Banned Names

[Snobaste]

Before the whipe my sis had a character named Katt Saphira. Now she cant use that name because it says it\'s been banned. Why?

[Xzerba]

Did you check the Character Naming Policy in the Newbie Section?

[Suno_Regin]

Someone might have got to the name before her, then did something to get it banned

[ramlambmoo]

This happened to me: I had the name ramlambmoo trasferred from MB to CB.  Once I was in CB I had my name changed because ramlambmoo wasnt rp, and the GM banned the name so no one would create another person called that.  Now that the database is wiped, I couldnt create a character called ramlambmoo to claim my tria and ring, because the name stayed on the ban list.  I just had to ask a GM to take the name off the ban list, and then change my name again once i\'d created the character.  Put a petition in or Find a GM to do it for you in game.

[fireofsoul]

Well ramlambmoo is a stupid name
Personally i think the name Katt is fine, but it was up to the person that banned it.

[fken]

maybe to similar to cat... for a fenki... I am wondering too fireofsoul...

[Cybio Kingfist]

Actually I met Katte in game, they said their name was Katt and that name was banned. I thought the naming policy was more likely than someone else taking it and getting it banned.

[forgoodorforevil]

Saphira is a name used in the book \"Eragon\" its against the naming policy

[Pestilence]

hmm think that nitpicking personally but OK up to the devs to make the rules

[Cyrus Arckum]

Originally posted by forgoodorforevil
Saphira is a name used in the book \"Eragon\" its against the naming policy

 And Cyrus was a Persian Emperor several thousand years ago. Besides the word is just an easy to make alteration of the word Saphire.

[SeiDaneic]

I think that most names that we can think of might have been used somewhere before. I dont really think names such as Katt Saphira should be a problem while there is still names like Conan and Supaboy beeing used.

I say ban such names first, then they might get nitpicky on us.

[Seytra]

Originally posted by SeiDaneic
I think that most names that we can think of might have been used somewhere before. I dont really think names such as Katt Saphira should be a problem while there is still names like Conan and Supaboy beeing used.

I say ban such names first, then they might get nitpicky on us.

The \"enforcement\" of the naming rules has been reduced to next to nothing recently. It was somewhat decent before, but is no more. This is why now names that would have been insta-banned before (and rightfully so) are now left alone. Still, there is no reason to make it worse by clearing the banlist. Instead, the proper enfocement must be reinstalled so that the few GMs who actually care are allowed to do their job again!

And yes, an Enki named Katt is... not good.

[Keyaz]

i wondered how long it\'d take for you to comment seytra

anyone thats unsure of their name read the naming policy, and remember now matter how slack of strict the rules are, it still needs personal judgement, that and we reserve the right to do it.

I dont think cat Katt Katte etc is suitable for the name of an Enkidukai, its a pun, puns are silly, and silly names are not alowed

[Gentar]

Kat equals Katherine, for god\'s sake, whats the big deal? My biology teacher is named kat and you dont see the U.S. government coming and ripping up her birth certificate. Geesh this seems rather dicriminatory to me. Just because some GM doesnt like a name doesnt mean he/she should be able to take it from someone who does. seems kind of tyrannical and fascist to me. But if planeshift doesnt care about a bunch of Name Nazis walking around, then whatever.

I realize that we dont want a bunch of SuperHottie19\'s or Goku56\'s walking around and certainly not any aragorns or legolases, but dont you think katt is a tad too extreme.

[Seytra]

@ Demarthl: If I don\'t, some people might get the impression that there are no arguments against it, or that it\'s somehow acceptable.

Originally posted by Gentar
Kat equals Katherine, for god\'s sake, whats the big deal? My biology teacher is named kat and you dont see the U.S. government coming and ripping up her birth certificate.

This is of absolutely no value. The US govenment would most likely not mind if you were called \"Superoxor\" or \"Hoomahn\" (The human equivalent of \"Katt\" for Enkis). RL is dumb, but people using RL dumbness to justify abuse of PS are even worse. :tdown:
BTW, if your cat was called \"Katt\", who would not consider you quite uncreative?

Originally posted by Gentar
Geesh this seems rather dicriminatory to me. Just because some GM doesnt like a name doesnt mean he/she should be able to take it from someone who does. seems kind of tyrannical and fascist to me. But if planeshift doesnt care about a bunch of Name Nazis walking around, then whatever.

Here we go again. This is not going to work. Cell it (or me) nazi and fascist all you like, I\'m not going to back down just so you don\'t call me that anymore. I\'ve been called that a lot of times already, and I don\'t care.

Originally posted by Gentar
I realize that we dont want a bunch of SuperHottie19\'s or Goku56\'s walking around and certainly not any aragorns or legolases, but dont you think katt is a tad too extreme.

Demarthl couldn\'t have said it better: whether intended or not, it is a pun, and thus it is ridiculing the game which isn\'t acceptable.