naming policy rules... what are they?

[Uaellaen]

then i ask you, why do you need to call your self like a word? Why do people see the need to call them selfs "iamthebigest andbestmotherfucker"? Just pick NAMES use your imagination, or the freaking random generator ... but dont get butthurt if a GM changes your name because its against the naming policy if you choose words / phrases / titles as your name ... quite simple

[Uaellaen]

Just because a word is used in another language, does not mean it belongs to that language, as stated in wiki schadenfreude is merly a loanword, and it does NOT belong into the english language ...

all the ones you named are GERMAN words, just because you use them in english does not mean they are english words .. i dont claim that whenever i use "shit" or "fuck" that those are german words, just because i and millions others use them on a daily basis ...

[Zordana]

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

Also an English word:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/schadenfreude

Now it is you who must "please get your facts straight."

edit: it's even ironic considering the wikipedia article clearly states that the word is English as well.

Schadenfreude is more of a german word than fuck is an english word... it is an german word used in the english language, does that make it an english word? german people often use english words, doesnt mean those words are german!

Schadenfreude has its origin in the germanic language.. so does fuck.. it comes from the word ficken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[pickled_heretic]

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

Schadenfreude is more of a german word than fuck is an english word... it is an german word used in the english language, does that make it an english word? german people often use english words, doesnt mean those words are german!

Schadenfreude has its origin in the germanic language.. so does fuck.. it comes from the word ficken [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

English is a Germanic language. many of the basic rules for umlauts and so forth descent directly from old German. Does that mean that every English word and rule derived from old German is not English?

Please. I don't have time for this nonsense.

[Taxi]

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

Are we only allowed to create LOTR-sounding names with 15 vowels in them? Is that really what the naming policy is all about? Do we really have to do a /who list in East Commons and identify the 90 percent of names which would not fit your perfect definition of an acceptable name?

Let's try to make P99 into what EQ should have become by fixing the things that the initial release got wrong. We don't need to go around with the name-hammer just because "Thats what guides did in Classic EQ".

I definitely agree with that. Look, my name is Taxi Driver. Maybe ill get repercussions for lifting my head like that but i think if youre going to have a policy, you cant mix and match like that so bad. I mean come on, half the names i see everywhere have a meaning to it. And i dont see whats bad with that, it makes reading name fun. Would you prefer reading the name "Morning Wood" for a wood elf or "Legolus Rivendall". Ok, i dont mean to try to push for sexual innuendos, but you know what i mean.

You cant argue with the fact that theres load of people in the game right now with a name that means something, its a rock solid argument. You cant just go around renaming people at random, or else whines of favoritism will surface and for good reason. Why me and why not him? Its rock solid.

They should either rename everyone thats in EC, for a week straight and then rename every single toon they see after that with a name that means something or you scrap the policy that names cant mean something. My vote is on number 2.

[Zordana]

and what is all the fuss about?
its good that you had this name on live.. but this is a private server.. if the GMs/Developers wish, they could just ban you for not liking how you write and its their fully right since its THEIR thing and they are so nice and let you play on it [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[pickled_heretic]

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

Just because a word is used in another language, does not mean it belongs to that language, as stated in wiki schadenfreude is merly a loanword, and it does NOT belong into the english language ...

all the ones you named are GERMAN words, just because you use them in english does not mean they are english words .. i dont claim that whenever i use "shit" or "fuck" that those are german words, just because i and millions others use them on a daily basis ...

Schadenfreude = English word. It's in the English dictionary, I don't know how more plain and simple it can get.

Guys, we can't call them geese anymore. The Germans called and they want their ablaut back; we're going to have to call them gooses.

[Zordana]

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

Why me and why not him?

"he" had luck.. "you" didnt.. as soon as the gms see "him", "he" will most likely lose "his" name too :>

[Cyrius]

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

I definitely agree with that. Look, my name is Taxi Driver. Maybe ill get repercussions for lifting my head like that but i think if youre going to have a policy, you cant mix and match like that so bad. I mean come on, half the names i see everywhere have a meaning to it. And i dont see whats bad with that, it makes reading name fun. Would you prefer reading the name "Morning Wood" for a wood elf or "Legolus Rivendall". Ok, i dont mean to try to push for sexual innuendos, but you know what i mean.

You cant argue with the fact that theres load of people in the game right now with a name that means something, its a rock solid argument. You cant just go around renaming people at random, or else whines of favoritism will surface and for good reason. Why me and why not him? Its rock solid.

They should either rename everyone thats in EC, for a week straight and then rename every single toon they see after that with a name that means something or you scrap the policy that names cant mean something. My vote is on number 2.

Just wait till i see you online =) I can not rename everyone that is against the policy at once. There are several thousand characters, and it takes forever to spot them all. But whenever i receive a petition from someone with such a name, i take the opportunity and rename them.

The same happens when i see someone while im idle. Sometimes i have other priorities then renaming people, or do you want me to ignore stuck characters until i am done renaming everyone in my sight?

The policy will not be scrapped, it will be enforced. You can help out if you petition characters with such names, and this is no favorism. Sooner or later i will get you all [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Taxi]

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

Just wait till i see you online =) I can not rename everyone that is against the policy at once. There are several thousand characters, and it takes forever to spot them all. But whenever i receive a petition from someone with such a name, i take the opportunity and rename them.

The same happens when i see someone while im idle. Sometimes i have other priorities then renaming people, or do you want me to ignore stuck characters until i am done renaming everyone in my sight?

The policy will not be scrapped, it will be enforced. You can help out if you petition characters with such names, and this is no favorism. Sooner or later i will get you all [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Please, so you mean to tell me that this thread here:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9628

If i check every single name in these screenshots, they were all changed? Because obviously you couldnt miss a name like "Astro Physics". So turning people into frogs takes precedence over enforcing naming rules?

By all means, i dont mean to push the naming policy because i dont think theres a logical reason because i think names like "Astro Physics" are cool. And you should be doing fun stuff like turning people into frogs instead of enforcing a rule that doesnt make sense and half the server breaks anyway.

And i dont mean to pick a fight with a GM on the forums, but come on.