naming policy?

[Frug]

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

OP is a racist, permaban.

Sanforce is a racist-ist, permaban.

[Donruss]

Speaking of Tyrone biggims and racism in general...

An original eq moment came rushing back to me when I was reading this. I am pretty sure I let me group wipe the first time chapelle's blind black white supremacist was on... I was just laughing too hard to heal.

[myriverse]

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

No im not shitting you. A Female Erudite named Laquisha Bonisha is obviously a skinny white kid playing

Big deal if it's a white kid. If Little Whitey wants to fantasize about being a smart, elegant, woman of colour, who is anyone else to judge?

I gave my Erudite a Swahili name, btw.

[Eunomia]

We change names that are deemed highly offensive, and we try to change them before level 15 to keep a player's reputation intact.

As far as stupid names, I consider them a big flashing neon sign above the character's head. If I change it to something normal, you may end up grouped with the person. It's still the same person playing the character. Would you like to group with someone named Nandkel and find out in the course of game play he's really a Dodohead?

I understand the "Immersion" factor. If you are good at it, you should be able to ignore these annoyances.

We are playing classic EQ, and this is a classic discussion:

http://www.angelfire.com/zine/surreality/eqnames.htm

Ever Quest Naming Convention: A Pathetic Display of Creativity? Or just plain stupid? You decide!

This has been crazy. The names that I've found while playing EQ have been outrageous and the list just kept growing and growing... For a while, I got a little self righteous and decided that I wanted to make a point about the VI naming policy-- Or as I've found, the lack thereof. I really don't know why they bother to stop people from naming themselves whatever they want since they do it anyway but, since there's a farce of a rule in place, it's only fitting that both it and the people who break it get a little publicity and some humorous description to help those of us with names that fit in the boundaries of the rule cope with those who don't.

[daasgoot]

Are black people allowed to play a Human named Michael Smith?

[sanforce]

Remember when duels used to broadcast to the entire server on live?

I remember a particular moment that resulted in 2 people getting banned on Bristlebane.

"Hitler has defeated Alotofjews in a duel to the death."

I chuckled a little, and cried on the inside.

[Faerie]

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

As far as stupid names, I consider them a big flashing neon sign above the character's head. If I change it to something normal, you may end up grouped with the person. It's still the same person playing the character. Would you like to group with someone named Nandkel and find out in the course of game play he's really a Dodohead?

Better solution: permaban.

[Ghatanothoa]

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

Almost all urban names like Laquisha and Lafonda are taken and being used by players.

So you're mad because you couldn't get the name you wanted for your female Erudite [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Tankdan's immersion: confirmed ruined.

[Kevynne]

names i've seen go un-nerfed:
cuntshit (my noob rogue)
chesticals
cuhmshahts
dopeball
maryjanes
VEESHAAN

names i have seen nerfed:
Shantiqua (yes, erudite)
all of phsitin's last names
poppinmolly
innothule
jennah jamesun

[Kevynne]

also left out for unnerfed:
friedchickeniqua (he self deleted tho in a rage quit iirc)
nikkiminaj
thebest
ahnt jemymah (also an erudite)
Phat Kids Pug McDonald's<GUILD NAME, doesnt exist anymore tho

and left out for nerfed
britni spears
treegrls wuncup


i believe it depends on which gm sees it,
what eunomia might find hilarious sirken might find offensive and such