unacceptable character names...

**Silverfoot** · 20th January 2007, 10:33 PM

Ahhh, the thread that won't die.

RTLFC
Let's keep it civil and UO related.

Thanks! :grin:

hosstang · 26th January 2007, 03:27 PM

So far I have been lucky with my murderous lady named Addicted to Porn

Jirel of Joiry · 2nd February 2007, 02:51 AM

Its funny how TPTB inforce/don't inforce th naming policy. IMHO its extremely unbalanced. On Legends we've had a couple of real doozies that we had to kick and scream to get TPTB to do anything. The first one that comes to mind is Ped-O-phile. It took something like a month to two months before TPTB finally listened to the repeat pages. IMHO that is a extremely unacceptable name.:shocked:

There have been names that were offensive to me as a Native American person that TPTB allowed to remain in game. The one that sticks out in my memory is the one that had "Injun". I paged and complained about it numerous times. TPTB allow it to remain in game.

Injun, Redskin, and sqaw are all offesive terms to a Native American. Saying those to a Native American is the same as saying the "N" word to a black person. IMHO the name should have never been allow.

I would like to hear some others thoughts, what do you think?

**Queen Mum** · 2nd February 2007, 04:36 AM

Who is TPTB ???

*Hope poster is not referring to a player run shard (aka grey shard) ....

Jirel of Joiry · 2nd February 2007, 12:24 PM

LOL I'm sorry old habits from my chat days. TPTB= The powers that be. i.e. the GMs or whoever makes the policy decisions. No grey shards for me. I play on Legends.

**Queen Mum** · 2nd February 2007, 01:43 PM

TY for the clarification ...

Wilfred Owen · 7th February 2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercenary

well if this name is to be deemed acceptable, then technically this name should be as well: womenarebitches. Same use of words, just replace men with women, and pigs with bitches. Basically you're replacing one gender with another and another animal noun with a different animal noun. Now look at that and ask yourself if you find it offensive. Now if you do, you can now see why some men may find "menarepigs" offensive.

I personally don't care, cause that is an opinion statement, not a fact, which legally you're allowed to have under the first amendment. Now if you were trying to promote it as fact, then you have a problem, atleast in the legal sense, heh.

Both statements are true aren't they?

20th January 2007, 10:33 PM	#41
Silverfoot Mith'quessir Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Chesepeake Posts: 2,365 Gold: 9,689 My Mood: Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 226 Thanked 161 Times in 96 Posts	Re: unacceptable character names... Ahhh, the thread that won't die. RTLFC Let's keep it civil and UO related. Thanks! :grin: "Careful what you wish for, You just might get it all.... And then some you don't want"

26th January 2007, 03:27 PM	#42
hosstang Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 49 Gold: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: unacceptable character names... So far I have been lucky with my murderous lady named Addicted to Porn

2nd February 2007, 02:51 AM	#43
Jirel of Joiry Join Date: Feb 2007 Shard: Legends Posts: 13 Gold: 55 My Mood: Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: unacceptable character names... Its funny how TPTB inforce/don't inforce th naming policy. IMHO its extremely unbalanced. On Legends we've had a couple of real doozies that we had to kick and scream to get TPTB to do anything. The first one that comes to mind is Ped-O-phile. It took something like a month to two months before TPTB finally listened to the repeat pages. IMHO that is a extremely unacceptable name.:shocked: There have been names that were offensive to me as a Native American person that TPTB allowed to remain in game. The one that sticks out in my memory is the one that had "Injun". I paged and complained about it numerous times. TPTB allow it to remain in game. Injun, Redskin, and sqaw are all offesive terms to a Native American. Saying those to a Native American is the same as saying the "N" word to a black person. IMHO the name should have never been allow. I would like to hear some others thoughts, what do you think?

2nd February 2007, 04:36 AM	#44
Queen Mum Lead Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 3,096 Gold: 24,142 My Mood: Blog Entries: 21 Thanks: 154 Thanked 341 Times in 136 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: unacceptable character names... Who is TPTB ??? *Hope poster is not referring to a player run shard (aka grey shard) ....

2nd February 2007, 12:24 PM	#45
Jirel of Joiry Join Date: Feb 2007 Shard: Legends Posts: 13 Gold: 55 My Mood: Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: unacceptable character names... LOL I'm sorry old habits from my chat days. TPTB= The powers that be. i.e. the GMs or whoever makes the policy decisions. No grey shards for me. I play on Legends.

2nd February 2007, 01:43 PM	#46
Queen Mum Lead Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 3,096 Gold: 24,142 My Mood: Blog Entries: 21 Thanks: 154 Thanked 341 Times in 136 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: unacceptable character names... TY for the clarification ...

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