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>>Plus RIP all the "My*" people.
In rare cases, I've actually seen those characters get approved for a rename.
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NaOH+HI
When I first started playing there was a post by a GM that effectively said:
It's OK for three people to name themselves Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup. The problem occurs when those three people get together as sisters and start claiming to have superpowers set to save the world before bedtime.
That's always been my litmus-test on names to check if it's against policy or just my own personal nerd-rage.
Nikpack
It's OK for three people to name themselves Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup. The problem occurs when those three people get together as sisters and start claiming to have superpowers set to save the world before bedtime.
That's always been my litmus-test on names to check if it's against policy or just my own personal nerd-rage.
Nikpack
Not trying to cause an uproar or get anyone in trouble, but how does policy deal with registered brand names? There's a Centrum character in DR, which might not break the one-word rule but is not a word associated in any context with the genre of DR. To me it's like aluminum, which has been stated will never appear in alterations for essentially the same reason.
Centrum is a also a word though. It's been awhile, but it is latin. There's a lot of latin stuff used in DR as is.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/centrum
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/centrum
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
No more jarring/OOC/troublesome than all the Drizzt-iterations out there.
Uzmam! The Chairman will NOT be pleased to know you're trying to build outside of approved zones. I'd hate for you to be charged the taxes needed to have this place re-zoned. Head for the manor if you're feeling creative.
Uzmam! The Chairman will NOT be pleased to know you're trying to build outside of approved zones. I'd hate for you to be charged the taxes needed to have this place re-zoned. Head for the manor if you're feeling creative.
>Centrum is a also a word though. It's been awhile, but it is latin. There's a lot of latin stuff used in DR as is.
That's a great technical point I wasn't considering.
I could be hyper-technical and say that the latin usage is typically lower case and that capitalizing it is what makes it instead like the modern vitamin product label :) but that would lead to the mother of all boring threads.
It's just jarring when I see a name like that.
That's a great technical point I wasn't considering.
I could be hyper-technical and say that the latin usage is typically lower case and that capitalizing it is what makes it instead like the modern vitamin product label :) but that would lead to the mother of all boring threads.
It's just jarring when I see a name like that.
>I could be hyper-technical and say that the latin usage is typically lower case and that capitalizing it is what makes it instead like the modern vitamin product label :) but that would lead to the mother of all boring threads.
Eh, it's impossible to make that distinction in this case for two reasons: 1) The parser in DR forces caps on names, 2) English standard forces caps on names.
If the product was CENTRUM!! and he spelled it that way, sure. But it's just not reasonable to distinguish a single cap in DR in this situation.
Eh, it's impossible to make that distinction in this case for two reasons: 1) The parser in DR forces caps on names, 2) English standard forces caps on names.
If the product was CENTRUM!! and he spelled it that way, sure. But it's just not reasonable to distinguish a single cap in DR in this situation.
Nothing makes me silent rage more than trying to center my telescope on The Raven and I end up looking through it at Ravendrake. Even if I use THE raven in my syntax I still end up looking like a creeper.
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~Miyamoto Musashi
-Reverend Gidien
"Under the sword lifted high, there is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, and you have the land of bliss."
~Miyamoto Musashi
Badgopher,
What you're saying about the parser is true, but to me it doesn't matter if the player was trying to be jarring or disruptive, or if they were just an innocent victim of the name parser. If the resulting name violates a rule, then I feel the name should be disallowed. Yes, I realize that makes me sound like a big meanie.
I looked at the naming rules, and here's what I found:
CHARACTER NAMES
Please remember that DragonRealms is a product designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, and harsh language is clearly inappropriate. This also applies to the names chosen for your character. Obscene names will not be tolerated. Please endeavor to keep names within the genre of DragonRealms (medieval fantasy). Names such as "Chainsaw Laserman" or "Klingon Fuzzbuster" are inappropriate.
The part about genre makes it sound like it really boils down to a GM judgment call whether or not a name is too modern of a reference. I guess that's the answer.
What you're saying about the parser is true, but to me it doesn't matter if the player was trying to be jarring or disruptive, or if they were just an innocent victim of the name parser. If the resulting name violates a rule, then I feel the name should be disallowed. Yes, I realize that makes me sound like a big meanie.
I looked at the naming rules, and here's what I found:
CHARACTER NAMES
Please remember that DragonRealms is a product designed to be enjoyed by people of all ages, and harsh language is clearly inappropriate. This also applies to the names chosen for your character. Obscene names will not be tolerated. Please endeavor to keep names within the genre of DragonRealms (medieval fantasy). Names such as "Chainsaw Laserman" or "Klingon Fuzzbuster" are inappropriate.
The part about genre makes it sound like it really boils down to a GM judgment call whether or not a name is too modern of a reference. I guess that's the answer.
>but to me it doesn't matter if the player was trying to be jarring or disruptive, or if they were just an innocent victim of the name parser.
A) Innocent until proven guilty. If they player isn't walking around offering you some silver pieces, just assume he's stupid rather than malicious (Hanlon's razor)
B) YOU were the one who drew a distinction between C and c in the brand vs. word, I was simply pointing out that that distinction is impossible in DR, and basically the standard english language.
A) Innocent until proven guilty. If they player isn't walking around offering you some silver pieces, just assume he's stupid rather than malicious (Hanlon's razor)
B) YOU were the one who drew a distinction between C and c in the brand vs. word, I was simply pointing out that that distinction is impossible in DR, and basically the standard english language.
And so, we're going to end this tale once again.
If you think a name is against policy - Report it, and move on.
Somebody may have picked a name you don't like or think is dumb, this does not mean it's against policy.
Further discussion regarding names can go over to the Equine Cemetery. Reminder: Policy is enforced in all our folders.
Annwyl
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If you've questions or comments, take it to e-mail by writing me at DR-Annwyl@play.net.
