Doubtful Character Names

[bilbous]

well I didn't like Hard Core or rather Drah Eroc. And it wasn't just because he was running around 1 timing 5 different glads although that seemed a little excessive.

[Kalika]

i saw a Florist Gump the other day, would petition but im tno sure if it was already taken care of

[Bereror]

There is something to remember with names. Not everybody playing the game is fluent in English and they might not know that their name has a meaning in the English language. The same is valid for any other languages where the name might be havining a meaning. I have seen several names that have a meaning in my language, but how could they know about it.

After the obvious spam like "Iamthegod" is renamed, it should be looked at the intention of the player. If they had no intentions to break the rules and the name is not ruining the gaming experience of other players, I think there is no reason to change it.

PS. Drah Eroc is intentional and should be changed.

[bilbous]

Then there is Elric's lesser known half-brother Irkoon Melnibone although there probably should have been an "of" in the name and an accent on the final "e". I wonder how Michael Moorcock would feel if he knew how far afield his characters have wandered. Perhaps he would be gratified. Haven't seen him in a while, perhaps he has been changed.

[Kalika]

then how about sunflower


if people are of different languages and dont know what theyre name means then why change names at all


its jsut confusing to me, and i dont like to make petitions about it but if im suppossed to how am i gonna know if they arent aware of the meaning without asking them?

i dunnos


i guess this is jsut a little silly

[daehaz]

I don't see how "Drah Eroc" is wrong. Yeah, you can read it backwards, big deal. Maybe I should play with a mirror opposite the screen from now on but up until it was mentioned in this thread i hadn't noticed that hidden meaning and I've never seen that name be an issue for any RP and that should be what should determine a name change after all, right? If it has gone unnoticed for so long (despite his posts in this forum and the logs where we can find his name) it should be because it doesn't cause any actual trouble.

[Kalika]

uhm yeah, i didnt notice drah eroc as being "hard core" either

[Karyuu]

Backwards names are left alone unless they're vulgar/offensive/insulting/really obvious. So 'Drah Eroc' is fine. If you're reading a name backwards to look for hidden meanings (as opposed to seeing one immediately), you either have too much time on your hands or just need some reason to complain.

[Pestilence]

hmm I don't know. It's not like I am looking for things like that but sometimes I do notice it and then it can get annoying. And perhaps it's only a little thing but when it does get under my skin it does ruin my RP experience when I see such a name.

[bilbous]

Maybe it is because I have a touch of dislexia that I notice these things and perhaps it is because when I was much younger I practiced reading upside down as well as backwards. I wasn't really looking for this when I saw it, it was his selfish behaviour that etched Erocs name in mind. I'm not saying he was breaking any rules at the time but he did attract my attention negatively. I figure it is better to mock crummy names than to report them generally but perhaps that is a character flaw in me. My names are not all that great either.

[Kalika]

isnt drah eroc part of the outlaws

i think its almost necessary to be semi rude and annoying and occasionally arrogant in his guild

though i have a certain fondness for it

[bilbous]

I believe he is ... but how would I know that unless he told me

[Kalika]

what do you mean? told you he was in the outlaws? or what the outlaws were like?

i thought you could always rp knowing the guild because of a guild badge or marking

[neko kyouran]

i thought you could always rp knowing the guild because of a guild badge or marking

Unless they were a secret guild, that the members didn't want to let Outsiders know they were part of it.  But if it was that case, then you would make the guild secret to hide it from showing.

Or maybe if a member of a guild is under cover.  So they hide thier guild marking/badge from site.

The way I RP it, is I take a look at thier description.  If it states in thier that they have on a guild badge/marking whatever, then my character knows they are in said guild.  If no mention to this, then he doesn't know.  Unless they are famous, like Karyuu.  Then even if they have never met, my character still knows, through word of mouth from other players.  Reputation preceding ones self so to say.

[bilbous]

I believe he is ... but how would I know that unless he told me

This was something of a joke, playing on the discussion of a name which my character wouldn't have known either, thus the wink.

Around here "the Outlaws" seldom wore their patches lest they draw unwanted attention from the police or the Hell's Angels. When they were out in force and wanted to make a statement was a different story. I believe the Hell's Angels finally absorbed them.

This is getting a little off topic.