Please add - Offensive name support

[Demonjustin]

The problem I have with it is that what one might find offensive may not always be considered offensive and by whose book do you judge the level of offensiveness? At the same time, who's truely hurt by a name? If my friend Damnit for instance was somehow offending someone for having such a name then who's really hurt more, my friends and I who must now refer to him by a different name after all these years, or the few people who took offense to an everyday phrase?

[Dragoy]

Demonjustin,


A gamemaster, or other support personnel would be the one dealing the final blow upon a name, or in other words, decides if it's fine or not.

They would, or should go by the rules set by the company, as with any rules they put in place.

I'm unsure if they ever published any sort of general list of offensive names, other than that it can't be intellectual property belonging to SQUARE ENIX or any other third party in your use of the Game (for example, naming a character after a celebrity, company, product or superhero.

However, I could guess that it might fit under this one: Profanity and Offensive Language. You may not use profanity or any language that a reasonable person would find offensive. The Game is for players aged 12 and older. You agree to behave accordingly.

Of course, I'm speaking by-the-book, and the final decision usually rests upon the gamemaster (or other) dealing with the matter (I have some personal experience with regards to this matter, but am not speaking as one of SQUARE ENIX nor its affiliates).

[Demonjustin]

However, I could guess that it might fit under this one: Profanity and Offensive Language. You may not use profanity or any language that a reasonable person would find offensive. The Game is for players aged 12 and older. You agree to behave accordingly.

Of course, I'm speaking by-the-book, and the final decision usually rests upon the gamemaster (or other) dealing with the matter (I have some personal experience with regards to this matter, but am not speaking as one of SQUARE ENIX nor its affiliates).

This is still open to interpretation in my opinion. Different people are offended by different things, to say that it's specifically language a reasonable person would find offensive makes that list very short in my case since it would leave only racially derogatory terms and stuff such as that. The OP's examples of Satan and Viagra being names really wouldn't be something I think any reasonable person would find offensive. In either case I doubt it will matter anyways, as you said it's up to the GM in the end and I think that the fact people are left with their names is both a great thing and sort of a show they don't care much about it. I personally rather it that way because there are so few things worth the effort to mess with that person and everyone they know over a name, and still on a scale I put the player with the name and their friends above the person or people offended by a simple name in almost every instance.

[Dragoy]

Mhm.


I think it's great that we as users don't have to (or get to) decide which is good, and which is bad.

With regards to the specific examples there, the first one could be considered a religious reference (which usually is a big no-no), though it's a real-life name as well (a certain hockey player may be well known to some). However, it's misspelled so that I personally wouldn't read nor think it as satan.

The second example is definitely inappropriate in my opinion, as it could be seen as advertising a brand.

A name will never offend me, personally, but companies tend to play things safe, and I'm almost certain they would chop viagra under the rule regarding third parties and products.


But that's just a theory, however.

My theory. ^^

[Dragomair]

I don't understand why this is such a big deal.
As long as it's not directly profanity (Spelled correctly also) I don't see the problem.
If you're offended by someone's name; you really shouldn't be on the internet.

[Krysten]

levithan use to have a name called pedobear lol the next day i saw same guy with an alterned name i kinda laughed. it was like pedrobear or something to the effect very clearly was same guy


ive also seen people get in trouble for using bad laung in bazaar comments so SE DOES see it....

[Meyi]

My first character's name (Kinkashito) was changed to ?????????? with the chat language filter on. I'd always laugh.