naming policy rules... what are they?

[Blackyce]

So the naming policy is "What is offensive to Cyrius"?

[Toony]

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

So the naming policy is "What is offensive to Cyrius"?

From the beginning of this very thread

No titles, Name and Lastname should not form words or phrases, Names should not be phrases, brand names, etc. ...

[mille233]

I've been following the progression of this thread and decided to speak up. I gotta say im completely behind Schaden, taxi and the other who share their views. Cyrius- your like a god damn rent-a-cop or hall monitor who people are forced to listen to, NOT because your 'rules' are legitimate or important, but because of the worthless little badge on your chest and the small amount of authority you've finally been granted for once in your life

[pickled_heretic]

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

So the naming policy is "What is offensive to Cyrius"?

The short answer is "yes." The only thing in the rulebook is "no offensive names." Nilbog has explained that this means whatever the guides find 'offensive' is actionable.

[astarothel]

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

Nice dodge.

Dodge this:

I think every one of you whining and crying babies have pursued it the wrong way.

At this rate with the progression of the thread it is only going to end in forum bans, or RnF rather than with any constructive change toward a formal naming policy.

Bitch. Cry. Spread your bullshit. Get banned. Ragequit over how unfair the entire thing is. I don't give a fuck.

All I know is that I would rather have Cyrius overseeing it than one of you.

Wanna know why? He's tolerated your little shitflinging crusade against him, in Server Chat rather than RnF no less, when he could have straight up had a number of you tanked for going after him personally (http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1594) in a thread which should have been sent to RnF three days ago.

[nalkin]

I gotta say that I think changing names is a dumb idea. Nothing against Cyrius, cause he has been nothing but helpful to me and very quick to respond. I just think the gms need to get together and discuss this a little more and get the majority opinion of the server. Names don't ruin the immersion for me, I love seeing clever and funny names. Offensive or racist names, sure, those can be changed.

But, ya know what ruins the immersion for me? The fact that I'm sitting in front of an 18 inch monitor in my underwear typing on a keyboard that is slicker than spit from eating shrimp gat dang cocktail with my fingers. Not names.

[pickled_heretic]

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

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Personally, I believe I have been conducting this dialogue with integrity, always sticking to the facts (as usual). Nothing I have said here has violated the rules. In addition, people that I defend or associate with in this thread are not me - if someone else violates the rules it's not my problem, even if they're in the same camp as I am.

Ultimately, our actions here have resulted in creating several opposing factions. I agree with you that this may be counterproductive to positive change if one is only looking to get the naming policy reformed. Please realize that some people have other ideals to stick to.

I also agree that I would probably make a terrible GM. I don't have the time or dedication to this project to do it. However, that doesn't mean that I can't criticize actions if I see injustice. Just because I'm unwilling to become a soldier doesn't mean I can't cry foul when I see one shooting an unarmed civilian. Just because I don't want to be a member of a jury doesn't mean I wouldn't proclaim injustice if I saw a verdict that was clearly wrong.

It's true that I get enjoyment from participating in these kinds of threads, but I also feel as though there's true injustice taking place, and because of that I feel obligated to participate in this thread, even when it may sometimes be unpleasant or dangerous for me to do so.

[astarothel]

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

I also feel as though there's true injustice taking place, and because of that I feel obligated to participate in this thread, even when it may sometimes be unpleasant or dangerous for me to do so.

Civil disobedience card on an internet forum -- amusing I gotta say. Every person in the thread knows that a post like Nalkin made just now was the way to handle it, they just wanted to throw a shitfit.

[pickled_heretic]

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

Civil disobedience card on an internet forum -- amusing I gotta say. Every person in the thread knows that a post like Nalkin made just now was the way to handle it, they just wanted to throw a shitfit.

Civil disobedience? It would be civil disobedience if I was breaking some kind of rule or law. If this was your best response, then I consider my rebuttal to be a success.

But yes, there are dozens of posts just like Nalkin's, and yet here we still have a problem.

[Cyrius]

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

Nice dodge. You didn't answer the question, and instead referred to what the guide believes to be the naming policy. The problem is, the only rule regarding names that is posted has to deal with "offensive" names. Cyrius doesn't know the name policy that he is enforcing. At some point in the future I fully expect to see revised rules which will include, verbatim, what Cyrius believes should be the name policy. Until that time, however, the only rule regarding names is "it cannot be offensive".

However, if they fully intend to create a policy that states "names cannot be words", more than half of the server is already, unknowingly, out of compliance. They will be in for a very rude awakening when the name-hammer swings with impunity.

You are so wrong. Just wait till we are ready to post the final worded rules. Now stop the attempt to bash me, it bores me to reply to this thread every day.

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3278

The developers of this project put way too much time into this for us to be put on the spotlight every single time we make a decision, ESPECIALLY when you ASSUME you know all the facts. 90% of the time, you don't.