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General Category => Announcements => Topic started by: Admin Acacia on February 04, 2007, 01:00:49 AM

Title: Character Naming
Post by: Admin Acacia on February 04, 2007, 01:00:49 AM
Alrighty, boys and girls... It is listed in the shard rules that we have a few requirements on naming your characters.  You can find it here: http://www.sylvanheart.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=897.0\

It is also in the shard rules found on the main website:  http://www.sylvanheart.co.uk/content/view/13/19/

I also reiterate that information when I send an account acceptance to the person requesting a new account, I even include links a person can use if they need help finding a name.
QuoteRemember when naming your character, please choose a more role playing type name. Comic book, TV star, Movie or d00d type names will be changed.
If you need help in picking a name, check out some of these links:
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/vortexshadow/names.html        http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/
http://rinkworks.com/namegen/
http://www.pgtc.com/~slmiller/fantasynames.htm

You would think with all these rules and reminders, and the number of people who say.. "Yes, I've read the forums, website, rules..." that we wouldn't have to play the name police and rename  players who come in as Jesus, or Sir Narnia, or Anti Deth, Scrawny Peter, and the list goes on, and there are others out there that are borderline acceptable.

We have been nice about it. We send them a message.. "Hello, I'm afraid you need to pick a new name.  Is there something you would like it changed to? "   Well, that ends NOW.  Next name that is not appropriate will be changed to whatever Staff would like.  We should not have to constantly be patroling for weird names when there are plenty of places where naming regulations are posted. You may soon see an entire flock of Bobs and Bobbis running around.
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: todd0168 on February 05, 2007, 02:41:34 PM
You go girlfriend!  I couldn't agree with you more.

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Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Gotrek on April 01, 2007, 01:12:58 PM
Again. I am sorry. I didn't realize that I had an inappropriate name. I had it changed by Kyder (I think). I was just using it as a novelty.

No harm done. Im sure there are some real creative names that people have tried to get away with.
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: KukoShaku on May 03, 2007, 12:39:08 AM
um, i just read this and started thinking.... Do i need to have my name changed? is KukoShaku still ok?  :-\
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Admin Acacia on May 03, 2007, 12:43:47 AM
To my knowledge, it's fine.
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: KukoShaku on May 03, 2007, 01:02:16 AM
Cool!   :D  i just thought that it wasn't really a name... just something i made up a while ago, that sounded like a name hehehehe Anyway, thank you!   :)
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Azmaria on May 12, 2007, 04:09:15 AM
Hi just wondering if the name Azumaria is still ok, or if I should go with a different name. Please let me know, and thanks.
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Kydaer Shol on May 12, 2007, 06:12:07 AM
I think it is fine *smiles*.......
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Queen Karina on May 12, 2007, 01:27:04 PM
The kind of names that i Think the staff is  trying to prohibit are  names like  "Popeye  or  Orvilredenbocker and names like such where they just dont fit into the game at all .  well i hope i am right on my assumption .
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Kydaer Shol on May 12, 2007, 05:50:29 PM
*nods* or well known murderers, or something to that affect *smiles*
Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: Mina on May 13, 2007, 09:15:59 AM
 ;D   my son could not come up with a name for his character, and he is too much an idiot and in a rush to go find a name generator.  He ended up picking legolas, and we know that name is not good for here...so as is my parental right...you guys can change his name to whatevah ya like, lol   he will understand..if he dont i will just smack his botty,  ha ha ha ( we have a friendly in game rivalry going on,   * evil Grin *)

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Title: Re: Character Naming
Post by: todd0168 on May 14, 2007, 02:06:51 PM
Also, not sure if staff has noticed but Davinci is running around too.  hehe

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