What would you do if you THINK you see inappropriate name?

lack of imagination imo, same for people with names like Tifffaa or Evilone.. meh oh well..

I might start reporting em Post 2.0 but same with bots atm I don't think there is much point unless it is really offensive.
But if it really bothers you report it, at least you have done what you feel is right then i guess.

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Originally Posted by Aleczan

It's not ruining my fun but I have to admit seeing someone walking around with a name like "Muthfecka Dickhead" (this is not his exact name though) does make my fingers itch.

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Seems with all the responses you had, you should have came to a reasonable decision by now. I sure hope you reported that player by now because if you didn't then you're just shouldering the burden on someone else by not making a stand. This is a MMO for mature players who want to have fun. There's counter measure for profanity but limited on mature content.

That being said, believe in your principles because a bad word in english(or something sounding like it) means the same anywhere on this planet. It may not be spelled or even written the same but you know what I mean. What sounds bad only translates to bad/offensive.

If it's a child doing this, put that child in their place. If its a adult trying to be funny, pity him and have the last laugh.

I have no problem with swearing as long as it's not directed at someone. You could say, "I fucked up," or "I messed up," and it means the exact same thing. No one gets hurt.
The example in the OP - If someone wants to name their char something like "dickhead", then well.. they're not making anyone look bad but themselves. XD So, for that kinda thing I'd leave it be.

Names I would report are anything offensive towards a certain person or group of people. I have no tolerance for discrimination.
Anything against skin colour, hair colour, nationality, sexual preference, etc. That's what I can't stand. That's called hate.

Do nothing.

how is someone's toon's name gonna affect my gameplay?

not at all.

so why would I care what someone name's their toon?

no reason to care.

If it's just offensive sounding and not offensive to any one person/group in particular I tend to ignore. There are people in this world that like to swear a lot, and some that don't. Just because one group doesn't like what another group does doesn't make it right to act like the "morality police" and constantly complain.

There will always be players with limited imagination and the wit of a brick. I don't have to spend my time playing looking at their name, so it doesn't bother me as long as it's not racist...etc... In those situations it's obvious the name isn't just stupidity, but a deliberate attempt to cause trouble and I think SE should be asked to consider a name change in those cases.

Obviously the easy answer is to pick a non-offensive name. One can only hope that SE use some sense when deciding whether to make someone change their name.

I think the question is, why does it matter?

"What to do if you THINK you see inappropriate name? " I don't think anything, it's a computer game who really cares.

Or you could just be an adult and ignore it...

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You saw 2 words that you didn't like and one of your urges was to report it to the authorities? Americans...

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i bit hateful toward Americans are you?

I would stop being a child and just ignore the name or laugh because I'm not an uptight a hole.

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

i bit hateful toward Americans are you?

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well, he's not entirely wrong

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well, he's not entirely wrong

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so is he trying to say Americans are too politically correct. if so i can agree with that. i am an American and i hate having to hold my tongue for fear of offending someone. everyone here is worried about hurting someones feelings even if it means holding back the truth. What i cant agree with is that we are the only country like this cause i have not lived in every country so i would have no way to know. So if you believe in stereotyping people based on were they live, go for it.

Edit: i just wanted to add a little something for people who think hey can group all American together. America is made of of 50 states each one being as different as the next. what we eat in one state people have never heard of in another. IN some states religion plays an important part in life and others not so much. Religions even vary from state to state. For anyone who thinks they know anything about America they should realize that the people here are all very different based on region.

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so is he trying to say Americans are too politically correct. if so i can agree with that. i am an American and i hate having to hold my tongue for fear of offending someone. everyone here is worried about hurting someones feelings even if it means holding back the truth. What i cant agree with is that we are the only country like this cause i have not lived in every country so i would have no way to know. So if you believe in stereotyping people based on were they live, go for it.

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Oh the Irony!!!! =P

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Originally Posted by syntaxlies

so is he trying to say Americans are too politically correct. if so i can agree with that. i am an American and i hate having to hold my tongue for fear of offending someone. everyone here is worried about hurting someones feelings even if it means holding back the truth. What i cant agree with is that we are the only country like this cause i have not lived in every country so i would have no way to know. So if you believe in stereotyping people based on were they live, go for it.

