Name change candidate list

[Mehav]

I haven't played for a few months, but I think it's kinda hilarious how picky people are starting to get about this. I played a troll shaman named Mehav Itchybawz through classic and up until omens of war basically, ran into gm's many times, had many conversations with them and never once was my name warned or removed. In fact multiple times they praised me for originality and thought it was a great comedic name, fitting for a troll.

There is a fine line though between poking fun at your race or class combinations and vulgar names like Kumbucket or celebrity names and some of the other retarded names people throw around here. In the end this is up to the discretion of the gms obviously but I can only hope you guys are going after the actual offensive names and not fun ones for the love of god. If people don't personally like a name because it isn't rp enough then that is their problem. Renaming people based on comedic combinations or phrases is fail imo, that is like the bread and butter of any gaming name/alias, as long as it is not offensive toward people I really don't get why you would enforce it, especially here.

[mr.miketastic]

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

I haven't played for a few months, but I think it's kinda hilarious how picky people are starting to get about this. I played a troll shaman named Mehav Itchybawz through classic and up until omens of war basically, ran into gm's many times, had many conversations with them and never once was my name warned or removed. In fact multiple times they praised me for originality and thought it was a great comedic name, fitting for a troll.

There is a fine line though between poking fun at your race or class combinations and vulgar names like Kumbucket or celebrity names and some of the other retarded names people throw around here. In the end this is up to the discretion of the gms obviously but I can only hope you guys are going after the actual offensive names and not fun ones for the love of god. If people don't personally like a name because it isn't rp enough then that is their problem. Renaming people based on comedic combinations or phrases is fail imo, that is like the bread and butter of any gaming name/alias, as long as it is not offensive toward people I really don't get why you would enforce it, especially here.

From an RP aspect, it is quite possible that your toon's "parents" were as effed-up as some RL ones by choosing "cute" or "funny" names for their kids.

Examples:
Kal-El Coppola (Nicholas Cage's)

Moon-Unit Zappa
Dweezil Zappa

Other names:

Pina Colada, Cosmo Ranger, Yahoo,
Wrangler, Candy Stohr, Seamore Butts, Harry Bush, Page Turner, Lotta Bull, Nighten Day ET AL...

IMO, unless it is something downright freaking nasty or racist, the names should stay.

[soup]

I still don't understand why people care so much about other people's names.

I mean, yeah, if you have kids who play or want to watch you play or whatever, you don't want them to see names like "ANALJIZZLASER" but honestly, how small of a fraction of names that get nerfed are anywhere that that level?

[Aadill]

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

you don't want them to see names like "ANALJIZZLASER"

I'm making an alt with that name right now.

[pickled_heretic]

Let's see the current naming policy be actively enforced. If enough people get their names changed, there will be enough motivation to get the official naming policy updated.

[Feiel]

A few to add...

Rogean
Nilbog
Secrets
Aeolwind
Mixxit
Cyrius
Feiel
Haynar
Bumamgar

Reason: Using names of staff members of the project1999 server. You fuckers! More to add...

[bionicbadger]

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

Moon-Unit Zappa
Dweezil Zappa

Dweezil had to get his name legally changed to Dweezil since thats what his parents wanted to name him, but the hospital wouldn't enter that name on their records.

And Moon unit got her name from a) being their first child and thus making their family "unit", and b) Moon because its a normal name in other languages - "luna", "tsuki" etc so Frank thought why not in English?

[Willis]

How about name changes such as I want MYYYYY name [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Who has the name Willis and why aren't you using it! I want the name!

Also, I saw the best name yesterday: Fore Skin

[Yoite]

this shit is fucking retarded

[Lucrio40]

dicksucker's many bodies have been floating around the kelethin lifts for a while.

I must admit, I laughed at the name HIVpositive.