Originally posted by Orndorff_Trolls
The point was that Katt should not be banned because he said mine was a \"sure-to-be-banned\" name because it has my RL name in it and he said that PS has nothing to do with RL which is why that argument was even brought up. if PS has nothing to do with RL then Katt can be used because cats dont exist in PS ... only in RL
I am apalled to see that this obviously intentionally narrow-minded argument is
still being used.
Look, it\'s really simple AFAICS, and since there is no doubt that Katt is and will stay allowed, we can all relax and quit ignoring logic now.
My chain of reason is this:
PS is not RL, and supposed not to have RL in it.
Katt sounds like the RL cat.
Enkis are modeled / inspired by RL cats, there is no doubt about this.
Who plays PS is an RL being, not a PS char
The RL being knows RL and therefore sees the relation / does the association: catlike creature, called Katt = pun on RL cat / reference to RL cat, thus RL is being dragged into PS
Being an RL being, the RL being cannot remove RL knowledge; the only thing it can do is to not aply / express it ingame
The non-applying / non-expression helps to not notify others of RL, but the original RL being 1) must do extra work ignoring it and 2) will still be reminded of it
The RL being\'s immersion is reduced, as is the percieved seriousness
The fact that PS is being played by RL beings is why the argument \"since PS is not RL, RL things cannot hurt immersion\" is invalid.
But frankly, I\'m sick of repeating myself over and over, and I see absolutely no way to more clearly express this in yet another way, so this will be my last post on this subject. So all of you who intentionally misunderstand / ignore this consider yourselves the winners.
As for your RL name: \"Orndorff\" most likely was banned because of Paul Orndorff \"Mr Wonderful\", a famous wrestler. Affixing the name of a quite well-known and generic fantasy creature, \"Trolls\" to it, does in no way help make it less reminiscent of that. In fact, it makes it even worse by adding to it the even more widely known and thus even less acceptable reference to said fantasy creature.
As for \"Vuthisesse\", I really don\'t see anything wrong with that name. It is perfectly pronouncible, though it sounds like a title or job description. Thus, I would simply shorten it to \"Vuthise\" and be done with it.
Also, the mandatory naming generator
is an option, because you can re-randomise as often as you like, and also ask a GM for a change. However, I have heard of the randomiser suggesting something ridiculous as Red Blues or Burger. Of \"Laughe Medid\", IIRC, the \"Laughe\" was done by the randomiser. Still, had this happened to me, I would simply have re-randomised, as everyone should have, instead of completing the ridicule (Laugh me did = I laughed).
Also, having the randomiser put a random name into the name field, as I also have suggested several times already, would help all the people who input a generic / lame name because they don\'t really care and / or don\'t want / can\'t come up with an own creation. It would not stop anyone who can make up a decent name replacing the random one by that.
Edit:
Originally posted by Lordbug
Saphira is a name used in the book \"Eragon\" its against the naming policy
Saphira isn\'t just the name of the Dragon... it\'s also a mineral... so it\'s ok.
This is a bad line of argumentation. Just because something also has an interpretation that does not violate the rules, it cannot be considered OK if it has one or more interpretations that do. Take \"gay\", for example. This word surely has a meaning that is not in violation of the rules (happy / colorful). By your argumentation, this would suffice to make it acceptable (since \"Frisky\" is also allowed).
