naming policy rules... what are they?

[eqdruid76]

Standing by for Nicemace's crash course in his rich history with Everquest. I'm guessing "played since Beta" or "was a guide". /shrug let's find out now. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Cyrius]

You can go by this rough guidelines:

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

[nicemace]

lol okay. yeah i played live. wont get into details cause i got nothing to prove :P

nothing i say is going to change the way you think and nothing you say will change the way i think so shrug whatever.

it is possible to have non-offensive/non-attention seeking names without being a roleplayer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Tseng]

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

You can go by this rough guidelines:

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

Not to be a nudge, but isn't one of the devs named Mixxit 'Ndance? Isn't that a phrase?

[Cyrius]

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

Not to be a nudge, but isn't one of the devs named Mixxit 'Ndance? Isn't that a phrase?

Exactly, he is a Developer.

[oldhead]

Originally Posted by eqdruid76 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are two kinds of players.

1). The kind that pick a name consistent with the fantasy genre, or the random name generator.

2). The kind that pick a name to seek attention, by means of double entendres, witty palindromes/respellings, juvenile slogans or phrases, or just to be a douche.

If your choice falls in #2, as I strongly suspect it does, then just come up with another name, and save everyone some eye-rolling.

You are a very black and white person that lumps people into groups arnt you?

[oldhead]

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

You can go by this rough guidelines:

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

That helps but there still a lot of open room.

Thanks for the post.

[ukaking]

What about someone named after a person in a music band? Shouldnt they have their name removed?

[SchadenFreude]

The whole concept of "names should not be a phrase" is about as non-roleplaying an idea as you can possibly conceive. It is only in the recent history of humanity that names became a jumble of Firstname-Surname combinations.

Look at the American Indians, for example. They didn't have names that translated to "Bob Smith".

Until recently, surnames were based upon job occupation, and were not handed down via parental lineage. Exceptions were surnames like Johnson, which literally mean "Son of John".

Names that form phrases, names that describe the role of the toon, and names that show a recognizable lineage are as RP as you can possibly get. GMs who wave the name-change hammer are either hopefully clueless, or, more commonly, merely jackasses on a power trip.

And yes, I have had my toons' names changed by GMs on Sony servers. A lot. Once, due to a huge backlash from the community, Sony had to amend the name policy rule to specifically include my old name in the list of unacceptable names. (I can point out the name in the amended policy, and show where that name was not in the printed policy just a few weeks prior). Every single time a guide changed my name they did so on behalf of a friend of theirs who had an axe to grind. And, every single time they did that, Sony stood behind their guides -- right or wrong.

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by eqdruid76 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, that's not roleplaying. That's conscientiously selecting a name that doesn't offend the senses of maturity and good taste.

Thats highly subjective.

To me, suggesting that the only correct and mature and in good taste character name are names that are within the fantasy genre or the name generator is being immature and rigid.

I picked my name on a spur of the moment thing, my guideline was dont be intentionally overoffensive, say, something an 11 year old would find funny like "Vagina smasher".

I realized after the fact what the rules were. I think they need to be revised or some kind of consistency needs to apply, because theres ALOT of people with names that go against what the GM in this thread stated.

I dont see a logical reason why names that mean something should not be allowed, were not a strict RP server. Thats just me. I can understand no titles as its something devs and GMs would want to confer on people.