Name issue - possibly??

[sesmi]

Nobody's going to know who that is. I think you're O.K.

Vercingetorix, an obscure leader that nobody knows?

You are not serious, are you?

 
 
PascalL/Basileo

Ok, obscure outside the history professor class. I don't see it being well known by the average player of this game.

[neko kyouran]

Mind if I just call yeah Verci?  I don't like long first names, to much of a hassel to type out.

[William W]

What is known in US and what is known in Europe is of course different, then there is even what is generally known in each contry.

For example name Lalli is medieval name, it is not english name as is not name of topic starter's character, but for me it is bit unclear if such name is allowed or not?

This is quite widely known legend in Finland, but most likely as unknown in US as legend of topic starter's character name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalli

These can of course make some not wished effects in game and I believe such names should not be used because of that. Of course it is quite impossible to know all these things and there is no way GMs or Moderators could know everything, but this might be good guideline for choosing name in instrucitions so new players could be aware of policy. Of course if this is taken to policy.

I believe issue will come up more often in some distant or not so distant future, when there is more players from different countries.

[Karyuu]

I think we have a limit that we should not cross when it comes to deciding which names are acceptable and which aren't. Being ridiculously picky would ruin a lot of gameplay - for the most part, only the really-well-known-most-of-everyone-in-game-would-understand OOC names are removed. But even there we may have exceptions. A character named Sekhmeth for example would be just fine, as long as she wouldn't act like an Egyptian goddess (the origin of the name). There is no way that we can nor should restrict the usage of many names with real-life references. And as long as roleplay isn't disturbed by a name (compare Lalli to someone named Kingarthur), it is just fine.