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Well, his statement pretty much goes for the general population of the world. He just chose to single out americans.

It's alright. He openly said he's just trolling. And by "alright" I mean "safe to disregard."

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LoL. Omg this is my favorite thread to troll. =) Makes the time fly by while we wait for the next patch info.

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I'd rather hear civil opinions from people like you who seem to be more courteous towards other people. Would be interesting to know what you think on the topic we're talking about. :) By the way, thank you for taking an interest in my thread.


Yep, you. Sorry I didn't address your name. My bad.

And thanks.

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Originally Posted by Aleczan

It's alright. He openly said he's just trolling. And by "alright" I mean "safe to disregard."




I'd rather hear civil opinions from people like you who seem to be more courteous towards other people. Would be interesting to know what you think on the topic we're talking about. :) By the way, thank you for taking an interest in my thread.

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im not sure if this comment was toward me, but since i didnt post on topic i will now.

I wouldn't report someone for an inappropriate name simply cause it isn't worth my time. Im sure if it is that outrageous someone else will report him/her so just let someone else do the work for you. If you have some sort of strong feelings toward this person and see reporting their name as a way to get rid of them then by all means go ahead. (ive reported botters and nothing has been done so that's what i mean by not worth my time)

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Oh the Irony!!!! =P

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let me rephrase a part to better reflect my true feeling and eliminate some of that irony.

In America there are certain people who are driving this nation to be more politically correct then i for one like. Not all Americans are politically correct or strive for a nation were you cant speak your mind.

example: last year in Philadelphia were i live certain people wanted to ban a holiday market referred to as Christmas village. The Mayor of Philadelphia actually considered this and thankfully allowed x-mas village to remain as it is a long standing tradition in our city. Its these types of things that are being made possible be certain people who have nothing better to do then to complain about everything.

I have to admit I find a lot of the names peurile. I'm not offended by them but can't help wondering how many party invites they miss out on. Some people wont invite them because they are offended and some wont invite them because they'll think they're probably an idiot.

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let me rephrase a part to better reflect my true feeling and eliminate some of that irony.

In America there are certain people who are driving this nation to be more politically correct then i for one like. Not all Americans are politically correct or strive for a nation were you cant speak your mind.

example: last year in Philadelphia were i live certain people wanted to ban a holiday market referred to as Christmas village. The Mayor of Philadelphia actually considered this and thankfully allowed x-mas village to remain as it is a long standing tradition in our city. Its these types of things that are being made possible be certain people who have nothing better to do then to complain about everything.

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FTR I agree with you, the irony stemmed from you calling the anti American person out for being unpolitically correct when you yourself dont necessarily agree with politically correctness. No offense just thought it was funny ><

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FTR I agree with you, the irony stemmed from you calling the anti American person out for being unpolitically correct when you yourself dont necessarily agree with politically correctness. No offense just thought it was funny ><

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i knew when i was writing it it had some irony to it as i was saying "American" were to politically correct, and i my self being an American do not like it and what not. I should have taken a bit more time to edit my post on a touchy subject:)

MYSIDIA RULES ALL!!!

WoW 11 pages for that oO

If you see a name that you believe is inappropriate, place a GM call, report it and you are done. Nothing more to do. No need to go to a website or whatever.

GM's job to determine if the name is appropriate or not. If not, the offending player may receive a penalty (depending on the name). Things like racism are most likely to be severly punished. Offending player will be forced to pick a new name.

The above applies to retainers, linkshells and chocobos.

If a name isn't related to abuse of children in anyway or something violating human rights, then I really don't care. My husband had a mule on XI named Mithramuffdiver. So when it comes to names like that I really could careless. It's a game...a video game...not a real life situation where your job depends on you having such and such name or w/e...Games are meant to have fun. :)

Report it. You have to take into account that not only do adults play this game, but some children as well. You can block inappropriate language in shout, say, ls chat etc., but inappropriate names cannot be blocked. A name like that should be reported, no ifs, ands ,or buts about it.

report it. se will figure it out.

