Renamed?

[Karyuu]

Originally posted by Cyrus Arckum
Roleplaying on Planeshift is just a chatroom with limited graphics. It is NOT the backbone of the community.

And yet we have quite obvious RolePlay naming rules. Take it up with the higher ups, particularly the rule makers. For now these are the rules that are enforced.

Besides, Cyrus was a Emperor who ruled over the jews, does that make my name invalid?

In my opinion it depends on how widely known the name is in real-life, and how many others use/have used it besides the Emperor. No doubts names like Cleopatra, Nebuchadnezzar, or Gilgamesh are off-limits. But search for Cyrus online and you find it used as a name that is not reserved for the past ruler, unlike the ones I have listed.

[Kiern]

Originally posted by Karyuu
By the same logic, Herrcules or Poseiddon would be valid too, and that is laughable.

Well anyways, Eiffell is different circumstances.  First, Eiffel Tower is not a person.  Secondly, they would be pronounced differently.  And last, Eiffel Tower is two words and the persons last name would be different.

In any case, if that ruins your role-playing experience, then that\'s just sad.

Also, how many fantasy books have characters in them which is somehow related to the \"real world\".  I know for a fact I\'ve seen the name \"Moon\" many times (usually last but eh).

[Robinmagus]

I too think that his name is quiet valid. No, its not the same as Poseidon etc. But hey, its even spelled diffrently! besides, Eiffel tower and Eiffell \"Warnisus\" are totally diffrent things. If even that messes up your rp, then your not a very good rper.

And even if you should have changed it, the GM should have asked him for another valid name he could have picked.

P.S. In no way am i debating, it is a discussion, I personally have no official side, I mean, I guess it should have been changed but still...

[Zan]

I agree with what most said, the name Eiffell might remind some of the eiffel tower but that is a problem of the ones that do think of the 200m tall steel tower in my eyes. This particular name is in fact a name of the person Albert Eiffel .. with an extra l. The people who see ties with the outside world are more wrong here in my eyes since they aren\'t submerged into roleplaying enough to see it as just a name.

Of course I understand the GM\'s reaction but I do think they should be a bit more userfriendly and at least give the people a chance to rename their characters as they would like.

As for the guild name .. there I do agree it has nothing to do with the planeshift setting at all and shouldn\'t be used.

[Moogie]

Read. Listen. Learn.

Names relating to famous real-life places or landmarks are unacceptable according to the naming policy. As some more considerate players may realise, it is difficult to draw the line of \'what is famous\' or \'well-known\', and the GM must excersize his or her own judgement on a case-by-case basis.

GMs reserve the right to rename anyone for any reason- as it is with *all* MMORPGs.

This is not a valid topic for discussion on the forums. Every single post above this is the reason why. A pointless, endless, fruitless debate.

If you are unhappy with a decision, discuss it with the GM in question. If this does not yeild desirable results, take it up with an admin, such as Vengeance, acraig, or Talad, in IRC.

The Planeshift channel is located on IRC:

Server: irc.freenode.com
Channel: #planeshift

Please send a private message to one of the admins, either by double-clicking their name (if you are using the mIRC client), or by typing:

/msg query

(without the < > symbols, and replacing the necessary words.)

The main IRC channel is also not a suitable place to begin arguments about GM decisions.