tim-eh" ...

[astarothel]

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

can't P99 be the one place where players establish a healthy respect for the spirit of the community?

You're new here. I won't be the one to shatter your dreams though, you'll have to find some person or group on your own to manage that.

[Barkingturtle]

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

But I'm in my mid-30s and have learned that, yes, sometimes even a fantasy world can call for a little bit of dignity.

Even a fantasy world where the highest achievers among us are referred to lovingly as "poopsockers"?

Dignity, indeed!

Frankly, I enjoy a well done humorous name. I don't care if it's a phrase or a take on a real-world name or double entendre so long as it is clever enough to make me smirk. Now, "Hivpositive, Wowisbetter, Niglipz, Presidentobama, Nigplz(I've been leveling in Tox, obviously)" are all bad names. However, I like having characters named Herpules Weepingsores and Avulva Dentata and Allakhazam Dotcom and so on and so forth. It seems likely to me that the naming policies on live games are moreso to protect game makers from liability than to protect gamers' immersion, so I'm just not sure what the issue is here on p1999. If I were enforcing the policy here, I'd be inclined to err on the side of caution when forcing name changes. I'd eliminate the most egregious offenders and let those on the edge slide.

[astarothel]

A pretty good chunk of those on Taxi's list would be fine stand alones, just need a last name nerf to follow the rules. I know Aadill mentioned before that his name is one that pops up on the random name generator.

[Pheer]

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

Allrite instead of spamming petitions ill help you do the right thing. Here, ill give you a list. When you get the opportunity, all these people probably have names that need to be changed:

Nurtured hadababyitsaboy, hammer time, sweet cheeks, Kram kingkonginmytrunk, fight club, crackzilla lacedyou, cirrhosis, Astro Physics, Eternal damnation, Ektar DPSmeister, magicflow magicflow, Psyduck stankdankduck, Merllin, Metaversion, Vierge, Prospect, getsome, lessplay, hits, glitch, stumble, upgrayedd, sausagelink, swishahouse swishablast, Macroz Dablack, Heebee Cavalier, Bronson Deathwish, jijika maffaka, taichi, perky nips, sneaktooth sneakwhistle, sweat lodge, peekayyoo leibowitz, symmetry, special, orgazmo, rickjamez, senaeil dasinister, therevenger, skeezer, absolut, skeezerz, infinity, spektrum haspewpew, ghulak puppyslayer, Motrin, goregut fleshripper, kalmy missesalot, Jester, clairvoyant, Tokyo, Teacup, twogirls, onecup, liver, Blocky Balboa, fatch icks, Mordavin Mayhem, priestof, forsale, phatso fosho, evilbaa thesheep, deathgirl, Coolboi, Donaldson Afkdoingdrugs, Scooter, Eashan Enforcer, feign, Uuur Cleric, raiyn, snoogan skywalker, triplesix fallenangel, Talisman, Bootleg, Wonton, Kraizee, stomps, spleenripper, shamwhat madeingermany, nerfed, Mountaineer, Mana, Aadill pickle, Vengeful, Wraith, Bukowski Drinks, Isenguard, itzlegend, Banzo Istrouble, debuff urface, Thunderstruck, Rozie Rotten, Grimskull, Infectious, Porcinet, Grenade, Fizzlefingers, Phunqi, Hasbinbad, Pheersome, Bubbles, Spectre, Amaya Kissesgirls, morestorage.

Actually i suggest you dont do it... i cant imagine the kind of trouble it would cause if you actually went and appeared at random in front of all these people and tell them they have to pick a new name on the spot. I think some real thought needs to be given to this. More thought than not telling me i was about to lose 4 pages of macros.

Or just do it like the EC tunnel. One day wipe, everyone loses their name with GMs in EC going BANG! rename BANG! rename BANG! on and on. With how it is right now youre just gonna piss people off and attract whines of favoritism. And please, does it really matter if i call myself Taxee Draivur? Seriously?

My suggestion is that the rule be that only offensive names will be removed, and that Devs/GMs make the call of whats offensive and it is final. There must be something better to do with GM time than this.

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

Nice list, will be some work for me!

Great job taxi, just cause yours got nerfed doesnt mean you need to rat others out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Barkingturtle]

I think we can all agree that Perky Nips is acceptable, too.

[Taxi]

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

Great job taxi, just cause yours got nerfed doesnt mean you need to rat others out [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

My intent was to show the absurdity of the situation, where half the server has names that mean something, not give him a list. It was more like, allrite, go and be the most hated GM in the history of the universe and annoy all these people lol. And Cyrius if youre seriously gonna rename all these players, for gods sake tell them they are going to lose their UI and macros in advance, a consolation illusion is not going to cut it lol.

[Bumamgar]

You can simply rename your Charname_project1999.ini and UI_Charname_project1999.ini files to Newname_project1999.ini and UI_Newname_project1999.ini to retain your UI and macros.

[mr.miketastic]

I saw a Female monk yesterday named Vulvazela I laughed.

[Taxi]

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

You can simply rename your Charname_project1999.ini and UI_Charname_project1999.ini files to Newname_project1999.ini and UI_Newname_project1999.ini to retain your UI and macros.

He should tell them that before wiping their toon's UI. Considering, unless im wrong, this is a rule that isnt written anywhere in the official rules. I cant beleive hes going to go and change all these names. What a waste of GM time. And unless more than 1 GM is on it and for hours and hours, its a total waste of time because unless theres a real concerted effort on renames, its never going to stop. Its like removing global OOC and letting people create private channels.