Name Changes

[loramin]

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

I googled Loramin and the first 4 posts were about the drug.

Right ... and then results 5-7 were for my toon, correct? Show me any real/non-obscure drug alias that has a MMOG character in even the top 100 results and maybe you'll have a point.

[Expediency]

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

Well I'm glad that you've retracted calling me a liar. My forum reputation has been defended!

As for the rest, you can young lawyer this nonsense all day long but it won't change the fact that 99.9% of the server has never heard of a drug called Loramin, but 99.9% of the server has heard of either a house or a rifle (or a famous family) called Winchester.

The naming policy is not something crazy or dictatorial. It's logical, well-spelled out, and serves a purpose: to let people trying to escape into a game do so (mostly) without obvious distractions ... just like they (mostly) were able to do back in `99.

I'm sorry, I think you are nice player and probably had no ill intent when making your name, but it is clearly in violation of the following rule:

Copyrighted or trademarked names of products, characters, services, or concepts (e.g. Bigmac, Marlboro, Sony).

Evidence:

https://www.zaubacorp.com/trademark/LORAMIN/747206
http://okpharma.com.tr/portfolio-item/loramin/
https://www.wdrugs.com/#What%20is%20Loramin

If that first link is correct you should probably submit a letter of apology to the colgate-palmolive corporation, who registered the US trademark for "loramin" in march of 1974.

All your spin about "99/100 people wouldnt know" and "show me a non obscure reference" are absolutely irrelevant to p99's rules. Intent, etc, are not listed as considerations. Had "Loramin" been copyrighted after the launch of EQ you may have a grandfather clause case but 1974 is a hard sell.

[loramin]

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

You lied when you said googling Loramin the first results weren't the drug.

And I said that when exactly? This forum has a quote feature, which should make it really easy for you to answer. Show me when I said that the drug was not in the first results when you googled for Loramin.

What I actually said was something to the effect of "real drug aliases don't have MMOG characters on the first page of their search results".

[Danth]

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

And I said that when exactly? This forum has a quote feature, that should be easy to answer.

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

I hate everyone and want to watch the world burrrrrnnnnn!

Fun times with quotes. I think they're piling on you simply because you made the critical forum mistake of responding to 'em.

Danth

[loramin]

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

You are correct, I must have been blinded by your hypocrisy and read that Google post wrong.

You being on the fifth and sixth result means what exactly? Page 2 there's what seems to be posts for a WoW and LoL character named Loramin. What does this mean?

The answer is nothing. Your Google counterargument means absolutely nothing. You still have a name from a known and distributed drug, which is a violation.

Well I'm glad that you've retracted calling me a liar. My forum reputation has been defended!

As for the rest, you can young lawyer this nonsense all day long but it won't change the fact that 99.9% of the server has never heard of a drug called Loramin, but 99.9% of the server has heard of either a house or a rifle (or a famous family) called Winchester.

The naming policy is not something crazy or dictatorial. It's logical, well-spelled out, and serves a purpose: to let people trying to escape into a game do so (mostly) without obvious distractions ... just like they (mostly) were able to do back in `99.

[NachtMystium]

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

Well I'm glad that you've retracted calling me a liar. My forum reputation has been defended!

As for the rest, you can young lawyer this nonsense all day long but it won't change the fact that 99.9% of the server has never heard of a drug called Loramin, but 99.9% of the server has heard of either a house or a rifle (or a famous family) called Winchester.

The naming policy is not something crazy or dictatorial. It's logical, well-spelled out, and serves a purpose: to let people trying to escape into a game do so (mostly) without obvious distractions ... just like they (mostly) were able to do back in `99.

Yeah, I love how big guilds have been around forever broadcasting dumb names all around me and they go after nobodies like Winchester for the first to go in the big batch, where is the logic here?

[Evilbob]

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

Yeah, I love how big guilds have been around forever broadcasting dumb names all around me and they go after nobodies like Winchester for the first to go in the big batch, where is the logic here?

Are you on some sort of witch hunt? Go buy some lotion, check out pornhub and then stfu about your retarded name crusade. Let the GM's and Guides do their thing. All you're doing is harassing players. 80% of the server is in some sort of "violation" of the extremely strict and unrealistic naming policy.

[NachtMystium]

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

Are you on some sort of witch hunt? Go buy some lotion, check out pornhub and then stfu about your retarded name crusade. Let the GM's and Guides do their thing. All you're doing is harassing players. 80% of the server is in some sort of "violation" of the extremely strict and unrealistic naming policy.

Well you just laid out perfectly the problem with this whole retro naming correction...80% of the server is in some sort of violation...then why are they cracking down on only a few of them?

[Expediency]

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

Is there a full list somewhere?

I'd like to know if any of my character's names have been changed.

I'd love to see a list, it would help mitigate the impacts of this change. The huge unintended consequence here is the loss of currency via reputation for the community. For example:

https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...d.php?t=244125

Assume for a moment "lunatick" is a name in violation of the rules... there's plenty of evidence out there to show the community has a bad impression of this guy. If someone petitions his name, or if he petitions it himself, he can get a generated name, a blank slate, and join another raiding guild like he's a brand new player.

I also predict new names will be used to help spy on other guilds.

[maskedmelon]

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

Logic doesn’t apply to the world run by emotional beings. Learn this, live this.

^ wisdom