naming policies

[Dunthor Warsmith]

Originally posted by Itek
Marteeny is exactly correct, presuming you are over level 35. Under NO circumstances except a type 1 or type 2 violation will Names (not surnames) be changed on characters over level 35 due to "reputation."

That might be the modern policy, or the normal policy, which would be good, but its definitely not always the policy

Friend of mine got her name changed at lvl 51, for violating the "Three words" rule. It isn't part of the naming policy anymore, but a name could not be composed of 3 or more words, regardless of whether they formed a phrase/made sense or not. Still bitter about that one

[eniamn]

yes restarted some toons. just delete the old one before creating the new one and you can get the same name.

[Cubwynn]

I've deleted a few toons and then reused the name immediately. Sometimes it lets me reuse it, sometimes not.

my only casualty of the naming policy was my female erudite cleric, Shasquashalisha N'Butumobilaje. Someone apparently thought that was offensive. :-p GM stripped the last name, and after that, I just deleted her.

[Marteeny]

Originally posted by Cubwynn
I've deleted a few toons and then reused the name immediately. Sometimes it lets me reuse it, sometimes not.

my only casualty of the naming policy was my female erudite cleric, Shasquashalisha N'Butumobilaje. Someone apparently thought that was offensive. :-p GM stripped the last name, and after that, I just deleted her.

I'd definitely find that offensive if I needed to send you a tell!

[Cubwynn]

/tar sha
/tt hey, long name!

[Cerpicio]

Originally posted by Cubwynn
/tar sha
/tt hey, long name!

Only if they are in the same zone and within range, though. In which case, just click 'em.


-- C.

PS: Can you do a partial name with /targ?

[Cubwynn]

yep, except for pets, where you have to use the full pet name (unless that's changed recently). Now that you can click a group member's F-key twice to get their pet, I haven't tried it in a while.

I use /tar a lot when looting those blasted whirlwind mobs in LDoN's. Use an underscore (_) for the spaces in their names.

Hail, a swirling mist demon's corpse!
/tar a_swirl
/loot

[Nhin Impious]

It was also used in some of the Marvel comics according to a quick Google and is therefore likely to be copyrighted or trademarked.

Oddly enough, I knew the rhyme but not the comic reference. My own main's name is, coincidentally, the stock abbreviation for Nations Funds Trust High Income Portfolio (which is, obviously, not the reason I have that name). My other two characters' names come up with no hits on Google at all. My last name is one letter off of a large company's name, but again...wasn't chosen for similarities.

Either I'm just plain weird (shush, Phabos) or it's pretty easy to come up with a name that doesn't violate the naming policy, do a quick Google, and go with it (Nhin is apparently a Vietnamese word that means, among other things, "to look at" or "to save").

But then again, I'm an anagramming fool...

Nhinx Aphsion
(who used to use "Fool Resistant" and "O Starlet of Sin" {anagrams, btw} as nicks in a few places)

[Draggar]

Since we're on the topic of names,

Why is "De'Vir" a huge violation, while DeVir (which was in a RA Salvatore book) isn't?

I've always had De'Vir, even got it on a few servers, but on KB, every GM I petitioned was dead against the De'Vir but none had a problem with DeVir?

[Lothay]

Using the apostrophe ( ' ) requires someone to manually edit your name. So the objection might have been the extra work.

[Dunthor Warsmith]

Originally posted by Lothay
Using the apostrophe ( ' ) requires someone to manually edit your name. So the objection might have been the extra work.

Doesn't the capitol 'V' in DeVir require manual editting anyhow?

[Aandaie]

Its sort of common sense. Using any common sense at all, you should know which names might be changed due to the naming policy. If you pick that name and its changed, you asked for it.



Ahaha cute.

In regard to the original poster's question about "walmart" etc violations, essentially I've seen so many of those that its a case of people actually bothering to petition them and someone getting around to changing them.

Yours being changed seems to just be the luck of the draw. GMS are notoriously underpaid and notoriously busy, with no one who is only paid for doing name finding. So its more or less if they feel like it when they get a petition, probably, or notice it in passing... or the most often way I've heard of a name getting changed is when YOU (the person with the rule breaking name) petitions. That is a good way to draw GM attention to it. At that point you are waving the violation in their face.

It would be fun to be a GM in the bazaar and just go "BOOM BOOM BOOM" and when people wake up their "walmart" characters were changed to things like , "Snookumpoo", "Wigumpuss", "Goober" and such.

[Grenoble]

This is all quite interesting to me...I see names that make me cringe but I don't bother to report. Life's too short.

Altho, admittedly, if I personally find your name distasteful, I will not group with you. Yes, it's judgemental, but to me certain names convey a certain mentality. Some, on the other hand, are clever jokes or plays on words, and that I can accept.

NOW for a question...I am working on the 3rd book of a fantasy trilogy that I will eventually try to get published. The names of my EQ characters are also the names of characters in the books.

If...(crossing fingers, but it's a big IF)...I get published, will those names get zapped? I mean, yeah it's from a book, but it would be MY book and MY account...is that still open to the namenerf bat?

[tsbaity]

Why is "De'Vir" a huge violation, while DeVir (which was in a RA Salvatore book) isn't?

I've always had De'Vir, even got it on a few servers, but on KB, every GM I petitioned was dead against the De'Vir but none had a problem with DeVir?

Both would violate:
9. Names containing titles within them, such as, but not limited to: The, Lord, Lady, Master, King, Knight, Sir, Father (e.g. Sirtallon, Lordeagle, Mothermaggy, Darksister).

For all of the above, misspellings and alternative spellings of the word or words are also unacceptable.

Both variations would be bad, but apparently different GMs interpet the rule differently.

[Itek]

Originally posted by Grenoble
This is all quite interesting to me...I see names that make me cringe but I don't bother to report. Life's too short.

Altho, admittedly, if I personally find your name distasteful, I will not group with you. Yes, it's judgemental, but to me certain names convey a certain mentality. Some, on the other hand, are clever jokes or plays on words, and that I can accept.

NOW for a question...I am working on the 3rd book of a fantasy trilogy that I will eventually try to get published. The names of my EQ characters are also the names of characters in the books.

If...(crossing fingers, but it's a big IF)...I get published, will those names get zapped? I mean, yeah it's from a book, but it would be MY book and MY account...is that still open to the namenerf bat?

They anticipated that. If you read the naming policy slowly it will come to you.

(you are always allowed to use copyrights YOU own, so you could continue to use YOUR names, while no one else could)

-I see people saying "But how would you prove it" out there-

Actual case file from my time as a Guide.

Pet: there is a guy here with the name Famous_Baseball_Player

Ok... check it out... yep. That's this guys name and it's famous. Now it's a fact that some famous real life people, and in particular baseball pros, DO play EQ.

Itek: Greetings Famous_Guy, this is Guide Itek. I wonder, are you really Famous_Guy in real life or just using his name?
Famous_Guy: No I'm just a big fan.
Itek: I'm sorry, but we can't allow you to use his name as your character name. See the naming policy. Please contact GM Linous during his office hours to have your name changed. You will get to pick a new name. You can consider this a verbal warning about the naming policy.
Famous_Guy: Oh... ok.

Hm... "Three words rule" ... I'd be hard pressed to come up with a three word name that didn't form a phrase.... Perhaps you could post what the name was?

Treebadbarrel ??
Dogstandshort ??