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If a name isn't related to abuse of children in anyway or something violating human rights, then I really don't care. My husband had a mule on XI named Mithramuffdiver. So when it comes to names like that I really could careless. It's a game...a video game...not a real life situation where your job depends on you having such and such name or w/e...Games are meant to have fun. :)

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Not everyone's idea of fun is being laid back, goofing off or the like. I personally am in the middle, i'm serious when I feel it's needed, but i'm not super lazy laid back either. And I don't take offense to someone's name, but it does bother me if it's not a... name. You don't have to agree, but if someone won't or can't even understand that point... well, i'll leave it at that.

You still deal with other people online. If you want to play your way, but not have to deal with others telling you to change your playstyle when playing with them, either find like minded people, or play solo.

Point and giggle of course !

Report them, absolutely. Anyone foolish enough to name themselves something that stupid and/or offensive deserves to be reported. The same goes for name rip-offs from other FF games or pop culture in general. Seriously, it's not that hard to come up with an original name or, if it somehow is, use a name generator and tailor the result to better suit you. Ima Welhungman or Klowd Straife or Seymour Bohtts is not what anyone should be seeing in a game like this. Just my opinion, but I report any of those I see.

I say let them keep their childish names. They serve an important purpose in the game: marking those people whom I do NOT want to play with. Wit doesn't always equate vulgarity.

Anita though, that's pretty clever. I chuckled.

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I say let them keep their childish names. They serve an important purpose in the game: marking those people whom I do NOT want to play with. Wit doesn't always equate vulgarity.

Anita though, that's pretty clever. I chuckled.

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u mad bro?

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I say let them keep their childish names. They serve an important purpose in the game: marking those people whom I do NOT want to play with. Wit doesn't always equate vulgarity.

Anita though, that's pretty clever. I chuckled.

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LOL at those names being the marker for you. Awesome way of thinking. Thanks, you made me chuckle too. Might as well keep that in mind and use it too.

I can't decipher that "Anita" one though, can you please shed some light? What pun is that?

Itwont Sukitself

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LOL at those names being the marker for you. Awesome way of thinking. Thanks, you made me chuckle too. Might as well keep that in mind and use it too.

I can't decipher that "Anita" one though, can you please shed some light? What pun is that?

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problem? .

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Originally Posted by PrettyPrincess

u mad bro?

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Case in point: miss princess here. His name should really be princess impkalot. MMHMM JUST SAYIN.

well then.

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Case in point: miss princess here. His name should really be princess impkalot. MMHMM JUST SAYIN.

well then.

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lol I <3 u :D

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LOL at those names being the marker for you. Awesome way of thinking. Thanks, you made me chuckle too. Might as well keep that in mind and use it too.

I can't decipher that "Anita" one though, can you please shed some light? What pun is that?

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Hint: Anita = I need a

The rest falls into place.

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lol I <3 u :D

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Did one of the girls get a new template for her face lift? She looks different.

It is quite possible

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Hint: Anita = I need a

The rest falls into place.

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Ohhh haha. Strange, why I couldn't guess what Koukenhand was without having someone point out the "Anita" part for me first. Once you told me that, took me just 3 times of reading the name together to figure it out. ><

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Originally Posted by Antipika

If you see a name that you believe is inappropriate, place a GM call, report it and you are done. Nothing more to do. No need to go to a website or whatever.

GM's job to determine if the name is appropriate or not. If not, the offending player may receive a penalty (depending on the name). Things like racism are most likely to be severly punished. Offending player will be forced to pick a new name.

The above applies to retainers, linkshells and chocobos.

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Agreed.

To those who say, "It's just a video game, why be so uptight? Just ignore it." There are real people behind the pixels. And offensive names can be just as hurtful as any direct insult.

It wouldn't be appropriate to see someone walking down the street with a sign over their head saying "Itchi Ballzak" or "Killda Whities" or "Nate Higs". I don't want to see it where I come to relax and enjoy myself.

But, as the above poster has stated, all you can do is report it to the GMs and let them decide if it's inappropriate. Hopefully they'll force a name change. If not? Well, those are the people I just don't party with. Because they usually have a personality/mentality to match.

But do nothing? Well, you know what they say about apathy...

Most of us play Final Fantasy MMOs because the community is better than in games like WoW or Aion. Running around with offensive names only brings down the quality of our community.